Monday 14 April 2014
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April 10, 2014The Making of a Nation
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![This is an 18th Century watercolor by an unknown artist of the Spanish ship La Amistad whose crew were overthrown by their cargo of African slaves. The Africans were eventualy captured by a U.S. Navy ship and jailed in New Haven, Conn. After a trial they]()
April 10, 2014Abolitionists, Amistad Raise Slavery Issue
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April 03, 2014The Making of a Nation
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![Martin Van Buren, the 8th President of the United States, is seen in this undated photo.]()
April 03, 2014Whigs See Chance to Defeat Van Buren
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March 27, 2014The Making of a Nation
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![An undated portrait of the eighth president of the United States, Martin Van Buren (1837-1841). (AP Photo/NYPL Picture Collection)]()
March 27, 20141837 Brings New President, Economic Crisis
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March 20, 2014The Making of a Nation
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![Daguerrotype photograph of Andrew Jackson in 1845 near the end of his life]()
March 20, 2014Andrew Jackson Leaves Office; Van Buren Becomes President
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March 13, 2014The Making of a Nation
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![The Battle of the Alamo]()
March 13, 2014'Remember the Alamo!' Rallies Texans to Battle
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March 06, 2014The Making of a Nation
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![In this cartoon, President Andrew Jackson refuses to renew the charter for the Bank of the United States. Nicholas Biddle, with the head and hoofs of a demon, runs to Jackson’s left. (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)]()
March 06, 2014Andrew Jackson Takes on the Bank of the US
