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Confederate States of America Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America Also called the Confederacy. the eleven southern states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia) that seceded from the United States in 1860 and 1861, thus precipitating the Civil War.... Read more
Proclamation of 1763 (Great Britain) Proclamation of 1763 (Great Britain)
PROCLAMATION OF 1763 PROCLAMATION OF 1763, issued by the British government regulating the settlement of land in North America. It was prepared in part by William Petty Fitzmaurice, Lord Shelburne, and was proclaimed by the Crown on 2 October. By it, parts of the territory in America acquired... Read more
Democracy in America Democracy in America
DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA, by Alexis de Tocqueville. The most influential study of the United States ever written, Democracy in America owes its enduring significance to the complexity of Tocqueville's analysis. This child of aristocracy was "a liberal of a new kind"... Read more
Henry Marie Brackenridge Henry Marie Brackenridge
Henry Marie Brackenridge 1786-1871, American writer, b. Pittsburgh; son of Hugh Henry Brackenridge. Admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1806, he moved to St. Louis, where he was a lawyer and journalist. Among his writings are Views of Louisiana (1814), part of which was one of the sources of... Read more
Hops Hops
Hops Description Hops come from the large perennial vine Humulus lupulus. This plant is native to North America and Europe, but is cultivated in many other places. The vine grows to a height of 25 ft (8 m). It has heart-shaped dark green leaves and yellowish green flowers. Each plant produces... Read more
Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies
Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies, bipartisan organization formed in May 1940 by Republican, William Allen White (1868–1944). It was the first to fight American isolationism at a national level and to combat the America First Committee. But it was non-interventionist and... Read more
Alliance for Progress Alliance for Progress
Alliance for Progress Span. Alianza para el Progreso, U.S. assistance program for Latin America begun in 1961 during the presidency of John F. Kennedy . It was created principally to counter the appeal of revolutionary politics, such as those adopted in Cuba (see Fidel Castro ). It called for... Read more
Latin America Latin America
Latin America the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. The 20 republics are Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador,... Read more
Voice of America Voice of America
Voice of America broadcasting service of the United States Information Agency, est. 1942. Originally set up as a means of fighting the cold war , the Voice of America produces and broadcasts radio programs in English and foreign languages to other countries in order to promote a favorable... Read more
America First Committee America First Committee
AMERICA FIRST COMMITTEE AMERICA FIRST COMMITTEE (AFC). Founded in 1940 to fight against U.S. participation in World War II, the AFC initially enjoyed the backing of Henry Ford and the historian Charles A. Beard. Isolationists in all parts of the United States were involved, but the committee was... Read more

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