Michael Shaddox

At the time of the drafting and ratification of the United States Constitution, two camps arose with distinct opinions on how the new government should be run. Their beliefs were quite different...

Andrew Jackson was one of the most influential American presidents of all time. He completely changed the political landscape, and his message of populism still resonates today. Jackson was seen as...

The seed of most revolutions are sown long before they actually take place. The period of time known as "the Enlightenment" fostered a trend of challenging long held beliefs on how to govern. These...

You would be hard pressed to find any positive outcomes concerning the slave trade in Africa. The western portion of the continent was ravaged by Europeans eager to find a labor force that would...

As the nations of Spain, France and England began to colonize the North American continent, distinct differences in how those countries chose to relate to the native population became...

Chapter 8 of A People's History of the United States portrays the American nation as one obsessed with a desire to expand its territorial boundaries. The then-president of the United States,...

The leaders of the new American nation were wary of creating a system of government reminiscent of what they had seen under the colonial rule of England. The colonists had felt betrayed by their...

Christopher Columbus was an old-time entrepreneur. He was willing to take great risks and expose his credibility to ridicule in order to obtain a profit. After being denied financial compensation...

The year 1776 is the quintessential year for the American Republic.  That year, the United States was born out of revolutionary spirit with the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In...

The ratification of the U.S. Constitution was anything but a slam dunk.  Both during and after the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, two camps emerged that maintained distinct ideas...

The central theme or narrative in A Different Mirror is that America is a diverse land with a diverse culture and that all groups inhabiting the United States have helped to better this nation...

The Federal Government of the United States has seen its power and influence continue to grow since its beginning in 1787.  When the country was established, the first plan of government was...

The book 1491, by Charles Mann has forced historians to take another look at long held assumptions about what took place during the European colonization of the New World over 500 years ago....