Who was the old guy that became famous for standing up to America?
“I will fight no more forever.”
– Chief Joseph
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Who was the woman that helped Thomas Jefferson put America on the map?
In March 1801, Thomas Jefferson became the 3rd President of the United States. At that time, the western boundary of the United States was the Mississippi River. In 1803, Napoleon and France were having trouble with their colonies in the Americas. France was also facing the possibility of war with Britain. Thinking it better to…
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A Bad Face Becomes a City in Nevada
In the early 1800s, the American West was still very wild and unknown. Native American tribes still prospered and lived peacefully in this area. Two tribes were prominent in the Great Basin region…the Paiute and the Shoshone. This part of America became the states we now call Nevada, Utah, and Idaho. In 1820, a boy…
