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Manumission

History; American history

The freeing or emancipation of chattel slaves by their owners, which became more common in the upper South in the wake of so much talk during the American Revolution about human liberty. George ...

Lusitania

History; American history

British ship carrying American passengers sunk by a German submarine on May 15, 1915.

Macon's Bill No.

History; American history

2 An attempt to stop British and French interference with American trade.

Manhattan Project

History; American history

The secret government program to develop an atomic bomb during World War II.

Malcolm X

History; American history

Spokesman for the Nation of Islam, a black religious and political organization that advocated black owned businesses and castigated "white devils. " He achieved notoriety as a public speaker and ...

This informal group of pro colonial rights leaders in Boston helped organize resistance against unwanted British policies, such as the Stamp Act. Working with more visible popular leaders like Samuel ...

Lord Salisbury

History; American history

Imperious British prime minister who rejected American intervention in an 1895 border dispute between Venezuela and British Guiana, prompting an American threat of military involvement. Salisbury ...