USH: Balancing Nationalism & Sectionalism Archives - Daniel Aaron Lazar Sun, 26 Sep 2021 14:39:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Which of the 11 American nations do you live in? https://daniellazar.com/2016/08/10/which-of-the-11-american-nations-do-you-live-in/ Wed, 10 Aug 2016 05:02:50 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5536 North America can be broken neatly into 11 separate nation-states, where dominant cultures explain our voting behaviors and attitudes toward everything from social issues to the role of government. I hail from West Yakeedom?

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]]> Slavery in Western Territories https://daniellazar.com/2015/10/18/slavery-in-western-territories/ Sun, 18 Oct 2015 13:33:19 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5887   A short essay from Daina Ramey Berry,  an associate professor of history and African and African diaspora studies, and the Oliver H. Radkey Regents Fellow in History, at the University of Texas at Austin

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]]> Student-Generated Klausuren, Fall 2013 https://daniellazar.com/2013/11/07/student-generated-klausuren-fall-2013/ Thu, 07 Nov 2013 13:10:17 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4758 I cleaned these up a bit (some more than others). All are legitimate klausuren and worthy of your consideration. You can and should use these to practice: writing introductions and conclusions thesis statements outlines topic and transition sentences document analysis using APPARTS pacing and timing (90 minutes flies) To what extent is the Constitution a … Continue reading Student-Generated Klausuren, Fall 2013 →

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]]> One Nation Indivisible? https://daniellazar.com/2011/09/28/one-nation-indivisible/ Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:57:43 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=2775 Nationalism refers to an ideology, a sentiment, a social movement, and an approach to governance that focuses on the nation. It fosters a collective identity. In the specific case of the U.S., nationalism refers to devoting primary loyalty to the United States as opposed to a region or a state. As a corollary to this, … Continue reading One Nation Indivisible? →

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]]> Internal Improvements https://daniellazar.com/2007/09/22/internal-improvements/ Sat, 22 Sep 2007 11:56:00 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/2007/09/22/internal-improvements/ Madison’s Veto of the Public Works Bill of 1817 June 19-25, 1848 Congressman Abraham Lincoln Assails President Polk’s Veto of Internal Improvements Henry Clay’s Famous Speech on The American System, 1832

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]]> The Bank of the United States https://daniellazar.com/2007/09/22/the-bank-of-the-united-states/ Sat, 22 Sep 2007 09:53:50 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/2007/09/22/the-bank-of-the-united-states/ Wikipedia on the First BUS and  the Second BUS Jefferson’s Opposition to the first BUS in a Letter to Washington, 1791 Hamilton’s Opinion as to the constitutionality of the BUS, 1791 The Charter of the the First BUS McCulloch v. Maryland by Chief Justice Marshall (Opinion of the Court) | 1819 Andrew Jackson’s 1832 veto of the BUS

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]]> Large vs. Small Parcels of Western Land https://daniellazar.com/2007/09/20/large-vs-small-parcels-of-western-land/ Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:30:33 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/2007/09/20/large-vs-small-parcels-of-western-land/ Wikipedia on The Preemption Act of 1841, the  Donation Land Claim Act of 1850, and the Homestead Act (1862) A summary of the Preemption Act  The fight for the Preemption Act  Good summary of the Homestead Act from NARA   Primary Source Document: The Homestead Act Free homes for free men. Speech of Hon. G. A. Grow, … Continue reading Large vs. Small Parcels of Western Land →

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]]> The Tariff of 1828 https://daniellazar.com/2007/09/20/the-tariff-of-1828/ Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:44:34 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/2007/09/20/the-tariff-of-1828/ Wikipedia links to the Tariff of 1828 and the Nullification Crisis South Carolina’s Exposition and Protest, 1828  The Tariff Act of 1828 and the Tariff Act of 1832 (the actual bills) South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification, November 24, 1832 Daniel Webster: Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable (26 January 1830)

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