... of 1808, in what is now known as Todd County in Kentucky. His immediate family was of militaristic background. He was the son of Samuel Emory Davis, who had served in the Revolution against the British alongside his brothers.(Man 25) Samuel Davis was regarded as, "A young officer of gentle and engaging address, as well as remarkable daring in battle."(Chadwick 143 ... ) Samuel Davis also had four sons, of which Jefferson was the youngest. Each of Jefferson's three brothers served as soldiers in the War of 1812. Two of them gained special mention ... ...

• Word Count: 1920
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: High School

... to who Booth would include in his band. Booth first recruited Michael O"Laughlin, an old school friend, while in Maryland in 1864. Another old school friend by the name of Samuel Arnold was recruited, however, he withdrew approximately one month prior to the assassination (Weichmann 181). John Surratt was selected because he was a Confederate messenger who knew the back roads between ... chosen. Others were recruited to assist with the assassination conspiracy (Baker 50) . These included the following: Mary Surratt who owned the tavern where Booth and his conspirators held their meeting...

• Word Count: 1410
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... to former Confederates, and the North's gradual loss of interest in Southern matters contributed to a flawed era. Many politicians were reluctant to continue sectional bickering for in the words of Samuel J. Tilden, "We have just emerged from one civil war, and it will not do to engage in another civil war it would end in the destruction of free government." White ... ...

• Word Count: 1277
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... until the spring thaws would make it viable to cross the Missouri River. They entered Kansas on April 20, 1855, and headed to Osawatomie, near the home of their Reverend Samuel Lyle Adair, their uncle who had moved to Kansas the year before. By June, Jason, John, Jr., Oliver, and Watson Brown had arrived to join them in the establishment of ... ...

• Word Count: 1858
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... until the spring thaws would make it viable to cross the Missouri River. They entered Kansas on April 20, 1855, and headed to Osawatomie, near the home of their Reverend Samuel Lyle Adair, their uncle who had moved to Kansas the year before. By June, Jason, John, Jr., Oliver, and Watson Brown had arrived to join them in the establishment of ... ...

• Word Count: 1858
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... happening and made them open their eyes and see the horror that they live amongst. It was 1846 when Sojourner truth finally owned her own house by getting a loan from Samuel Hill. Even though she was illiterate that did not stop her. She was able to write a book because Olive Gilbert dictated it and it was published in 1850, The Narrative ... ...

• Word Count: 1935
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• Grade Level: High School

... the harbor. After his surrender Anderson and his men hopped a supply ship to New York (Gunn). Obtaining the rank of General on 21 July 1861, he was "junior only to Samuel Cooper, A.S. Johnston, Robert E. Lee and J.E. Johnston ("Pierre Beauregard"). He was almost immediately ordered to Manassas, Virginia to command at the First Bull Run, though he was superseded at the last ... ...

• Word Count: 1574
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... in the service of England, reached Maine in 1498. France sent many explorers to Maine. These explorers included Giovanni da Verrazzano (1524), Pierre du Guast, Seur de Monts (1604), and Samuel de Champlain (1604). Champlain explored and named Mount Desert, the largest island along Maine's coast. French and Indian wars were fought in Maine and the rest of New England 1689 ... ...

• Word Count: 2226
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... own school in Boston. By the time she was thirty-one, Dorothea became very sick, with tuberculosis. Her grandmother sent her to England to get well. In England she met Samuel Tuke, the man who changed her life. He was the person who showed her what an institution for the mentally ill should be like. They asked Dorthea, in 1841, to ... ...

• Word Count: 1973
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... only secured with the use of federal troops sent in to protect them. The end of Radical Reconstruction came following the election of 1876. Radical Republican Rutherford Hayes and Democrat Samuel Tilden competed in a very close election. The winner was unclear, however, due to a dispute over electoral votes in three states. In response, a commission was established to determine a winner. In a compromise ... ...

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... wrote the Kentucky and Virginia Resolves. They argued that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional and that each state had a right to declare them null and void. 1788-1789 Samuel Slater- Slater was an English immigrant who, in 1790, set up the first factory in the United States. It was a textile factory in Rhode Island. He is sometimes called the ... ...

• Word Count: 2085
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... . The most disturbing aspect of this article is the account of the burning of a convicted Negro at the stake. This is the account of the burning of the stake of Samuel Hase on Sunday April 23, 1900. People were so excited to secure a "souvenir" that they were nearly fighting over the ashes of the dead man. People fled the scene with ... ...

• Word Count: 2362
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... to former Confederates, and the North's gradual loss of interest in Southern matters contributed to a flawed era. Many politicians were reluctant to continue sectional bickering for in the words of Samuel J. Tilden, "We have just emerged from one civil war, and it will not do to engage in another civil war it would end in the destruction of free government." White ... ...

• Word Count: 1331
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate