Bartleby.com: John Dickinson's Writings

Your high schoolers may be tabula rasa about political theory until they learn about John Locke. Use a thought-provoking video to teach them about his philosophies on the natural rights of all humans, religious tolerance, and of course,...

A collection of letters and other writings by John Adams.

This site explains background causes for the British Parliament's passage of the Stamp Act. It also contains arguments against the Stamp Act by famous colonists.

John Dickinson had a large role in Revolution-era America. He had strongly opposed British taxation and helped write the Articles of Confederation and Constitution. [1 min. 15 secs.]

Detailed biography of John Colet, a famous scholar during the Reformation whose ideas influenced the movements of his day.

This site discusses the political writings of James Otis concerning the British authority to search for smuggled goods with writs of assistance. Otis argued they were the worst violation of English liberties. This site contains quotes...

Summary of Mill's most important writings as tied to the events in his life. His most controversial was "On Liberty," written in 1859, on the decline of individualism and the fear of mass democracy. Some critics point to the influence of...

Letter written to his mother by John Worsham Travis, Captain of Company K of the 4th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry provides insight into the life of the occupation forces in Cuba.

Read the text from Roosevelt's autobiography, in which he writes candidly of the Big Stick Policy and the Square Deal.

Presents an evaluation of John Locke's "Two Treatises on Government." Site explains how Locke refutes the doctrine of absolute power and attempts to reconcile the liberty of the citizen with the political order.