The decade was opened with a very hostile political climate around the world. Spain in the 1810s was a country in turmoil. Occupied by Napoleon from 1808 to 1814, a massively destructive “war of independence” ensued, driven by an emergent Spanish nationalism. Napoleon was invading France’s neighbor’s in efforts to build a French Empire, causing a chain of global-scaled conflicts known as the Napoleonic Wars. Here, France’s Napoleonic empire saw its rise and fall through events such as Napoleon’s attempts to conquer Russia, the War of 1812 (spillover to America), and the Battle of Waterloo (Napoleon’s ultimate defeat). Imperialism began to encroach towards African and Asian territories through trade, as the United States saw mass-scaled migration that headed westward towards the American frontier (mostly through the opening of the Oregon Trail.)
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Thomas Jefferson’s Canons of Conduct
Thomas Jefferson often took the opportunity to advise his children, grandchildren, and others on matters of personal conduct. Over the years he developed a list of axioms for personal behavior. Some seem to have been of his own invention; others derived from classical or literary sources. Jefferson's most extensive list is the one he sent to Cornelia Jefferson Randolph, his granddaughter, while she was visiting her older sister and brother-in-law.1 ...
Thomas Jefferson: “I hope that we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government…”
“I hope that we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country.” ― Thomas Jefferson, The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series, Volume 10: 1 May 1816 to 18 January 1817 ...
Thomas Jefferson: “If a nation expects to be ignorant and free … it expects what never was and never will be”
Monticello Jan. 6. 16. Dear Sir I am favored with yours of Dec. 24. and perceive you have many matters before you of great moment. I have no fear but that the legislature will do on all of them what is wise & just. on the particular subject of our river, in the navigation of which our county has so great an interest, I think the ...
President James Madison’s Thanksgiving Proclamation – March 4, 1815
“The senate and House of Representatives of the United States have by a joint resolution signified their desire that a day may be recommended to be observed by the people of the United States with religious solemnity as a day of thanksgiving and of devout acknowledgments to Almighty God for His great goodness manifested in restoring to them the blessing of peace. No people ought to ...
President James Madison’s Thanksgiving Proclamation – November 16, 1814
“The two Houses of the National Legislature having by a joint resolution expressed their desire that in the present time of public calamity and war a day may be recommended to be observed by the people of the United States as a day of public humiliation and fasting and of prayer to Almighty God for the safety and welfare of these States, His blessing on their ...
Francis Scott Key Penned the Poem, the ‘Star Spangled Banner’, Later to Become the National Anthem
Francis Scott Key penned the words to the US National Anthem after watching the bombardment for 25 hours and seeing “Bombs bursting in air, missiles, so much debris, he strained to see. Was the flag still there? He couldn’t see a thing. All night long, he couldn’t. At the crack of dawn, he ran out to the banister, and he looked, straining his eyes, but all ...
The Battle of Lake Erie: The Capt. Oliver Hazard Perry Miracle
Captain Oliver Hazard Perry, with many of his sailors being free blacks, confronted the British squadron of six vessels, commanded by the one-armed Commodore Robert Barclay, who had helped defeat Napoleon's fleet. Strong winds prevented Perry from getting into a safe position. Long-range British cannons crippled his flagship, USS Lawrence, killing most of his crew. Faithful to his battle flag, "DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP," the 28-year-old ...
President James Madison 2nd Proclamation on Day of Public Humiliation and Prayer During the War of 1812
President James Madison, known as the “Chief Architect of the Constitution,” declared a National Day of Prayer on July 9, 1812, and again a year later on July 23rd, 1813. The President's second declaration recounts the many blessings bestowed on the United States during the continued war with Britain and authorizes the second Thursday of September as the day of "public humiliation and prayer" requested by ...
James Madison Proclamation of a Day of Humiliation and Prayer
President James Madison, known as the “Chief Architect of the Constitution,” declared a couple of National Days of Prayer - one in 1812 and another in 1813. The one in 1812 was declared for the third Thursday in August, making the declaration on July 9, 1812, stating: Whereas the Congress of the United States, by a joint resolution of the two Houses, have signified a request, ...
Harvard President Rev. Joseph Willard Warns of Illuminati
Rev. Joseph Willard, the president of Harvard University, said in a speech in Lancaster, New Hampshire: "There is sufficient evidence that a number of societies, of the Illuminati, have been established in this land of Gospel light and civil liberty, which were first organized from the grand society in France. They are doubtless secretly striving to undermine all our ancient institutions, civil and sacred. These societies ...
