early American

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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

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

“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 • Jan. 5, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

The discoveries once again fractured the consensus about the early American history, miring it in dispute.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann