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American history
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American history
Frederick Douglass
History; American history
The nation's most famous fugitive slave and African American abolitionist, Douglass supported political action against slavery.
Fireside Chats
History; American history
Weekly radio addresses by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in which he explained his actions directly to the American people.
First 100 Days
History; American history
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's first 100 days in office, when he proposed and Congress passed fifteen major bills that reshaped the U. S. Economy.
First Continental Congress
History; American history
This body was the most important expression of intercolonial protest activity up to 1774. Called in response to Parliament's Coercive Acts, the delegates met in Philadelphia for nearly two months. ...
Fugitive Slave Law
History; American history
The most controversial element of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Law provided for the return of runaway slaves to their masters.
General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
History; American history
The Mexican general and president whose defeat at the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836 permitted Texas to gain its independence.
Gabriel
History; American history
A Virginia slave and blacksmith who organised an attempted assault against Richmond in 1800.
