History

 • In what ways did the United States define and assert sovereignty in the decades following independence (1780-1860)? Consider the following:
    o Territory (U.S. claims vs. Native/British/Spanish/Mexican claims)
    o Commercial and maritime rights (freedom of the seas, neutrality rights)
    o Federalism (federal government vs. state governments)
    o Citizenship – Who qualified and to what extent? (civil liberties and rights)  Paper should include 1300-2000 words