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Francisco Pizarro and the Conquest of the Inca
In 1531, Pizarro led a small but well trained army along the Pacific Coast of the unexplored South America. With less than 200 men, he conquered the Inca empire, known as modern …
The Women's Rights Movement
The women's rights movement grew out of the women's suffrage movement of the mid-1800s and also addressed other women's legal rights issues. The second wave of the movement, which …
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Some of the greta cities of Mesopotamia, such as Nineveh, Ctesiphon, and Seleucia stood on the banks of these great rivers.
Philadelphia
Using a debt owed by King Charles II, William Penn traded away a fortune in order to acquire an American colony. He could have become even wealthier from his land, but instead he …
Causes of the Civil War
In 1861, Americans became engaged in a bloody civil war in which more than 600,000 Americans lost their lives. The conflict began after several states withdrew from the Union. …
Francisco Coronado and the Seven Cities of Gold
Spanish legend claimed there were seven cities built of gold and filled with treasure in the New World. Today he is seen as a brave explorer and a careful observer of life in the …
Women's Rights Movement, Revised Edition
The women's rights movement grew out of the women's suffrage movement of the mid-1800s and also addressed other women's legal rights issues. The second wave of the movement, which …
Engel v. Vitale
What happens when a state board prescribes a prayer for public school children to recite in every classroom each morning as part of its program of ""moral and spiritual training""? …
The Indus River
The chief river of Pakistan, the Indus was the site of the prehistoric Indus Valley civilisation. Featured is the history and geography of the river.
Technology and the Civil War
When war broke out between the North and the South in 1861, the United States was still a growing nation, living with traditions of the past and beginning to improve life with new …
St. Augustine
Founded by the Spanish admiral Pedro Menendez de Aviles in 1565, St. Augustine remained in Spanish hands until the 1763 Treaty of Paris awarded Florida to Great Britain. This book …
Manifest Destiny
As the population of the 13 colonies grew and the economy developed, the desire to expand into new land increased. Nineteenth-century Americans believed it was their divine right …