Overview The creation of the U.S. Constitution over the summer of 1787 and its subsequent ratification during the following year was a revolution equal in magnitude to the contest for American independence declared against Great Britain in 1776. Americans tend to…
Category: Early Republic
COLLECTION –Their Own Words
The Dickinson Library has digitized over 34,000 pages of text (both published and unpublished) that were written by Dickinsonians from the 18th,19th, and 20th centuries. The wide-ranging collection covers numerous topics, but the collection is especially strong for the following figures:…
MAP –US Diplomatic History
This map built on snippets from George Herring’s From Colony to Superpower (2008) with supporting resources gathered from across the web, offers a helpful overview of US diplomatic history. US Diplomatic History syllabus