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- 3971: American Revolution
- ... Britain, he said, was not the mother country, since mothers don’t turn red-coated thugs loose on their children. He even denied the protection of Great Britain, saying the motive of Great Britain was interest, not attachment, and that it had not protected the colonies from their (the colonies’) enemies on their (the colonies’) account, but rather from Great Britain’s enemies and its own account. "... France and Spain never ...
- 3972: American Dream
- ... private property. Everyone farmed on their own, so people had to learn how to make a decision properly. However they were no longer controlled by their neighbors. The society of Marlborough was divided by the interest in the town, not in their previous status. Although this left 38 families with no land it was a whole lot fairer because the more that you do, the more that you get. By participating ...
- 3973: African-Americans In The South
- ... stand for five "simple" views. The first being "The White Race" being the Aryan race and its Christian faith. The second, "America First" states that "America comes first before any foreign or alien influence or interest". "The Constitution" as they believe should be followed exactly as written and intended, and is considered by their group "the finest system of government ever conceived by man". The fourth, "Free Enterprise" was the end ...
- 3974: William McKinley
- ... increased the tariff, and in 1900 Congress passed the Gold Standard Act. Although domestic issues dominated the campaign, foreign affairs would occupy a large part of President McKinley’s terms in office. Because of growing interest in Cuba, which was fighting for independence from Spain, the president sent the battleship USS Maine to Havana to protect American interests. Earlier he had tried to get Spain to negotiate with the rebels, but ...
- 3975: Watergate Scandal
- ... he had from Congress. He said "I have never been a quitter, to leave office before my term is complete is abhorrent to ever instinct in my body. But, as president, I must put the interest of America first. America needs a full-time president and a full-time Congress. Therefore, In shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow." (Westerfled 57) The next morning Nixon addressed a tearful White House ...
- 3976: War Of 1812
- ... but when pushed around too much any human, or in this case, any country will rally to prevent any further bulling by a stronger country. The United States was only looking out for it own interest, in trying to continue it’s economic growth, and continue the foundation for its republic. Although when presented a plan that looks to good to be true and expand your national boundaries, or homeland, most ...
- 3977: The New Deal
- ... the circuit court of appeals. Farmers were down to nothing after the depression. The AAA helped keeping the farmers balanced by "plowing under" crops. The Farm credit act allowed farmers to refinance mortgages at lower rates. Things started to get better for the Farmers until the Dust bowl destroyed much of what the mid west farmers had. They needed desperate help, quickly. No law could give farmers what they needed. In ...
- 3978: The New Deal
- ... had plummeted into the greatest depression to face this country while Herbert Hoover lead the country, many voters were looking for anyone with a promising plan and a bright outlook. As banks closed and unemployment rates soared, Roosevelt promised a balanced budget, and spoke of Hoover’s rash and excessive spending. The election of 1932 was a landslide in Roosevelt’s favor, and he quickly took over as soon as he ...
- 3979: The Cuban Missile Crisis
- ... and agreed to remove the missiles if Kennedy made a public agreement never to invade Cuba.10 Fidel Castro was never consulted about this which angered him greatly, but it was in Russia’s best interest to agree to peace because none of the military bases were finished yet in Cuba, and if war was waged now then Russia would surely lose. Although Kennedy already agreed to the first letter of ...
- 3980: Slavery - The Anti-Slavery Effort
- ... daughter of a celebrated Congregationalist minister, Lyman Beecher, Harriet moved to Cincinnati at the age of 21, where she met and married Calvin Ellis Stowe, a biblical scholar. Her first publication, The Mayflower, revealed her interest in New England personalities, but her proximity to Kentucky had also given her firsthand knowledge of the South. When she and her husband moved to Brunswick, Maine, in 1850, she drew upon her recollections to ...
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