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American History.
map of the United States United States: Local History and Description.
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New England.
The South. South Atlantic States.
Gulf States. West Florida.

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Increase MatherIncrease Mather was a leader in the Puritan church who doubted the effectiveness and fairness of the Salem Witch Trials while never publicly denouncing the trials themselves, nor the people who conducted them.
SavannahSavannah is one of the leading seaports of the Southeastern United States, despite being 18 miles inland. It was founded by James Oglethorpe in 1733, and was the first planned city in the country. Union General William Tecumseh Sherman captured the city in 1864.
   
Fort CarolineFort Caroline was established by the French on the site of present-day Jacksonville in 1564, in an attempt to gain a share of the riches offered by the New World. Unfortunately, the Spanish, who then had a monopoly on trade in the New World, did not like the competition and destroyed the settlement barely a year after its establishment.
Great Smoky Mountains National ParkGreat Smoky Mountains National Park contains the most extensive virgin hardwood and red spruce forests in the United States, as well as some of the oldest mountains on Earth.
   
Battle of Fallen TimbersThe Battle of Fallen Timbers, fought on August 20, 1794, is considered to have been one of the most significant battles ever fought on American soil. Had the U.S. lost the battle much of what we now know as Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan could very well be part of Canada instead of the United States.
Cherokee Strip Land RunCherokee Strip Land Run On September 16, 1893, more than 115,000 people raced to claim one of 42,000 parcels of land in the largest, most spectacular, and last land run in American history.
   
The Purchase of AlaskaThe Purchase of Alaska On March 30, 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and Russian minister to the U.S. Edouard de Stoeckl signed an agreement for the United States to purchase Alaska for the sum of $7.2 million (about 2 cents an acre). The agreement was ratified by the Senate on May 28, 1867, and the U.S. flag was raised at Sitka on October 18, 1867.
 
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