Using a debt owed by King Charles II, William Penn traded away a fortune in order to acquire an American colony. He coul... MorePhiladelphia
Today, the Supreme Court's authority to determine the constitutionality of executive actions and legislative acts is unq... MoreMarbury v. Madison
What happens when a state board prescribes a prayer for public school children to recite in every classroom each morning... MoreEngel V. Vitale
When war broke out between the North and the South in 1861, the United States was still a growing nation, living with tr... MoreTechnology and the Civil War
The women's rights movement grew out of the women's suffrage movement of the mid-1800s and also addressed other women's ... MoreThe Women's Rights Movement
In 1861, Americans became engaged in a bloody civil war in which more than 600,000 Americans lost their lives. The confl... MoreCauses of the Civil War: The Differences Between the North and South
On February 23, 1836, general and dictator Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna and a Mexican force of more than 2,000 men launch... MoreThe Alamo: The Battle for Texas
As the population of the 13 colonies grew and the economy developed, the desire to expand into new land increased. Ninet... MoreManifest Destiny: Westward Expansion
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