early American
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But there were countless other people, their names lost to history, who built the institutions that strengthened early American communities and promoted human flourishing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Justice Neil Gorsuch, a conservative, pushed back saying that even early American presidents might have qualified as "habitual drunkards" by the standards of today.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
Other laws and commissions enacted in early American history similarly divided up power within the executive branch, limiting presidential control.
From Slate • Dec. 4, 2025
Jews could neither vote nor hold office in some parts of the early American republic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025
To learn early American history, for example, students dressed in costumes of the era and were taught how to spin yarn, hook rugs, and use quill pens.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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