early American

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According to legend, it took rough and rugged characters to tame the early American frontier: men like Daniel Boone, the trailblazer, or Mike Fink, the brawling river boatman.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Colonial and early American governments required participation in local militias, which were designed primarily for community defense rather than sustained military campaigns.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

The state’s new law affirms that students may examine primary sources—including the Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence, the writings of early American leaders—to discuss the ideas they contain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 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

He was living the great paradox of the early American republic: What was politically essential for the survival of the infant nation was ideologically at odds with what it claimed to stand for.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis