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Jefferson in Time: Perspectives through His Eyes

By: Cara Rogers Stevens, Todd Estes, Christine McDonald, and Hans Eicholz

Thomas Jefferson was born April 13, 1743 and died on July 4th, 1826. During his 83 years Jefferson saw and brought about dramatic changes in law, slavery, and religious toleration. His efforts were imperfect but he did, throughout…
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Early Spanish Empire in North America

By: Paul Schwennesen, Gabriela Calderon de Burgos, and Henry T. Edmondson III

Did a Spanish Enlightenment predate and influence later English and Scottish Enlightenments? 
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Ancient Legacies: Democracy v Republic (Greece v Rome)

By: Ioannis D. Evrigenis, Marco Romani, Carl Richard, and Charlotte C. Thomas

American revolutionaries looked to the past for lessons about constraining the individuals who would serve in future governments. 
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