Topic: United States
It lies on the Savannah River (there bridged to North Augusta, South Carolina), on the fall line where the Piedmont Plateau meets the Coastal Plain. The ensuing settlement was named for Princess Augusta, mother of England's George III.. During the American Revolution, ...
First settled by the English in 1633 as Middle Plantation, it originally stood within a 6-mile (10-km) stockade and served as a refuge from attacks by Powhatan Indians. Williamsburg subsequently became the political, social, and cultural centre of the colony. Williamsburg declined ...
Mississippi is located in the deep south of the United States and is bordered by Louisiana and Arkansas to the west, Tennessee to the north and Alabama to the east. Mississippi gets its name from the Mississippi river which runs along the ...
Prior to the 1900?s many things played a major role in the United States becoming industrialized. Prior to the South?s rebellion, the US wasn?t able to create really high tariffs, as it wasn?t in the Southern interest. Following the South?s secession, the ...
Every powerful, seafaring nation in the world was keenly interested in the historic duel that took place in Hampton Roads, VA, March 8 and 9, 1862. Advanced abilities in shipbuilding and manufacturing ordnance and armament had been a catalyst in the drive ...
Kentucky has the distinction of being the birthplace of two U.S. presidents who served in office simultaneously. The chief executive for the other side was Jefferson Davis , who also was born in Kentucky. Other Kentuckians who achieved greatness in the world ...
It is generally believed that Americans have always had a love affair with the get-rich-quick scheme. That all changed in 1848, with the construction of a mill in Coloma, California. Business partners John Sutter and James Marshall set out to build a ...
I set out to evaluate the merit, or lack thereof, of the 1989 Edward Zwick film, Glory. Never in my earlier education in grade school, high school, or at New York University had I run across the suggestion I found in Bruce ...
While there were no major battles fought in the state of Ohio, it made great contributions to the American Civil War. Since Ohio was centrally located, and had a growing population, Ohio was both politically and logistically important to the war effort. ...
Beverly West Virginia is a small town located in the middle of nowhere. It was here in Beverly that I learned that it was the Civil War that caused the formation of the state of West Virginia . In case you don't ...
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