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Pendleton Act

History; American history

A law passed in 1883 to eliminate political corruption in the federal goverment, it outlawed political contributions by appointed officeholders and established the Civil Service Commission to ...

Permanent Immigrants

History; American history

Immigrants coming to America to settle permanently, often due to ethnic and religious persecution at home.

Pearl Harbor

History; American history

The main base of the U. S. Pacific fleet, which Japan attacked on December 7, 1941, forcing the United States to enter World War II.

Patriarchal

History; American history

Patriarchal social and political systems are denoted by power and authority residing in males, such as in the father of the family. Such authority then passes from father to son through the ...

Paul Cuffe

History; American history

An African American sea captain, Cuffe led the first experiment in colonization when he transported 38 free blacks to Sierra Leone in 1815.

Patrons of Husbandry

History; American history

An organization founded in 1867 to aid farmers through its local granges, it was responsible for state laws regulating railroads, established cooperatives to help with marketing problems, and ...