Pennsylvania became know as the "Melting Pot" or the "Holy Experiment." Also Delaware was settled in by Sweden known as New Sweden. There were lots of farms growing grain. This place was known as the "Breadbasket." Virginia had farms combining Large and subsistence ca...

Pieces of American History (Settling In) Pennsylvania became know as the "Melting Pot" or the "Holy Experiment." Also Delaware was settled in by Sweden known as New Sweden. There were lots of farms growing grain. This place was known as the "Breadbasket.&q...

Today, the United States of America is a very racially and religiously diverse society. We saw the seeds of diversity being sown in the early days of colonization when the Chesapeake and New England colonies grew into distinctive societies. Even though both regions were primarily English, they had...

Essay Question: "Southerners maintained that secession was the ultimate expression of democracy, while Lincoln claimed it was rejection of democracy. How did they explain and justify their principles." On December 20, 1860, the Confederacy was born when South Carolina secede...