The White Lion brings enslaved Africans to Jamestown, Virginia, 1619

Civil War: Slaves as a Percentage of the U.S. Population

Civil War Statistics: Slaves as a Percentage of the U.S. Population (1800-1860)    American slavery began in August of 1619, when an English ship, called…

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American Civil War: South Carolina Secession (1861)

The American Civil War: South Carolina Secession (1861)   This Civil War document is declared the Secession of South Carolina from the United States.  After…

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President Lincoln

American Civil War

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Attacks on U.S. Navy Ships Short of War

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Chinese Soldier in the Korean War

Wars of the 1950s

Wars of the 1950s   Historyguy.com>Wars by Year>Wars of the 1950sThe 1950s were a period of intense change throughout the world. Many (but not all)…

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The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)   Soviet Missiles in Cuba, as shown in a U.S reconnaissance photo   The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 brought…

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The Crittenden Compromise: Amendments Proposed in Congress by Senator John J. Crittenden (1860)

The American Civil War: The Crittenden Compromise: Amendments Proposed in Congress by Senator John J. Crittenden (1860) Return to the Civil War Homepage As the…

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World War Two: Attack on Pearl Harbor

American Wars By President

  American Wars by President Since World War Two Since World War Two, the United States has had 15 presidents.  They all have dealt with…

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Map of North American After the French and Indian War (1763)

Timeline of American Colonial Indian Wars

Timeline of American Colonial Indian Wars Historyguy.com>American Military History>American Colonial Indian Wars American Colonial Indian Wars: From the first attempts at establishing permanent settlements in North…

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American Soldier World War One

American Battles and Campaigns of World War One

American Battles and Campaigns of World War One The United States entered World War One on April 6, 1917 on the side of the Allies….

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