Encyclopedias

The settlement of the original thirteen colonies was greatly influenced by religious groups seeking refuge from politics and persecutions that were happening in Europe. Colonies were set up to support…

America in the 1930s was in the midst of the Great Depression (1929–41), a period of severe economic downturn and high unemployment. The southern Great Plains region, particularly western Oklahoma…

Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885) rose from unremarkable beginnings to become a well-known figure in history. His bravery and leadership as a Union general were essential elements to the Union victory…

Billy Graham is one of the most prominent evangelists of twentiethcentury America. In the course of his life, he has preached to more than 200 million people across the globe.…

Jason “Jay” Gould was born on May 27, 1836, into a New York family of farmers. By the time he was sixteen, Gould’s father had entered the hardware business, and…

Albert “Al” Gore Jr. has served his country for decades as a U.S. representative, senator, forty-fifth vice president of the United States, and spokesperson for environmental issues. Gore was born…

The Good Neighbor Policy applied to the United States’s stance on relations with other nations in the Western Hemisphere from 1933 through 1946. It was an important departure from American…

The Gilded Age was an era in history following the American Civil War (1861–65) and Reconstruction (1866–77, the period after the American Civil War during which the Southern states were…

The G.I. Bill of Rights was the common name for a bill passed by Congress called the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944. The bill provided government aid to service personnel…

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, was the site of intense fighting between Union and Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War (1861–65). Over the course of three days in July 1863, forty-three thousand…