American history

American history

Contributors in American history

American history

Long held belief that monarchs were God's political stewards on earth. Because their authority to rule supposedly came directly from God, the decision making of monarchs was held to be infallible and ...

Dien Bien Phu

History; American history

Vietminh siege of 13,000 French soldiers in 1954 at a remote military outpost. The French surrender led to the 1956 elections designed to reunify Vietnam.

Detente

History; American history

A relaxation of tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union that was begun by President Richard M. Nixon.

Denmark Vesey

History; American history

A former West Indian slave who organised an attempted rebellion against slavery in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1822.

Committees of Correspondence

History; American history

As American leaders became increasingly anxious about a perceived British imperial conspiracy to deprive them of their liberties, they set up networks of communication among the colonies. Beginning ...

Charles Grandison Finney

History; American history

The "father of modern revivalism," Finney devised many techniques adopted by later revival preachers. He encouraged many women to participate actively in revival.