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The Influence of Sea Power Upon History

History; American history

1890 book by Alfred Thayer Mahan that argued nations expand their world power through foreign commerce and a strong navy. Strongly influenced American politicians who advocated expansion.

Virtual Representation

History; American history

King George III's chief minister, George Grenville, employed this concept in 1765 in relation to the Stamp Act. He insisted that all colonists were represented in Parliament by virtue of being ...

The English government established these courts in its North American colonies to deal with issues of maritime law, including smuggling. If judges condemned vessels for smuggling, they would share in ...

Vertical Integration

History; American history

The practise of controlling every phase of production by owning the sources of raw materials and often the transportation facilities needed to distribute the product, it was a means of gaining a ...

Twenty Fourth Amendment

History; American history

This amendment, adopted in 1964, barred a poll tax in federal elections.

Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty of 1972 (SALT I)

History; American history

Arms control treaty signed by President Nixon and Soviet premier Leonid Brezhnev. Although it only froze the deployment of relatively inconsequential intercontinental ballistic missiles, this first ...

Stamp Act Congress

History; American history

This inter-colonial body of political leaders from nine colonies met for a few days in October 1765 to consider ways to protest the Stamp Act. The delegates drafted a petition declaring that ...