Introduction American History is full of struggles and the fight for equality forall people. The civil rights era was among the most memorable battles inAmerican History. It involved many sacrifices on the part of minoritiesand those that fought for their civil rights. The civil rights battl...

In 1804 the United States takes formal possession of what is now Missouri. In 1820 After fierce debate, Congress admits Missouri as a slave state. The question of Missouri statehood sparks widespread disagreement over the expansion of slavery. The resolution, eventually known as ...

In the history of the United States there are not many court cases that have split the country virtually in half by one decision, but this is what happened in the Dred Scott Case. The decision made by the court split the Democratic Party in two, ended the Whig party, and formed the Republican Party...

According to a survey taken on factmonster.com America has labeled Abraham Lincoln as one of our greatest presidents. As most of us learn in our primary education Lincoln is responsible for freeing the slaves. Celebrated as the "Great Emancipator," he is widely regarded as a backer of black fre...

Elizabeth "Bessie" Coleman is an unknown figure in American history. At first, "she complied with society's standard of job opportunities for women at the turn of the century by working as a domestic and later a manicurist" (Creasman 162-3). After feeling unfulfilled, sh...

Elizabeth "Bessie" Coleman is an unknown figure in American history. At first, "she complied with society's standard of job opportunities for women at the turn of the century by working as a domestic and later a manicurist" (Creasman 162-3). After feeling unfulfilled, she...

Civil War Before the civil war that tore the fabric of American life, there were three sections of American people with different economic, cultural and political attitudes. The balance of power was kept by different alliances, which came up in the pre-civil war period. The west was the balancing po...

CIVIL WARSectionalismBefore the civil war that tore the fabric of American life, there were three sections of American people with different economic, cultural and political attitudes. The balance of power was kept by different alliances, which came up in the pre-civil war period. The west was the b...

The American Civil War probably receives more notoriety than any other war in American history. Though most people have come to understand the War to be a Union victory over the institution of slavery and the Slave Power, the credit for this accomplishment is mostly given to Abraham Lincoln or the a...