Alabama became the 22nd state on December 14, 1819. It gained the nickname “Heart of Dixie” because it is in the middle of the Deep South, nicknamed Dixieland. Originally, the land was settled by two groups of Native Americans: the… Read More
Since private, religious schools started opening up across the nation in the 1800s, there has been an issue with government funding. Even though the separation of church and state had been well established, there have been lawsuits throughout the years…. Read More
Origins In the 1600s, thousands of English Puritans arrived in the New England region to escape religious persecution. The Puritans were mostly religious refugees and sought to practice their form of religion, which was different from that of the Church… Read More
Maine became the 23rd state to join the Union on March 15, 1820. Its history began with global warming that melted the ice to reveal the land at the end of the last Ice Age. The indigenous people then called… Read More