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In the course of the Civil War,

At the outset of the War of 1812

Roger Williams

The Mexican dictator, General Antonio López de Santa Anna, personally led the action against the Texan rebels at the Alamo.

In Worcester v. Georgia, the Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee Nation was a “distinct political community,” in which Georgia law had no force.

Mary Boykin Chesnut described slavery as “monstrous” because

One important advantage the South had over the North was that it

The increase in cotton production was mostly generated by

What did the Louisiana Purchase accomplish?

The Monroe Doctrine