American history

American history

Contributors in American history

American history

A term associated with the Massachusetts Bay Colony, referring to the declining zeal of later generations or movement away from the utopian ideals of those Puritan leaders, such as John Winthrop, who ...

City upon a Hill

History; American history

Phrase from John Winthrop's sermon, "A Model of Christian Charity," in which he challenged his fellow Puritans to build a model, ideal community in America that would serve as an example of how the ...

Dartmouth v. Woodward

History; American history

A landmark 1819 Supreme Court decision protecting contracts. In the case, Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that the charters of business corporations are contracts and thus protected under the U. S. ...

Daniel Webster

History; American history

A noted orator, Webster opposed the War of 1812 and the protectionist tariff of 1816 after his election to the House of Representatives. He later became a staunch nationalist and defender of tariff ...

D Day

History; American history

June 6, 1944, the day Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, in France, leading to the defeat of Germany.

Cuban Missile Crisis

History; American history

The conflict in 1962 prompted by Soviet installation of missiles on Cuba and President Kennedy's announcement to the American Public. After days of genuine fear on both sides, the two sides ...

Coxey's Arrny

History; American history

A movement founded by Jacob S. Coxey to help the unemployed during the depression of the 1890s, it brought out of work people to Washington, D. C. , to demand that the federal government provide jobs ...