… the small village of Salem, Massachusetts, was unaware of the coming events. Powered by paranoia and fear, a wave of witch hysteria swept through the quiet Salem village. Fueled by fanaticism, religious intolerance, and many other factors, the infamous…

… of freedom and has stood firmly by his side in its defense. Together they have made this country what it is. . . We ask justice, we ask equality, we ask that all civil and political rights that belong to the citizens of the United State be guaranteed…

… seen last night? -a great red letter in the sky,-the letter A, which we interpret to stand for Angel. For, as our good Governor Winthrop was made an angel this past night, it was doubtless held fit that there should be some notice thereof (144)! The…

… am an American Confederate Diplomat who has travelled all the way to England to seek your assistance against the Northern invaders. Our new nation is being attacked by the northern union because sectional issues have pushed us to secede from their nation…

… was a astronomer often referred to as the Copernicus of antiquity, laid the foundation for much scientific examination of the heavens. According to his contemporary, Archimedes, Aristarchus was the first to propose not only a heliocentric universe, but…

… first event was the Missouri Compromise. The Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, thus keeping the balance in the Senate. It also banned slavery in the rest of the Louisiana Purchase north of latitude 36…

… and the independence of our country. The establishment of many taxes upon the colonists such as the Stamp Tax, the Townsend Act (which taxed lead, paint, paper, glass and tea) caused great resentment to the colonists. The term "taxation without…

… of disarray. The industrial revolution had finally hit the New World, and in a pursuit of economic and social prosperity, American citizens all over the nation left their small towns for the busy metropolitan life. At the same time, a massive influx…

… drastic changes. The civil war being over, the US could finally consider itself to be a united country and with the industrial revolution bringing along new technologies to the advancement of society as a whole, America was a country full of opportunitie…

… States of America was a grave time for the whole nation. Many thousands died on each side and in the end there was no true victor. From the war emerged many heroes, and one of them is the great Robert E. Lee. Because of Lee, the poorly supplied…