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Brewer's: Spiritualism
or Spiritism. A system which started up in America in 1848. It professes that certain living persons have the power of holding communion with the “spirits of the dead.” Nineteenth century…Brewer's: Hickory
Old Hickory. General Andrew Jackson. Parton says he was first called “Tough,” from his pedestrian powers; then “Tough as hickory;” and lastly, “Old Hickory.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase…The Supreme Court: Empowering the National Government
Empowering the National GovernmentThe Supreme CourtMarshall CourtMarshall Steps InTaking ControlEmpowering the National Government Now that Marshall had clearly established the Court's power…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: John Quincy Adams
James Monroe Andrew Jackson John Quincy Adams Inaugural Address Friday, March 4, 1825 IN compliance with an usage coeval with the existence of our Federal Constitution, and sanctioned…Presidency on Film, Part 2
Presidential Trivia Eight of the first nine American presidents —Washington, John Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Jackson, and Harrison— were born British subjects. Van…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: Martin Van Buren
Andrew Jackson William Henry Harrison Martin Van Buren Inaugural Address Monday, March 4, 1837 Fellow-Citizens: The practice of all my predecessors imposes on me an obligation I…U.S. History Timeline: 1800–1849
Top of Page Source: Getty ImagesAs it heads into the 19th century, the United States is a country that is still only 24 years old, the Treat of Paris was signed in 1783. Ahead lies a century of…Taney, Roger Brooke
(Encyclopedia) Taney, Roger BrookeTaney, Roger Brooketôˈnē [key], 1777–1864, American jurist, 5th chief justice of the United States (1836–64), b. Calvert co., Md., grad. Dickinson College, 1795.…Monroe, James
(Encyclopedia) Monroe, James, 1758–1831, 5th President of the United States (1817–25), b. Westmoreland co., Va. In 1816 Monroe obtained the presidential nomination and was easily elected. During…Cherokee, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia) CherokeeCherokeechĕrˈəkē [key], largest Native American group in the United States. Formerly the largest and most important tribe in the Southeast, they occupied mountain areas of…Trending
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