The sinking of the Lusitania moves America to war

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The sinking of the Lusitania moves America to war {{08/02/2022}} The Lusitania sets sails in rough seas On a bright and sunny spring day, the RMS Lusitania set sail from New York, bound for Liverpool, England. While many of the passengers onboard the luxury cruise liner were looking forward to the v...

Shays' Rebellion spurs change in American government

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Shays' Rebellion spurs change in American government {{08/02/2022}} The roots of Shays' Rebellion The United States had emerged from the Revolutionary War as an independent nation, but independence brought with it hardship. This was certainly the case for many Massachusetts farmers who had fought in...

Native Americans forced to walk the trail of tears

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Native Americans forced to walk the Trail of Tears {{8/01/2022}} What led to the Trail of Tears The southeastern portion of the United States had been the ancestral lands of various Native American tribes. These tribes had lived for generations on this land, and had even adopted the ways of the whit...

President Lincoln's Gettysburg address reaffirms American principles

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President Lincoln's Gettysburg address reaffirms American principles {{7/28/2022}} An introduction to the Gettysburg Address The opening lines of President Abraham’s Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address (speech): “Four score and seven years ago (one score is twenty years, so 87 years ago) our fathers brough...

Prohibition ushers in the roaring twenties

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Prohibition ushers in the roaring twenties {{7/27/2022}} What is prohibition? Prohibition is the name given to the time in U.S. history when the federal government banned the sale and consumption of alcohol throughout the country. The Prohibition era began in 1920, with the ratification of the 18th ...