… War, many people think about the conflict between slavery, yet not often is it that the reader will take into consideration the men who actually fought the war. For the Union soldiers, it was a war fought for freedom of all men, while on the other…

… religious freedom, and the privilege of beginning a new nation. Although the motives of the colonists were comparatively alike, the ways of life were very different. The North believed in the New World as a duty from God, to create a land and covenant…

… The American Indian History in the Eastern part of the country is always associated with the Cherokee Indian nation. The Cherokee's were by far the largest and most advanced of the tribes when Europeans first arrived and came in contact with Native…

… steamboats and railroads changed the culture and the political shape of the United States in many various aspects including an expansion of many more states in America and be an able to get around the United States more easily. Once the railroads…

… 1799. George Washington seems today a figure larger than life itself.....almost as he was when he was a familiar person in the halls, homes, shops, and bars of 18th-century city Williamsburg. On Duke of Gloucester Street, in the Raleigh Tavern's…

… By Seth Thomas -4:32 pm October 9, 1879 <Tab/> On October 5, Chief Joseph surrendered in a speech to General Howard at the battle field of Bears Paw. Chief Joseph has been ruthlessly attacking settlements in response to the gracious…

… while trying to prove his theory that Europeans could reach China by sailing west from Europe. After years of study, he approached the rulers of several European countries to fund his exploration. Spain's King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella agreed to fund…

… during the era of good feelings. Nationalism became the leading ideology of the American republic. While sectionalism proceeded in bringing the nation into turmoil and constant bickering among the politicians, as in the case with dealings leading to…

… different figures in American history. During the time of the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin was known for his important contribution to the creation of the Declaration of Independence. Franklin's significance to the formation of the United…

… to the roaring 1920's! The Jazz Age. A period within time which the passive behaviors, beliefs, and purity of the past generations, were tossed aside to create room for the changes America was about to experience! The birth of independent…