The United States of America is located in the middle of the North American continent with Canada to the north and Mexico to the south
The USA includes the state of Hawaii a series of islands located in the pacific and the state of Alaska in the North-Western part of the continent
cr: History Central... After his victory at Vera Cruz Scott advanced with his army towards Mexico City. Blocking him was Santa Ana with 20,000 troops. Santa Ana attempted to block Scott at the pass at Cerra Gordo. Thanks to a successful scouting mission by Captain Robert E Lee, the American forces were able to outflank Santa Ana, and force his troops to withdraw.
The reconstruction programme that was inaugurated at the end of the civil war had far-reaching implications for both blacks and whites. In the south, there developed two groups, which were…
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There were two conflicting reconstruction programmes after the American civil war. These were: (1). The Presidential Conservative or Lincoln Reconstruction Programme and (2). The Radical or Congressional Reconstruction Programme. The…
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The American civil war, which period commences with the official ending in 1865, amounted to a cessation of hostilities on the battlefield. Nevertheless, the civil war had injected powerful mechanisms…
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September 7, 2022
On October 25, 1812, the USS "United States", commanded by Captain Stephen Decatur, defeated the HMS "Macedonian" off of the coast of Africa. cr: H. Central
Five hundred miles south of the Azores, crewmen of the "United States" saw a sail 12 miles away. Capt. Decatur identified the ship as the HMS Macedonia and cleared his…
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July 28, 2022
Civil rights march on Wash[ington], D.C. / [WKL]. cr: LOC.gov
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