Edward Coke

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Critical Thinking, Documents, Law October 3, 2019 October 3, 2019

How Magna Carta Influenced the American Revolution

by Jason Yonce

In 1984, Ross Perot purchased a copy of the 1297 reissuance of the Magna Carta from the Brudenell family who had held the document…

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1. Eric Pominville Volunteer Overload: Foreign Support of the American Cause Prior to the French Alliance

Very nicely researched piece on a most assuredly forgotten corner of American history. I once started to compile a list of the early French adventurers who joined the American cause.…
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Thank you for this story. It is a reminder that history is nuanced, and that, for many families, the American Revolution presented difficult choices and impossible tests of “ loyalty.”…
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Dear Wayne and Will, much appreciate your comments.