… Americans during the fifteenth century and beyond, it is obvious to see a trend of invasion, conquest, slavery, and eventually death lurking about the historical documents describing that time. The expeditions into the New World by Europeans…

… Great Britain in 1831, with its arrival in Sunderland1. From there, it broke out in epidemic proportions through 1832. Three more epidemics would follow the 1832 outbreak, 1848, 1854, and 1866. Cholera is defined as an acute infectious disease,…

… of human will. His story is intriging as well as compelling. This man lived in an era that we currently study with amazement. He saw and understood the institution of slavery and the white man's ideology, behind it. The "Narrative of…

… the federation of 11 slave holding Southern states of the United States that seceded from the Union and were arrayed against the national government during the American Civil War. Immediately after confirmation of the election of Abraham Lincoln…

… Donald Cline He was an American legend known as Henry McCarty, alias William H. Bonney, and alias Billy the Kid. He was called Robin Hood by some, a cold-blooded murder by others. Sometimes he appears as a romantic figure led astray by the circumst…

… today's society was furthered and strengthened after reading and analyzing the works of Edward Greenspan. This superbly written biography recollecting past cases and important events in Greenspan's life allowed myself, the reader, to learn more about…

… are three basic documents which affect American society almost daily in day to day affairs. They are the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights. Each one is taken independently. DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE: The sentiments…

… in America, abolitionist, opponent of European autocratic despotism, friend of political refugees, advocate of Native American rights and education, of woman's suffrage, and of world peace, Miss Peabody worked unceasingly toward the improvement…

… the people that lived in that period. Racial conflicts, as well as conflicts among those of the same race, gave the war a strong foundation. The tensions varied from skin color, moral differences, political differences, to even geographical differences.…

… to start an exciting journey like I am. The time is April of 1836 and I am a 32-year-old farmer. Like many of my fellow Americans I'm moving westward with my family and few wagons full of friends. My good friend Gunther tells me that the "Age of Jackson"…