early American

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“The Doctors’ Riot of 1788” centers on the New York incident but also tells the broader story of medicine in the early American republic, including quack cures and smallpox panics.

From The Wall Street Journal

Other laws and commissions enacted in early American history similarly divided up power within the executive branch, limiting presidential control.

From Slate

Jews could neither vote nor hold office in some parts of the early American republic.

From The Wall Street Journal

Actually, datura grows naturally in the U.S. and was well known to early American colonists.

From The Wall Street Journal

Peter Mancall, a history professor at USC, has delved into major moments of political violence in early American history, and said a lot of it stemmed from “some perception of grievance.”

From Los Angeles Times