An Expansion of the Same Society: Republican Government and Empire in the Early Republic On September 17, 1778, U.S. diplomats signed an extraordinary treaty of confederation with the Delaware or Lenape Nation, inviting them “to join the presen

More news from #TeamJER! Congratulations to our #JER #CriticalEngagements editor Jess Roney for her new article, "An Expansion of the Same Society: Republican Government and Empire in the Early Republic," in the Journal of American History: academic.oup.com/jah/article-...