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blacks in New Orleans, Louisiana, formed the Citizens Committee to Test the Constitutionality of the Separate Car Law. In June 1892 Homer Plessy sat in the car designated for whites only. Plessy was one-eighth black, but under Louisiana law he was…

made plans for the Reconstruction and getting the South back into the Union. With the South in disarray and tensions growing against the North, Lincoln knew how to handle the situation. However before the war even ended, in 1865 he was assassinated…

dynamic position; many Americans may make the mistake of believing the job is a static one, holding dearly to tradition and custom. The responsibilities intrinsic in the title are never carried out the same way twice, making each president as a snowflake…

II days to the dawn of the revolutionary 1960's, the United States had been led by an uninspiring, "ordinary" farmer who had led the country into yet another war, and a seemingly incompetent general primarily described as "grandfatherly," who had accompl…

War II many colonies that had been under the influence of British and French rule wanted there independence from the imperial powers. The idea of decolonization, the resign of all colonial possessions by imperial powers, spread throughout Asia, India,…

or people involved. This is true for the Indians of the Eastern Woodlands. The Indians were forced to choose sides during both the Seven Years' War and the American Revolution. Different Indian tribes even split up due to this fact. "Some tribes…

and settled, the Indians have had much difficulty sustaining the changes. Some Indian tribes were able to get along with the Americans, while other Indian tribes were not. This is also true for the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The expedition was able…

It could be said that this is still true today. The colonists always claimed to work problems out with the Indians, through Treaties or something of this sort. Unfortunately, the Indians were always lied to. Promises were never kept. Yet they…

same reasons, the experiences they encountered were quite different. The quest for economic opportunity, religious freedom, and democratic lifestyle presented challenges to both the Chesapeake and New England colonies. The Chesapeake Colony consisted…

is a train that goes underground. However, during the time slaves were trying to get their freedom it refers to the effort by many people to help slaves escape. The effort to free slaves started from 1820 and ran through1865 until the civil war ended.…