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