American history

American history

Contributors in American history

American history

Unlike European nations that were malebased, or patrilineal, in organization, many Native American societies structured tribal and family power and authority through women. Quite often use rights to ...

Neutrality

History; American history

U. S. Policy of impartiality during World Wars I and II.

Navigation System

History; American history

To effect mercantilist goals, King and Parliament legislated a series of Navigation Acts (1651, 1660,1663, 1673, 1696) that established England as the central hub of trade in its emerging empire. ...

Naturalism

History; American history

Literary style of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, where the individual was seen as a helpless victim in a world in which biological, social, and psychological forces determined his ...

Marshall Plan

History; American history

A massive foreign aid programme to Western Europe of $17 billion over four years, beginning in 1948. Named after Secretary of State George Marshall, the programme restored economic prosperity to the ...

Marbury v. Madison

History; American history

This landmark 1803 Supreme Court decision, which established the principle of judicial review, marked the first time that the Court declared an act of Congress unconstitutional.

Marquis of Queensberry Rules

History; American history

Standardised boxing rules of the late nineteenth century, creating structured three minute rounds with one minute rest periods, outlawing wrestling throws and holds, and specifying the number of ...