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The US and Spanish American Revolutions
If one says “American Revolution” in the United States today, it is assumed that what is being referred to is the North American liberation struggles against the British Empire in...
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Inventing American Diplomacy
In 1783, the expatriate artist Benjamin West began what became his most memorable painting, “The Peacemakers.” West intended to produce a group portrait of the diplomats whose negotiations resulted in the Treaty of Paris of 1783, but the British diplomats refused to sit for the...
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Non-Intercourse Act
The Non-Intercourse Act prohibited imports from Britain and France and banned their ships from US ports.
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Ann Lee in New England
Shaker leader “Mother” Ann Lee and a group of followers arrived in New England from Great Britain in search of freedom from religious persecution.
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First Navigation Act
Parliament passed the First Navigation Act, which was intended to interrupt Dutch trade.
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War of 1812
The United States declared war against Britain over interference with American shipping and impressment of American seamen.
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Macon’s Bill No. 2
Macon’s Bill No. 2 replaced the Non-Intercourse Act and reopened trade with Britain and France, but it provided that if either country agreed to respect American shipping, the US would cut off trade with the other.
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Henry VII
As Henry Tudor (1457–1509), King Henry VII was the leading member of the House of Lancaster, one of two contending houses making claim to the English throne. Between 1455 and 1485 the Houses of Lancaster and York fought the “Wars of the Roses,” so called for the color symbolizing each house—white for Lancaster, red for York. In 1485, Henry’s forces defeated those of rival Richard III. Tudor, now King Henry VII, unified the kingdom by marrying Elizabeth of York, forming the House of Tudor (represented by a red and white rose). He remained on...