Censure

Early Republic by Last Best Hope of EarthJune 24, 2016August 10, 2016

The Censure of John Quincy Adams

In 1842, John Quincy Adams presented to the House of Representatives a petition from 42 residents of Haverhill, Massachusetts, requesting that the Union be dissolved. Daniel Walker Howe, What Hath God Wrought: Transformation of America, 1815-1848, 610. Henry Wise, Congressman from Virginia, “demanded the former president be censured.” Id.

Early Republic by Last Best Hope of EarthMay 5, 2016April 28, 2016

The Aftermath of Jackson’s Bank Policies

In the aftermath of President Andrew Jackson’s destroying the Second Bank of the United States, there were ramifications throughout the country, from top to bottom.