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Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Uprising. Farmers in Western Pennsylvania revolted in 1794 over what they perceived as excessive taxes, creating a crisis that threatened the fledgling country and George Washington. A new federal tax on alcoholic beverages and the stills that produced them was enacted by Congress in 1791. -
Louisiana Purchase
The United States paid $15 million for this agreement with France, which was signed on April 30, 1803, to acquire 828,000 square miles of territory west of the Mississippi River. The United States increased its area and moved westward at about 4 cents per acre. -
Battle of New Orleans
On January 8, 1815, American forces under General Andrew Jackson and British forces under General Edward Partaken engaged in the Battle of New Orleans. Despite having a 2:1 numerical disadvantage, the Americans, who had built excellent earthworks, easily defeated the British attack. -
Monroe Doctrine
The most well-known American approach to the Western Hemisphere is the Monroe Doctrine. The doctrine, which was concealed in a normal yearly letter delivered to Congress by President James Monroe in December 1823, informs European countries that the United States will not stand by while their countries continue to be colonized or have puppet kings. -
Ain't I a Women by Sojourner Truth
She made a speech titled "Ain't I A Woman?" in 1851 at the Akron, Ohio, Women's Convention. It was demanded of the female attendees that they demand the right to vote. The speech's goal is to convince the audience that granting women the right to vote is a sensible idea. -
What to the salve,is the 4th of July by Frederick Douglass
Douglass skillfully switches back and forth throughout the speech between praising his audience and criticizing the United States. He expresses his strong views on the hypocrisy of a nation that professes freedom and equality but is okay with a large group of people living in prolonged, illegal slavery. -
Telephone
Bell started his research in 1874 and received financial support from people who provided him the greatest business plan for commercializing it. The first telephone exchange, switchboard, and line were all built and put into use in 1877–1878. -
Letter to my nephew by James Baldwin
James Baldwin, a writer from Harlem, feels compelled to write a letter to his nephew James in which he cautions and counsels James about the harsh and ignorant America that he will inevitably grow up in as an African American in the still very racist 1960s. -
Address to the California commonwealth club by Cesar Chavez
According to Roosevelt, the era of expansion and unbridled entrepreneurship had come to an end, and individualism needed to make way for group effort. He did not give any details, but he did allude to the liberal policies that were outlined in The First Hundred Days following his appointment in March 1933. -
Barbie by Ferrera
We observe how it encourages misogyny by treating women like things and causes battles among the Kens, just as it does in real life. Barbie is shown in the film's conclusion wanting to create a more egalitarian society and encouraging the Kens to follow their own aspirations.