Grant remembered that black soldiers had fought to defend the Union. ... That same year, in the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Sioux and Cheyenne warriors killed about 210 men under the command of Lieutenant Colonel George A. ... When the war ended, Barton formed a bureau to search for missing men Turner, Nat (1800-1831), a black slave and preacher, led the most famous slave revolt in United States history. ... He entered Lincoln's private box and shot him in the head during the play Our American Cousin. ...

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It also emerged that unopened boxes of ballot papers had been found in churches and community centres in predominantly black districts, districts that in Florida in 2000 had overwhelmingly voted for Gore. ... Candidate orientation can be the deciding factor in elections, such as 2000, when there is very little politically to choose from between the candidates, and neither one is hugely stronger than the other. ... Coupled with the fact that he seemed so overwhelmingly clever was the fact that he appeared very wooden when speaking and displayed very little charisma, unlike Bill Clinton. ... Whi...

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The Warrior On October 27, 1858, in New York, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt gave birth to Theodore Roosevelt, her second child and first son. He was named after his father, Theodore Sr., and was sometimes called Thee or Teedie by his mother. He was a seventh generation Roosevelt. As a child and throughout his lifetime, Theodore suffered from severe asthma, becoming so bad that they would nearly suffocate him. His father, who refused to have a sickly child, would constantly carry him around, hoping that Theodore's lungs would become stronger. ...

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The Warrior On October 27, 1858, in New York, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt gave birth to Theodore Roosevelt, her second child and first son. He was named after his father, Theodore Sr., and was sometimes called Thee or Teedie by his mother. He was a seventh generation Roosevelt. As a child and throughout his lifetime, Theodore suffered from severe asthma, becoming so bad that they would nearly suffocate him. His father, who refused to have a sickly child, would constantly carry him around, hoping that Theodore's lungs would become stronger. ...

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• Grade Level: High School