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An Introduction to American History
Discover the people, events, and philosophies that forged the America of today.
History & Culture
American History
Basics
Important Historical Figures
Key Events
U.S. Presidents
Native American History
American Revolution
America Moves Westward
The Gilded Age
Crimes & Disasters
The Most Important Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
African American History
African History
Ancient History and Culture
Asian History
European History
Genealogy
Inventions
Latin American History
Medieval & Renaissance History
Military History
The 20th Century
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Civil Rights Activist and Folk Hero, Cesar Chavez
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Key Facts About America's Stunning Mount Rushmore
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How the Spoils System Came About and What It Really Meant
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The 10 Best Books About Early Colonial History of 2020
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5 Major Utopian Movements in the US
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How the New Hampshire Colony Was Founded
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Top 10 New Deal Programs of the Great Depression
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A Brief Summary of the Second Great Awakening
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Andrew Jackson's Informal Advisers Inspired a Term Still in Use
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Nullification Crisis: Precursor to Civil War
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How and Why Was the Colony of Georgia Founded?
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What was America's Reaction to the French Revolution?
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History and Impact of High Quality Steel in the 1800s
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How King Cotton Influenced American History
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The Civil War and the Promise of Forty Acres and a Mule
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Founding of Connecticut Colony
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How the 12th Amendment Helps the US President and VP Get Along
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How the Massachusetts Bay Colony Was Founded
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Explore the History and Origins of the Term Robber Baron
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How Andrew Jackson's Bank War Resonated for Decades
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Why is the Magna Carta seen as a key document in US history?
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Monroe Doctrine - Definition and Background
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The Cranky History Behind the Settlement of Rhode Island
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War Hawks and the War of 1812 Explained
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Why Couldn't Congress Discuss Slavery Between 1836 and 1844?
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Bloody Beating In the U.S. Senate Inflamed America Before the Civil War
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The Civil War Created Paper Money with a Name That Stuck
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Strip of Land Purchased In 1853 Completed the Mainland United States
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The Wade-Davis Bill and Reconstruction
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The Secret Six & the Financing of John Brown's Raid
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The Free Soil Party Had a Lasting Impact on American Political Life
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How the Border States Created a Special Set of Problems for Lincoln
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Privateers Legally Raided Enemy Ships During War of 1812
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How an Economic Plan Pushed By Henry Clay Helped Shape America
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Facts About the Maryland Colony
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Why the "Era of Good Feelings" Was a Misnomer
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The Female Mill Workers Who Changed How Americans Viewed Employment
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Mercantilism and Its Effect on Colonial America
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Whites, Africans, and Native Americans in the South Carolina Colony
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What Was the Motivation for Founding the New Jersey Colony?
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The Civil War Strategy That Was Likened to a Gigantic Snake
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7 Facts About the Dutch Colony Now Known As New York
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The Founding of North Carolina Colony and Its Role in the Revolution
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These Are Basic Facts You Should Know About the New York Colony
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The Declaration of Independence: Study Guide
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The Compromise of 1877 Ended Reconstruction, Ushered in Jim Crow Era
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Reconstruction Was Marked By Thwarted Progress and Racial Strife
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A Tariff Threatened to Split America Decades Before the Civil War
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The 1854 Treaty of Kanagawa Opened Japan to Trade With Americans
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What Was President Truman’s Fair Deal of 1949?
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How Did Thomas Jefferson's Punitive Law Backfire?
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What You Should Know About the Notorious Plessy v. Ferguson Decision
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10 Tips for Passing the AP US History Exam
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How Newspapers Grew Into Major Institutions in 19th Century America
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Significant Events of the Delaware Colony
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How a Private British Company Came to Dominate India
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The Treaty That Brought Florida Into the United States
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Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society Brought Sweeping Social Change
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How British Ships Seizing American Sailors Led to the War of 1812
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How the Abolitionist Movement Became a Force In America
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Civil War Photography Used Tricky Chemicals on Glass Plates
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Barnburners and Hunkers, Significant Political Rivals of the 1840s
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Learn About the Trial That Helped Set the Idea of Freedom of the Press
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The Lyceum Movement Sparked Curiosity and Learning in the 1800s
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How Three Powerful Senators Dominated Capitol Hill in the 1800s
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Pennsylvania Began as a Quaker Haven in the American Colonies
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Ink Used In the Comics Gave Sensational Journalism a Colorful Name
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19th Century Law Was First to Restrict Immigration of Specific Group
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A Kentucky Senator's Last Desperate Attempt to Prevent the Civil War
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Transcendentalism: the Importance and Equality of the Individual
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American Politicians Who Seriously Proposed Returning Slaves to Africa
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The 50 States and When They Were Admitted to the US
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Alphabet Soup? - New Deal Acronyms
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A President's Murder Spurred a Law That Changed the Patronage System
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How Raucous Frontier Oratory Gave Us the Political Term Stump Speech
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The Agricultural System That Kept Former Slaves In a Life of Poverty
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Clippers Ships: What They Were and How They Got That Name
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How Attacks on Russian Jews In the 1880s Spurred Immigration to America
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Americans Who Fervently Believed the World Would End in 1844
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Everything You Need to Know About the St. Louis Gateway Arch
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Salutary Neglect Overview
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The Reality of the Slaves Who Built the White House
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President Truman’s Order to Remove Communists from US Government
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Luddites Smashed Machine to Protect Their Way of Life
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Impressment and the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
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Dark Horse Candidates Have Raucous Roots in 19th Century Politics
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Controversial Yet Essential: The Freedmen's Bureau During Reconstruction
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The Prairie Schooner, the Covered Wagon That Symbolized Westward Travel
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National Parks Were First Suggested By a Painter of Native Americans
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Victorian: Word Fraught With Meaning, All Related to a Queen's Reign
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Astounding Story of Fugitive Slaves Who Fought Back In Rural Pennsylvania
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Cheaply Produced Novels Captivated Americans In the Late 1800s
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The Lively Political Origins of the Term Gerrymander
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Startling Price Cut to a Penny Made Newspapers Available to Everyone
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How a Constitution for Kansas Inflamed Passions Before the Civil War
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Humbug, a Word Made Immortal by Two 19th Century Geniuses
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Violent Precursor to the Civil War Was Fought in Kansas
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What Was a Transcendentalist?
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Tenure of Office Act: Early Attempt to Limit Presidential Power
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What You Need to Know About U.S. Territories
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What Was Secession and Why Did It Matter?
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Leaving Port on Schedule Marked a Revolution in Sailing Ships
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What Is Habeas Corpus?
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