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Law and Order

Internet resources about 18th century law enforcement, and punishment of crime.

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    Web Link American Legal History Documents

    Examine the documents of American Legal History from this web site by Cullen Professor of History and Law, Robert C. Palmer of the University of Houston.

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    Web Link Blackstone In America

    In this article by Greg Bailey you will learn how Blackstone's lectures on the law became the blueprints for America's laws and leaders.

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    Web Link Blackstone's Commentaries on the Law

    Learn about Blackstone's view of the law on this sight. 

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    Web Link English Legal History

    From Professor Robert C. Palmer, examine these documents on English Legal History. These are the course materials he uses in his class on English law.

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    Web Link The Judiciary Act of 1789

    This is the act that gave the Supreme Court of the United States its powers to hear more cases. This act was passed into law in 1801. This is the same act that Marshall used to strengthen the Supreme Court.

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    Web Link A Century of Law Making

    This web site is a compilation of the debates in Congress over our Nations laws. This is supplied by the United States The Library of Congress National Digital Library Program and the Law Library of Congress, as part of the American Memory Collections.

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    Web Link Documents in Law

    The Avalon Project of Yale University contains information and historic Law documents.

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    Web Link Flogging in 18th and 19th Century Germany

    This is a one page description of what flogging was all about in Germany during the 18th and 19th centuries. These are extracts from old German Books. This is from Colin Farrell's World Corporal Punishment Research Web site.

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    Web Link History of the Federal Judiciary

    From the Federal Judicial Center Web site you can learn about the history of the Federal Judiciary of the United states.

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    Web Link History of the U.S. Marshall's Service

    From the United States Marshall's Service Web site, read this short history of the service and what their duties are.

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    Web Link The Spirit of Laws

    Read this treaties on French law according to Charles de Montesquieu. This particular edition is located on the Constitution Society Web site. 

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    Web Link Crimes and Punishments in The Continental Army

    This page found on the 2nd North Carolina Regiment of the Continental line's Web site, contains information on the crimes and punishments of the Continental army of 1777 and 1778. This information is from the Orderly book of Jacob Turner, member of the 3rd NC Regt of the NC Brigade.

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    Web Link Oyez Oyez Oyez: A Supreme Court WWW Resource

    A good resource to discover the law of the United States as it's applied in the cases of the Supreme Court. It also has a good history of the Court.

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    Web Link Justices of the Supreme Court

    The Oyez Project, has information about all the Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court Here.

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    Web Link Admiralty Court Transcripts

    From the Maryland State Archives read the transcribed minutes of the Admiralty court (1754-1775). It takes a while to download though, but worth the wait.

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    Web Link The Bristol Bridge Riot, 1793

    In this essay by Philip D. Jones, you will learn about this riot over official incompetence and deception, according to the author. This article is from the Journal of British Studies.

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    Web Link Fries Rebellion

    Take a look at Fries Rebellion over taxes in 1799.

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    Web Link The Gordon Riots

    From the Catholic Encyclopedia Web site, read about the Gordon Riots in England from June 2nd to June 9th, 1780.

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    Web Link Blackbeard: Most Terrifying Pirate

    This article by Mike Hall, gives us a quick look at the life of Blackbeard,a.k.a, Edward Teach.

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    Web Link Cave In Rock

    This page from the National Park Service describes the infamous hangout of Americas River Pirates of the 18th century.

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    Web Link Real-Life Pirates of the Caribbean

    A look at Pirates in the Caribbean in the 18th century. This page has short biographies of some of the most famous pirates of that time.

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    Web Link Pirates of The Bahamas

    From the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, read about the pirates of the Bahamas.

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    Web Link Pirate Image Archive

    This site has a collection of Images of famous, or if you prefer, infamous pirates of the 18th century.

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    Web Link The NSA Controversy, the Founding Fathers, and the Fourth Amendment - The Federalist Papers

    This article takes a look at the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution as it relates to today's application.  In this instance, the contriversial spying by the N.S.A. on American citizens without proper cause and warrants.

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