William and Mary, the new monarchs of England at the end of the 17th century, agreed to limit their monarchical powers. Colonists saw this agreement as extending even beyond the Atlantic. […]
Even when the Parliament of England repealed all the duties that stemmed from the Townshend Acts, it kept the taxes imposed on tea. This was not to Samuel Adams’s liking. […]
Colonists protested the passing of Stamp Act, arguing that the act had to be passed by colonial legislatures. A reason for this protest was that they had got used to a mostly self-administration. […]
Let’s take a look at Samuel Adams’s formative years and also how democratization of the religious experience would play a role in h radical ideas about liberty and equality during the American Revolution. […]
After losing support from activists and getting ruined by the Beecher scandal, Victoria Woodhull moved to England to reinvent herself. There she lived as a gentlewoman till her death in 1927. […]
Victoria Woodhull was popular with reformers who fought for women’s rights. However, she soon lost their support when they got to know of her past and her ideas about free love. […]
Victoria Woodhull decided to run for president during the 1872 election. Though she had no chance of winning, she claimed political power by running for office rather than working with suffragists to ask for it. […]
Victoria Woodhull was born in a poor family, and was forced to work from a young age. Thus, she, and her sister, Tennessee, learned to be resourceful. […]
Sacagawea became an American national symbol. She became a hero for women’s voting rights activists. Around the time Sacagawea became an icon of women’s rights activism, policies about the rights of Native Americans shifted. […]
In 1803, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark lead an expedition called the Corps of Discovery. Sacagawea played an important role in making it a success. […]
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