Manifest Destiny and Westward Expansion
With the discovery of potential settlement locations beyond the frontier which stopped at the Appalachian Mountain, the desire to explore and expand further beyond the Appalachian Mountain became a burning…
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Summary of the Jeffersonian Era: Elements and Ideas
Jeffersonian democracy which was named after Thomas Jefferson, its advocate, was a dominant political outlook and movement in the United States from the 1790s to the 1820s. By 1800, Americans…
The Federal Era and the Articles of Confederation: Strength and Weaknesses
The declaration of independence on the 4th of July, 1776 marked the beginning of a new nation. However, the Treaty of Paris left the United States independent and at peace…
The American Revolutionary War of 1775-1783
The American revolutionary war of 1775-1783 was also known as the American War of independence began as a war between the kingdom of Great Britain and the thirteen (13) former…
Pre-colonial America: America at the Eve of Colonisation
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 extends to the…
Lipombo: The Elongated-head Tradition of the Mangbetu
Who are the Mangbetu Tribe? Lipombo is a practice (among the Magbetu people) of deforming the skull to take to desire patterns. Mangbetu people are a tribe in central Africa,…