An Introduction to American History
Discover the people, events, and philosophies that forged the America of today.
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List of Major Utopian Movements in American History
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Learn About New Hampshire Colony
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Top 10 New Deal Programs of the 1930s
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The Second Great Awakening
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Kitchen Cabinet—Origin of the Political Term
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Nullification Crisis of 1832: Precursor to Civil War
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Facts About the Colony of Georgia
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American Reaction to the French Revolution
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The Bessemer Steel Process
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King Cotton and the Economy of the Old South
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Forty Acres and a Mule
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Founding of the Connecticut Colony
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12th Amendment: Fixing the Electoral College
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The Founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Meaning and History of the Term Robber Baron
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The Bank War Waged by President Andrew Jackson
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Importance of the Magna Carta to the US Constitution
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Monroe Doctrine
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How Rhode Island Colony Was Founded
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War Hawks and the War of 1812
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History of the US Congressional Gag Rule
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Violence Over Enslavement on the Floor of the U.S. Senate
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Definition of Greenbacks
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Gadsden Purchase
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The Wade-Davis Bill and Reconstruction
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The Secret Six
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The History and Legacy of the Free Soil Party
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Border States During the Civil War
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Privateers in the War of 1812
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Henry Clay's American System of Economics
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Facts About the Maryland Colony
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Era of Good Feelings
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Lowell Mill Girls
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Mercantilism and Its Effect on Colonial America
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Essential Facts About the South Carolina Colony
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Founding and History of the New Jersey Colony
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Overview of the Anaconda Plan of 1861
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A Brief History of New Amsterdam
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The Founding of North Carolina Colony and Its Role in the Revolution
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Founding and History of the New York Colony
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The Declaration of Independence
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The Compromise of 1877 Set the Stage for the Jim Crow Era
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The Reconstruction Era (1865–1877)
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The Tariff of Abominations of 1828
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Treaty of Kanagawa
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All About President Truman's Fair Deal of 1949
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The Full Story of Thomas Jefferson's Embargo Act of 1807
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Plessy v. Ferguson
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Top 10 Tips for Passing the AP US History Exam
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History of Newspapers In America
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A Brief History of the Delaware Colony
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East India Company
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The Adams-Onis Treaty
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Lyndon Johnson's Great Society
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Impressment of Sailors
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The Abolitionists
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Wet Plate Collodion Photography
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Barnburners and Hunkers
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The John Peter Zenger Trial
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American Lyceum Movement
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The Great Triumvirate