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The Wilmot Proviso While only a short episode in American politics, the Wilmot Proviso provides insight into anti-...	The Missouri Compromise After reaffirming their independence from Great Britain with the War of 1812 , Americans looked...	Nullification Crisis Thirty years before the Civil War broke out, disunion appeared to be on the horizon with the...	Civil War Slavery and other Domestic Challenges of Western Expansion Contemporary portrayals of the United States' Westward Expansion often painted the process as the...
Gold Rush California and the Question of Statehood In 1848, a New Jersey-born carpenter and Indian Agent named James Marshall discovered a vein of...	War of 1812 A Federal City in Flames By the summer of 1814, just thirty years after securing independence from the British, the young...	Civil War Five Governors, One Archive The tumultuous political and military position occupied by the Commonwealth of Kentucky during the...	Civil War The Nature of War A battlefield can be many things — solemn memorial, outdoor classroom, heritage tourism destination...
Rev War Revolution on the Frontier While the typical narrative of the American Revolution given in schools focused on the key battles...	Rev War Battle of Logan’s Fort Two decades before it became the 15th state, the Kentucky frontier was in a state of upheaval — and...	Civil War Life After Death In less three decades, community support and strategic partnerships have transformed a local...	Rev War 10 Facts: The Southern Campaign Fact #1: The Southern Campaign was a British attempt to reinvigorate the war effort For the first...
Civil War The Monroe Doctrine One of George Washington’s final messages to Congress during his presidency involved a warning to...	Civil War Beer and Bullets: The History of Beer in the Civil War Sawbones. Crazy Bet. Killer Angel. These are just some of the names of beers that today bear names...	The Training Ground Despite the fact that the American military system was still in its adolescent stage during the...	Remembering the Ladies In the late March of 1776, as the Second Continental Congress gathered to debate the merits of...