One of Truman's greatest achievements as president, which utilized the greatest extent of his executive powers, was the racial desegregation of the armed forces.
John Quincy Adams went on to win the presidency in a highly contentious election in 1824, and served only one term. Outspoken in his opposition to slavery and in support of freedom of speech, Adams was elected to the House of Representatives in 1830; he would serve until his death in 1848.
The Mexican War happened in 1850 until 1859
<span>Railroads created time zones, the growth of cities and the first truly national market.</span>
The Declaration of Independence draws heavily on the ideas of Enlightenment thinkers such as John Locke. Much of what Jefferson wrote in the Declaration comes directly from Locke's ideas about government. ... First, the Declaration of Independence says that people have certain rights just because they are people.
