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Siteseen: American Historama: First Bank of the United States
Describes how Alexander Hamilton established the First Bank in 1791 to handle the massive Revolutionary war debt and to create a standard form of currency.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Samuel Slater
Learn about Samuel Slater, the "Father of American Industry", through this comprehensive overview with detailed facts.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Census of 1790
Comprehensive resource provides facts about the First Census of 1790. This law found out how many people there were in each state which had an impact on Congressional apportionment.
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Siteseen: American Historama: John Adams
Facts, biography, accomplishments and biography of the life of John Adams and summaries of important events during his presidency.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Quasi War
Provides a summary and detailed facts about the Quasi-War, an unofficial naval war with France 1798-1800.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Read interesting facts about the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions that involved the idea of States Rights. This was the first attempt to cancel actions taken by the central government.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Second Great Awakening
Features a comprehensive overview with detailed facts and information on the Second Great Awakening, a Christian revivalist movement that sparked social reform groups.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Millard Fillmore
Facts, biography, and accomplishments of the life of Millard Fillmore and summaries of important events during his presidency.
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Siteseen: American Historama: The Compromise of 1850
Comprehensive summary features detailed facts and information on The Compromise of 1850 that was trying to smooth out differences between the slave states and the free states.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Fugitive Slave Act
Discover interesting facts about the 1793 and 1850 Fugitive Slave Acts that guaranteed the right of an owner to recover an escaped slave.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Treaty of Kanagawa
Comprehensive resource includes detailed facts and information about the Treaty of Kanagawa that was signed by Commodore Perry and the Shogunate of the Japanese government on March 31, 1854.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Franklin Pierce
Facts, biography, and accomplishments of the life of Franklin Pierce and summaries of important events during his presidency.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Gadsden Purchase
Provides an overview and detailed facts about the Gadsden Purchase, the land acquisition from Mexico of 30,000 sq. miles in Arizona and New Mexico for $10 million dollars.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Kansas Nebraska Act
Provides an overview and detailed facts about the Kansas-Nebraska Act that allowed settlers in the new territories to decide whether to have slavery.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Bleeding Kansas
A comprehensive overview with interesting facts about Bleeding Kansas, a series of violent confrontations in Kansas, and border towns of Missouri, after the passing of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Bessemer Process
Provides a summary and detailed facts about Henry Bessemer who invents a process in 1855 to create steel from iron.
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Siteseen: American Historama: James Buchanan
Facts, biography, and accomplishments of the life of James Buchanan and summaries of important events during his presidency are presented in this comprehensive overview.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Panic of 1857
A comprehensive overview with interesting facts about the Panic of 1857, a crisis in financial and economic conditions that engulfed the country for nearly three years.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Dred Scott Decision
Comprehensive summary provides a list of interesting facts and information about the Dred Scott decision that ruled slaves were property.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Pony Express
Comprehensive overview presents detailed facts and information pertaining to the Pony Express, the legendary mail service that took riders across 2000 miles in 10 days from Missouri to California.
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Siteseen: American Historama: John Brown
Comprehensive overview presents a biography and detailed facts and information on the famous events during the life of John Brown.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Sinking of the Lusitania Facts
A comprehensive summary with interesting facts about the sinking of the Lusitania passenger liner by a German U-Boat that drew the U.S. into WWI.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Zimmermann Telegram Facts
Comprehensive overview details how the Zimmermann telegram helped to bring about American entry into WW1.
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Siteseen: American Historama: 1917 Selective Service Act
Comprehensive overview presents facts and information pertaining to the 1917 Selective Draft Act and the Draft Boards.