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1. Hail Lafayette!

Author

Bailey, Ronald H.

Subjects
*AMERICAN Revolutionary War, 1775-1783, *UNITED States history, *GENERALS, *BIOGRAPHY (Literary form), 1817-1825, UNITED States presidential election, 1864
Abstract

The article discusses a tour of the U.S. conducted by French general Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, in 1824, to commemorate his efforts in the American Revolution. The tour included a formal banquet and ball in New York City, parades, and a visit with former president Thomas Jefferson. Other topics include keepsakes and mementos of the visit, the presidential campaign between candidates Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams, and a ceremony commemorating the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Published
2011

2. A firebell in the night.

Author

Jefferson, Thomas

Subjects
*UNITED States history, *STATEHOOD (American politics), *STATES' rights (American politics), *STATE governments, *SLAVERY laws, *CENTRAL-local government relations, *COLONIAL United States, ca. 1600-1775, *POLITICAL attitudes, *HISTORY, SLAVERY in the United States, 1817-1825, MISSOURI state politics & government, MISSOURI state history, UNITED States politics & government, 1817-1825
Abstract

The article presents the text of a letter by former American President Thomas Jefferson written to John Holmes on April 22, 1820. The letter discusses the political and social issues surrounding Missouri's admittance as a state. Jefferson addresses the future of the Union in the case of Missouri's admittance as either a slave or free state. The letter focuses on the practice of slavery in Missouri as a key issue in its qualification for statehood. The right of the Congress to intervene in state politics is discussed. Jefferson's letter predicts negative consequences for U.S. politics if Missouri's statehood were approved.

Published
2017

3. 1821.

Author

Schwarz, Frederic D.

Subjects
*NINETEENTH century, *SCHOOLS, *UNITED States history, *HISTORY of education, ENGLISH Classical School (Boston, Mass.), 1817-1825
Abstract

Recounts the opening of the Troy Female Seminary in Troy, New York and the English Classical School in Boston, Massachusetts in 1821. Management; Curricula; Schools as the two pioneering educational institutions.

Published
1996

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