One major difference Teddy Roosevelt brought to government was in the management of labor. In the past one of the few things the federal government did was help put down strikes by using the army to break up strikers. TR did not go all out to help the strikers, but now he used the army … Continue reading Class Notes →

With the founding of the nation, two men rose to the top that had different plans for the future of the nation.  Thomas Jefferson was the Secretary of State and he believed that American greatness would come from a land of yeoman farmers. If everyone lived on a self-sustaining farm then everyone would have what … Continue reading Class Notes →

When it came to women voting, neither party really championed the cause.  The fight for suffrage came from outside the parties not from within.  What is interesting is that race played a role for why some started to lean towards allowing women to vote.  For Republicans, they were already supporting Black men’s voting rights and … Continue reading Class Notes →

Many of the stories that we know about George Washington are unfortunately not true.  After Washington’s death, an author named Parson Weems became concerned that the youth were growing up not knowing Washington and that he might be forgotten.  To help connect the youth to Washington he wrote a book that told stories of him … Continue reading Class Notes →