Digital History
Digital History: Struggles for Power in Colonial America
A very brief explanation of the power struggle between the French and English in the New World and how the Native Americans were caught in the middle.
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Digital History: The Great Awakening
A brief discussion about the Great Awakening, an important religious event that swept across America and included all classes of people in both the cities and countryside.
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Digital History: The Fate of Native Americans
A brief look at the inability of Native Americans to halt the settlement of their lands by American colonists after the French and Indian War. There is a short description of Chief Pontiac and his alliance of several tribes which fought...
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Digital History: Philadelphia in 1787
A quick snapshot of what the city of Philadelphia was like in terms of population, wealth, and appearance at the beginning of the Constitutional Convention held there in 1787.
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Digital History: The Birth of Political Parties
A brief look at the beginning of political parties in the new American nation. Find out the views of the two parties.
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Digital History: Election of 1796
The election of 1796, a test of the new government's transfer of power, was not without intrigue. Read a brief account of the election and its results.
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Digital History: The Eagle, the Tiger, and the Shark
A very brief discussion about how Napoleon's exploits in Europe affected American shipping and American sailors.
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Digital History: University of Houston: Women's Liberation
The women's movement was launched with the publication of the book "The Feminine Mystique" by Betty Friedan in 1963. After years of interviewing women, Friedan concluded that many were unhappy in their lives and unhappy with their...
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Digital History: Shays' Rebellion
A brief discussion of Shays' Rebellion and why it was but a symptom of a weak central government under the Articles of Confederation. See what some saw as a way to fix the problems.
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Digital History: Protecting American Industry
A look at the imposition of high tariffs to protect American industry after the War of 1812 when the British flooded the American market with cheap goods.
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Digital History: Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Election of 1932
A brief overview of Franklin D. Roosevelt's private and political life prior to being nominated as the presidential candidate of the Democratic party in the election of 1932.
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Digital History: Herbert Hoover
A brief look at Herbert Hoover as he became president in 1929. Read about his political experience, and see what was about to sink his presidency.