William Henry Harrison, (1773-1841), was 9th President of the United States. The oldest president up until then, he was also the first to die in office, surviving only one month. With his known Indian fighting, his was given the nickname \"Old Tippecanoe\" and \"Old Tip.\" He was the first preside...

William Henry Harrison9th President of the United States(1773 - 1841)A Biography by Donald R. Swartz Early LifeWilliam Henry Harrison was born on February 9, 1773 at his father's family plantation called "Berkeley" located on the James River about 20 miles south of Richmond in Charles City County, V...

William Henry Harrison was born the youngest of seven kids in 1773, at his family\'s plantation in Charles City County, Virginia. His father, Benjamin Harrison, was into politics and was a statesman. His mother, Elizabeth Basset, was a housewife. He studied classics and history at Hampden-Sydney ...

Tecumseh was a very significant Native American who gave his life for what he believed. He knew that the Americans were a tremendous threat to all Indian tribes, and realized that the Indians would be destroyed one by one if not united. Tecumseh created a confederation of thirty-two tribes in hopes ...

The Whig Party The Whig Party was one of most powerful political parties of its time between 1834-1856. The Whig party formed in opposition of Andrew Jackson, who at that time was also known as King Andrew. The name of the Whig in fact came from an English anti-monarchist party. Throughout the...

The goals of Tenskwatawa were to unite all the Indians into an intertribal confederacy under his leadership, stop the American land encroachment and ensure Indian survival. Tenskwatawa preached and demanded sobriety, monogamy, an end to witchcraft, and an end to all relations with the Americans bas...

The book that I read was entitled Daniel Webster and the Rise of the National Conservation. It was written by Richard N. Current and was published in the year of 1992. Daniel Webster was brought into this world on the 18th day of January in the year 1782 in the valley of the Merrimack, ne...

The book that I read was entitled Daniel Webster and the Rise of the National Conservation. It was written by Richard N. Current and was published in the year of 1992. Daniel Webster was brought into this world on the 18th day of January in the year 1782 in the valley of the Merrimack, near t...

The story of Amistad began in the early 1800's when a group of enslaved men, women and children are captured and put aboard a slave ship, the Tecora. While, on the Tecora they endured brutality, sickness, and death. After a horrific journey to Cuba, they were sold as Cuban born slaves and then ...

The presidential election of 1836 is often overlooked in the matter of the importance of United States elections. A common opinion is that it was an insignificant election that was a runaway by the Democrats because the Whigs could not agree on a candidate. However, the election was important in th...

History has not been kind to Tenskwatawa, otherwise known as Lalawethika or The Prophet. He is inevitably compared to his heroic brother Tecumseh and fails to measure up in both physical and moral stature. He seems hidden in the shade of his brother's name, whereas his brother would never have had t...

The book that I read was entitled Daniel Webster and the Rise of the National Conservation. It was written by Richard N. Current and was published in the year of 1992.Daniel Webster was brought into this world on the 18th day of January in the year 1782 in the valley of the Merrimack, near the midd...

Since the United States became a nation, it has fought eight major wars. The war of 1812 with Great Britain was one of the three wars that did not end in unmistakable victories. It was tragic in its loss of life , money, and property. In 1812 Madison gave into widespread pressure for war against Gre...

Andrew Jackson was elected in 1828 and served until 1836. In the 1828 election Jackson was appealing to the public because he seemed to be on their level. He had grown up in a log cabin on the South Carolina frontier. He later became a successful lawyer, land speculator, and planter. He was a hard w...