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A group of 19th-century settlers in a log cabin signing a formal parchment document by candlelight.

The Courts

The Remonstrance of 1804: A Constitutional Crisis in the New West

In 1804, residents of the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase territory challenged the federal government's plan to govern them through the Indiana Territory. This protest, known as the Remonstrance of the…

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U.S. Army soldiers led by Zebulon Pike trekking through the snowy Rocky Mountains in 1806.

National Sovereignty

The Pike Expedition: Executive Overreach and the Mapping of the Southwest

March 25, 2026 Miles Harrington 0 Comments

In 1806, President Thomas Jefferson authorized the Pike Expedition to explore the southern reaches of the Louisiana Purchase. This exercise of executive power in the United States led to a…

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