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Explores the federal government with a look at the functions and structure of the three branches : Executive Branch, Legislative Branch, and Judical Branch. Includes information on how United States government is set up with a checks and balances system. Offers some insights through comments by educators and elected officials.
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One of the most important documents ever created, the constitution is the backbone for the creation of the most successful nation on earth - America.
The Bill of Rights provides the basic legal protections to ensure individual rights. These rights and all subsequent amendments are presented here in easy-to-understand language with valuable insight from distinguished experts.
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Explores the reasons behind Spanish colonization of Santa Fe in 1610, a decade before Plymouth Colony. Traces the path of Spanish incursions into South and Central America, Mexico, and finally into the North American Southwest, including the bringing of Christianity and building of Missions, as well as the introduction of diseases for which the natives had no immunity.
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The Gilded age was characterized by prosperity and industrialization that thinly disguised blatant corruption in politics and business. Explores the enormous social and cultural changes of the 1920s, an era of prosperity, rapid industrialization, social experimentation, and artistic renaissance. The Progressive era altered the course of our history through the strengthening of labor unions, political reforms, and the imposition of the first federal...
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What famous city did Benjamin Banneker help design? Why was Harriet Tubman called the 'Moses' of her people? Who were the 'Men of the Massachusetts 54th'? Why was the peanut so important to the rebuilding of the south after the Civil War? Who delivered the famous 'I Have a Dream' speech in Washington, D.C.? How did Sojourner Truth get her name? These are but a few of the questions answered.
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