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Anne Frank - 6 views

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    Biography Occupation: Writer Born: June 12, 1929 in Frankfurt, Germany Died: March 1945 at age 15 in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, Nazi Germany Best known for: Writing a diary while hiding from the Nazis during World War II Biography: Born in Germany Anne Frank was born in Frankfurt, Germany on June 12, 1929.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe - 1 views

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    Information and Articles About Harriet Beecher Stowe, an abolitionist, and one of the prominent women of the civil war Harriet Beecher Stowe Facts Born June 14, 1811 Litchfield, Connecticut Died July 1, 1896 (aged 85) Hartford, Connecticut Accomplishments Teacher Author of numerous magazine articles, essays, and stories Author of over 30 novels, including Uncle Toms Cabin [...]
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HARRIET BEECHER STOWE (1811 - 1896) - 1 views

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    The seventh child of the famous Beecher clan, Harriet Beecher Stowe grew up in the intellectually and religiously intense household of her father, the Rev. Lyman Beecher, and her siblings, including her older sister Catharine Beecher . Each of her seven brothers joined the ministry.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe Timeline of Important Dates - 1 views

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    Harriet Stowe gives birth to daughter Georgiana May. Her story collection The Mayflower is published. During an anti-slavery sermon preached by the Rev. George E. Adams, Stowe envisions the plot of a novel depicting the cruelty of slavery. She rushes home after church and scribbles down all that she has pictured.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe Biography for Kids - 0 views

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    Harriet Beecher Stowe was an American author and abolitionist, most famous for authoring Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852. Harriet was born on June 14, 1811, in Litchfield, Connecticut. She had four siblings, including her brother, the famous abolitionist preacher Henry Ward Beecher.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe - 0 views

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    Kids learn about the biography of Harriet Beecher Stowe, woman who wrote about the horrors of slavery before the Civil War.
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James Monroe Quotes at BrainyQuote - 0 views

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    Enjoy the best James Monroe Quotes at BrainyQuote. Quotations by James Monroe, American President, Born April 28, 1758. Share with your friends.
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Research | American Political History | Eagleton Institute of Politics - 1 views

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    James Monroe 1758-1831 Image Source: The White House The "Era of Good Feeling", a phrase first used in the Boston Columbian Centinel newspaper on July 12, 1817 following the good-will visit to Boston of the new President James Monroe, is generally applied to describe the national mood of the United States from about 1815 to 1825.
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Monroe Doctrine (1823) - 6 views

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    The Monroe Doctrine was articulated in President James Monroe's seventh annual message to Congress on December 2, 1823. The European powers, according to Monroe, were obligated to respect the Western Hemisphere as the United States' sphere of interest.
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Monroe Doctrine, 1823 - 1801-1829 - Milestones - Office of the Historian - 6 views

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    In his December 2, 1823, address to Congress, President James Monroe articulated United States' policy on the new political order developing in the rest of the Americas and the role of Europe in the Western Hemisphere. President James Monroe The statement, known as the Monroe Doctrine, was little noted by the Great Powers of Europe, but eventually became a longstanding tenet of U.S.
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The Monroe Doctrine - 6 views

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    In October 1823, President Monroe was concerned about Spain reclaiming sovereignty in the Western Hemisphere. He asked former presidents Jefferson and Madison for advice. They told Monroe to join forces with Britain. However, Monroe's secretary of state, John Quincy Adams (who would later succeed Monroe as president), had another idea.
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The Monroe Doctrine - 4 views

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    1) The United States would not get involved in European affairs. 2) The United States would not interfere with existing European colonies in the Western Hemisphere. 3) No other nation could form a new colony in the Western Hemisphere.
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Garden of Praise: James Monroe Biography - 2 views

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    James Monroe had a great influence on the history of America, even though he was not a brilliant person. He was somewhat shy and was not even a very good public speaker. But he helped the country to grow and become strong as a young nation.
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Missouri Compromise - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com - 5 views

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    The Missouri Compromise was an effort by Congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries triggered by the request of Missouri late in 1819 for admission as a state in which slavery would be permitted. At the time, the United States contained twenty-two states, evenly divided between slave and free.
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