American history

American history

Contributors in American history

American history

This term signifies England's relatively benign neglect of its American colonies from about 1690 to 1760. During these years King and Parliament rarely legislated constraints of any kind and allowed ...

Sagebrush Rebellion

History; American history

Failed movement led by conservative Western politicians to cede federal control of western land to individual states, promoting private ownership and commercial development.

Rosa Parks

History; American history

African American seamstress and active NAACP member arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white patron in Montgomery, Alabama, prompting a huge bus boycott led by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Roderigue Hortalez & Cie.

History; American history

Prior to its formal involvement in the War for Independence, the French government supplied the American rebels with critically needed war goods through a bogus private trading firm known as ...

Rock and Roll

History; American history

Musical style new to the 1950s, combining black rhythm and blues with white country music. Listened to mostly by young Americans and embodied by Elvis Presley, the music softly challenged notions of ...

Robert Kennedy

History; American history

After an early public life as a committed Cold Warrior, Kennedy ran for the Democratic nomination in 1968 as a peace candidate representative of young liberals. His assassination while on the ...