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George Washington, born on February 22, 1732, in Westmoreland County, Virginia, stands as one of the most pivotal figures in American history. Known as the...

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the freedom of speech, religion, and the press. It also protects the right to peaceful protest and...

John Adams (1735–1826), a pivotal figure in the American Revolution, served as the second U.S. president from 1797 to 1801. Born in Braintree (now Quincy),...

After the American Declaration of Independence in 1776, the Founding Fathers turned to the composition of the states’ and then the federal Constitution. Although a...

The Declaration of Independence was the first formal statement by a nation’s people asserting their right to choose their own government. When armed conflict between...

Abraham Lincoln, a self-taught lawyer, legislator, and vocal opponent of slavery was elected the 16th president of the United States in November 1860, shortly before...

John Brown’s raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia) on October 16, 1859, was a pivotal event leading up to...

In the years immediately following the Revolutionary War, the rural South—the region where slavery had taken the strongest hold in North America—faced an economic crisis....

Slavery in America has a long and dark history that has had a profound impact on the social, economic, and political landscape of the country....

Nat Turner, born on October 2, 1800, in Southampton County, Virginia, was an enslaved African American preacher whose name became synonymous with rebellion and resistance...