"The Star-Spangled Banner<span>" is the </span>national anthem<span> of the </span>United States of America. The lyrics come from "Defense of Fort M'Henry",[1]<span> a poem written on September 13, 1814 by the 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet </span>Francis Scott Key<span> after witnessing the bombardment of </span>Fort McHenry<span> by British ships of the </span>Royal Navy<span> in Baltimore Harbor during the </span>Battle of Fort McHenry<span> in the </span>War of 1812<span>.
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The Spanish-American War ended in an American victory over the Spanish, and the Spanish were subsequently forced to cede the territory of Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico to the United States.
The <em>Robber Barons</em> were millionaire entrepreneurs and owners of half of the Unites States in the last third of the 19th century. These men were the influencers of all the politicians of that time because they extorted the main ones in power; as we know, the money controls the world, commonly nobody can resist to the money.
Some historians consider the <em>Robber Barons</em> as boosters of the United States economy, before their apparition the country were an agricultural country and thanks they it becomes as an industry.
Finally, we will mention the most named <em>Robber Barons</em> and their principles contributions to the country:
- John D. Rockefeller, First oil monopoly.
- Andrew Carnegie, Cranegie Steel Company.
- Cornelius Vanderbilt, Grand Central Depot.
- J.P. Morgan, General Electric, bought Carnegie's company and founded the U.S. Steel.
- Leland Stanford, Stanford University.
Answer:
Voting Rights Act
Explanation:
The piece of legislation that was the most influential was the Voting Rights Act.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a law that was passed to totally eliminate the barriers that existed in stopping African Americans from exercising their rights to vote.
After the African Americans had gotten their freedom from slavery, they were still heavily prejudiced against and were segregated, prevented from doing certain basic things that other citizens enjoyed, such as voting.
