His first term Cabinet consisted of Hamilton Fish for Secretary of State, George Boutwell for Secretary of Treasury, William Belknap for Secretary of War, George Robeson for Secretary of Navy, George Williams for Attorney General, and Jacob Cox as the Secretary of Interior. ... When Grant found out about their plan to corner the market in gold, he authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to sell enough gold to wreck their plans, but the speculation had already caused enough damage. ...

• Word Count: 798
• Approx Pages: 3
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• Grade Level: High School

The discovering of gold in California in 1848 was the next-most important event to occur. After the discovery, thousands of gold-seekers flooded into the area. ... The decision by the Republicans to nominate Abraham Lincoln instead of William Seward as their presidential nominee in 1860. ...

• Word Count: 994
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

During the period between 1865 to 1898, the turn of the century was approaching the nation. The end of the Civil War marked this transition from a more agricultural nation to an industrialized one. Society in America was becoming significantly more urbanized and more diversity was introduced to larg...

• Word Count: 2011
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The young poet's earliest work attracted the attention of the abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, editor of the Free Press newspaper in Newburyport, Massachusetts, who asked him to contribute articles. ... William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) - American poet and journalist, born in Cummington, Massachusetts, and trained in law. ... His "The Gold Bug" (1843) tells the tale of a search for buried treasure on a South Carolina island lV. ... William Carlos Williams- The American writer avoided artificiality and sentimentality in his work by producing clear, direct verse about common, everyday ...

• Word Count: 1931
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Spies Belle Boyd General Stonewall Jackson wrote to 18-year-old Belle Boyd "I thank you for myself and the army, for the immense service that you rendered your country today."" Belle Boyd had braved enemy lines to bring informal information to Jackson. She was nicknamed " La Belle Rebelle. Rose O...

• Word Count: 1764
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Once the deal was finalized, Jefferson sent in Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark to explore the land, in what he had just purchased, and to find a faster route to the Pacific for commerce. ...

• Word Count: 2207
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate