"We attempt to trace both ideas and the events that dramatized them: life, liberty, and happiness (Declaration of Independence); government by reason and consen

During the late years of the 20th century, the issue of Native American influence on the formation of the U.S. government has become a hotly debated topic as we

For more than a decade scholars have debated the question of whether American Indian confederacies, primarily the Iroquois, helped influence the formation of U.

During the late years of the 20th century, the issue of Native American influence on the formation of the U.S. government has become a hotly debated topic as we

There is substantial evidence that, in drawing up the documents and creating the institutions that are the foundation of the American republic, Benjamin Frankli