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AP U.S. History Diagnostic 13. Why did the Reconstruction Acts fail to change Southern attitudes toward race?

For us at Shmoop, dramatic change means eating something other than a bologna sandwich, 4 carrots, and a juice box for lunch. Taco Tuesday is a big...

AP U.S. History Diagnostic 10. What led to the splintering of the political parties shown in the image?

Not everything was as gravy as Thanksgiving decorations make it seem. Get the real scoop (of mashed potatoes) here.

Newspapers… heard of 'em? They’re those things you use to line the inside of your gerbil’s cage. Well, believe it or not, there is actual new...

The Trail of Tears was just as depressing as it sounds.

Republican President Richard Nixon was up for re-election, so he decided to tip the odds in his favor by paying people to break into and wiretap th...

We got you front row seats to the political debate between Lincoln and Douglas. Buckle up—you're in for a bumpy ride.

We're hoping what happened to Roanoke doesn't happen to this video.

Famously quoted as saying, "Give me liberty or give me death," Patrick Henry rallied the people and began the fight for America.

John Hawkins was may have been the most interesting man in the world. He doesn’t always hijack ships, but when he does... he prefers for them to...

Betty Frieden was one of the leading influences (arguably the starting one) in women's rights. She argued for gender equality everywhere— from th...

Who was Dred Scott? He was the former slave who took his case for freedom to the Supreme Court but sadly lost the case. (Although here's a bittersw...

For years, the government has tried to deal with drugs in the United States. Unfortunately, many historians agree that the War on Drugs was great i...

We just love turning our Presidents’ names into other things. Reaganomics. Obamacare. Nixonopoly.