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American History: Outlines: Revolution in Agriculture
Comprehensive look at the United States agricultural revolution in the late 1800s. Discover the impact it had on the development of the country.
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American History: Documents: Charles Sumner Opinion/trial of Andrew Johnson 1868
Senator Charles Sumner gives his opinion on the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson in 1868.
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American History: Outlines: With Malice Towards None
Article provides an overview of Lincoln's final address before he was assassinated and touches on the beginning stages of Reconstruction.
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American History: Outlines: Secession and Civil War
Part of a unit on the Civil War and Reconstruction, this section provides an overview of the formation of the Confederacy and subsequent secession of states in the South.
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American History: Outlines: The Coercive Acts
Overview of the series of restrictive and punitive measures imposed by British Parliament on the colonists in response to the Boston Tea Party.
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American History: Outlines: Stamp Act
Brief overview of the Stamp Act and the strong reaction in the colonies ultimately leading to its repeal.
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American History: Outlines: A New Colonial System
Overview of the development of a strengthening identity within the colonies and the number of Acts imposed by the British Parliament intended to exercise central control over the colonies.
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American History: Outlines: Taxation Without Representation
Overview of the contentious struggle about taxation without representation between colonists and the British leading King George III and Parliament to overthrow the Stamp Act, but impose the Declaratory Act, asserting Parliament...
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American History: Outlines: Townshend Acts
Overview of the tax on goods imported to the colonies known as the Townshend Acts sparking protest in the colonies.
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American History: Outlines: Boston "Tea Party"
Overview of the conflict between Britain and American colonists over policies imposed favoring the British East India Company leading to rebellion and what is known as the Boston Tea Party.
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American History: Outlines: Formation of a National Government
This site from the American Revolution Project discusses the state of the union at the end of the Revolutionary War and how the events of the time led to the failure of the Continental Congress and the Articles of Confederation.
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American History: Essays: The Sugar and Stamp Acts
Reasons for the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act are briefly described. The article also describes the colonial assemblies' reasons for fearing and speaking out against these taxes. The biggest question, Parliament's right to tax the...
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American History: Essays: Europe's North South Conflicts Reach the Americas
An essay detailing early English and French exploration and settlement in the New World to challenge Spanish control.
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American History: Outlines: The Divided South
Overview of the challenges African Americans in the South faced and attempts to overcome the rising issues of discrimination and segregation after Reconstruction.
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American History: Outlines: Inventions and Resource Development
Outline of the burgeoning inventions and discoveries that characterized a second industrial revolution in the U.S. during the later half of the 19th Century.
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American History: Outlines: Stamp Act
This site has the brief history and background of the Stamp Act of 1765 provided for by the University of Groningen.
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American History: Biographies: Andrew Jackson: Duel With Charles Dickinson
From the American Revolution Project, this account from the University of Groningen of Andrew Jackson's duel with Charles Dickinson shows why the duel brought dishonor to Jackson. Use the naigation bar to return to the American...
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American History: Outlines: The Plight of the Native Americans
Overview of the plight of Native Americans and government policy after Reconstruction in an era of expanding settlement in U.S.
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American History: Presidents: Andrew Johnson: 17th President
Page containing links to primary source text of Andrew Johnson's speeches, including State of the Union 1866-1868, Cleveland Speech and a speech made to the House of Representatives on his position to veto the first Reconstruction Act.
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American History: Outlines: Emergence of Colonial Government
Detailed essay which shows how colonial self-government developed prior to the Revolutionary War.
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American History: Biographies: George Wythe 1726 1806
Biography of George Wythe, 1726-1806, a learned man and teacher who supported the American Revolution and was a delegate to the Continental Congress, signing the Declaration of Independence and attended the Constiutional Convention.
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American History: Essays: Democratic Radicals
Essay on the ideological conflict over democracy, equality and what it meant to be a "democratic radical" in Revolutionary America.
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American History: Essays: The Original 13th Amendment
Links to essays that debates the validity of the original 13th Amendment.
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American History: Outlines: u.s. Urges Alliance for Progress
In the field of foreign affairs, President Kennedy faced a series of challenging situations in Cuba, in Southeast Asia, and in Berlin. In 1961, he initiiated a program called the Alliance for Progress aimed to establish economic...