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Cooke, Stuart Tipton. "Jacksonian Era American History Textbooks" (PhD Dissertation, University of Denver. Proquest Dissertations Publishing, 1986. 8612840. Estes, Todd. "Beyond Whigs and Democrats: historians, historiography, and the paths toward a new synthesis for the Jacksonian era." American Nineteenth Century History 21.3 (2020): 255–281.
James Harrod (c. 1746 – c. 1792) was a pioneer, soldier, and hunter who helped explore and settle the area west of the Allegheny Mountains.Little is known about Harrod's early life, including the exact date of his birth.
By the mid-18th century, the values of the American Enlightenment became established and weakened the view that husbands were natural "rulers" over their wives. There was a new sense of shared marriage. [citation needed] Legally, husbands took control of wives' property when marrying. Divorce was almost impossible until the late 18th century. [137]
They lived near her sister-in-law Anne Christian Fleming, who became a life-long friend and correspondent. In 1770, they moved 35 miles to the southwest to Mahanaim in Dunkard's Bottom . The Christians had one son and five daughters born between 1770 and 1785: [ 2 ] Sarah (Sally), Priscilla (Prissie), Anne, John (Johnnie), Dorothea (Dolly), and ...
The American Enlightenment was influenced by the 17th- and 18th-century Age of Enlightenment in Europe and distinctive American philosophy. According to James MacGregor Burns, the spirit of the American Enlightenment was to give Enlightenment ideals a practical, useful form in the life of the nation and its people. [1]
The 18th century in the United States refers to the period in the United States from 1701 through 1800 in the Gregorian calendar. For articles on this period, see: History of the United States series: Colonial history of the United States; History of the United States (1776–1789) History of the United States (1789–1849) Historical eras:
Spanish territorial claims on the West Coast of North America in the 18th century. The Oregon Country was originally claimed by Great Britain, France, Russia, and Spain; the Spanish claim was later taken up by the United States.
Bronze sculpture of James Otis Jr. in front of the Barnstable County Courthouse. James Otis Jr. (February 5, 1725 – May 23, 1783) was an American Lawyer, political activist, colonial legislator, and early supporter of patriotic causes in Massachusetts Bay Colony at the beginning of the Revolutionary Era.