(1758-1831) Fifth President of the United States, whos administration was marked by the Monroe Doctrine, Missouri Compromise, the acquisition of Florida, and delcaring U.S. opposition to European interference in the Americas.

James Monroe

(1758-1831) Fifth President of the United States, whos administration was marked by the Monroe Doctrine,…

(1782-1850) Seventh vice-president and first vice-president born as a United States citizen.

John C. Calhoun

(1782-1850) Seventh vice-president and first vice-president born as a United States citizen.

(1767-1848) Sixth President of the United States and of the Federalist party.

John Quincy Adams

(1767-1848) Sixth President of the United States and of the Federalist party.

(1784-1850) Twlefth President of the United States.

Zachary Taylor

(1784-1850) Twlefth President of the United States.

(1800-1874) Thirteenth President of the United States.

Millard Fillmore

(1800-1874) Thirteenth President of the United States.

(1804-1869) Fourteenth President of the United States and a member in the House of Representatives and Senate.

Franklin Pierce

(1804-1869) Fourteenth President of the United States and a member in the House of Representatives and…

(1812-1883) Vice President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.

Alexander H. Stephens

(1812-1883) Vice President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.

(1807-1891) A senior general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

Joseph E. Johnston

(1807-1891) A senior general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

(1808-1889) President of the Confederate States of America. US Senator from Mississippi

Jefferson Davis

(1808-1889) President of the Confederate States of America. US Senator from Mississippi

(1809-1865) An American politician and sixteenth President of the United States and the first president from the Republican Party.

Abraham Lincoln

(1809-1865) An American politician and sixteenth President of the United States and the first president…

(1822-1885) An American soldier, eighteenth President of the United States and was the leading Union general in the American Civil War.

Ulysses S. Grant

(1822-1885) An American soldier, eighteenth President of the United States and was the leading Union…

The basis for funding for the college was established by the Morrill Act, passed by the US Congress in 1862, which provides for donation of public land (land grants) to the states. The land could then be sold at public auction to establish a permanent fund to support a college where the "leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and mechanical arts...in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life."

Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas

The basis for funding for the college was established by the Morrill Act, passed by the US Congress…

John Adams, the second president of the United States.

John Adams

John Adams, the second president of the United States.

Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States.

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States.

President James Madison, who served as the Secretary of State under Jefferson for eight years.

James Madison

President James Madison, who served as the Secretary of State under Jefferson for eight years.

James Monroe, fifth president of the United States.

James Monroe

James Monroe, fifth president of the United States.

John Quincy Adams, son of John Adams and sixth president of the United States.

John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams, son of John Adams and sixth president of the United States.

Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the United States.

Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the United States.

Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States.

Martin Van Buren

Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States.

John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States.

John Tyler

John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States.

James K. Polk, eleventh president of the United States, known for his expansionist policies.

James K. Polk

James K. Polk, eleventh president of the United States, known for his expansionist policies.

President Zachary Taylor, twelfth president of the United States. He died in office.

Zachary Taylor

President Zachary Taylor, twelfth president of the United States. He died in office.

Millard Fillmore, the last Whig president and thirteenth president of the United States.

Millard Fillmore

Millard Fillmore, the last Whig president and thirteenth president of the United States.

Franklin Pierce, the fourteenth president of the United States.

Franklin Pierce

Franklin Pierce, the fourteenth president of the United States.

(1791-1868) James Buchanan, fifteenth president of the United States, largely remembered for his failure to avert the Civil War. President, Ambassador to the UK, Secretary of State, Senator from Pennsylvania

James Buchanan

(1791-1868) James Buchanan, fifteenth president of the United States, largely remembered for his failure…

Jefferson Davis, a senator from Mississippi who was elected president of the Confederate States of America. , US Senator from Mississippi.

Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Davis, a senator from Mississippi who was elected president of the Confederate States of America.…

Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth president of the United States, and president of the Union during the Civil War.

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth president of the United States, and president of the Union during the Civil…

General Ulysses S. Grant, who alsoserved as the eighteenth president of the United States.

Ulysses S Grant

General Ulysses S. Grant, who alsoserved as the eighteenth president of the United States.

Rutherford B. Hayes, nineteenth president of the United States.

Rutherford B. Hayes

Rutherford B. Hayes, nineteenth president of the United States.

James A Garfield, twentieth president of the United States, who was assassinated by a mentally ill man several months into his term.

James A Garfield

James A Garfield, twentieth president of the United States, who was assassinated by a mentally ill man…

The Sahara is the world's largest hot desert, 9,000,000 square kilometers, almost as large as the United States.

Desert of Sahara

The Sahara is the world's largest hot desert, 9,000,000 square kilometers, almost as large as the United…

During new and full moon, the earth, moon, and sun are all in the same straight line, but, that during the first and last quarters, they are at right angles. The portions of the earth and moon turned toward the sun are illumined, the shaded portions are in the darkness. To an observer on the earth, the moon, at <em>a</em>, appears new, since the dark part is turned toward the person; at <em>b</em>, however, it must appear full, since the illumined portions are toward the person. At <em>c</em>, and <em>d</em>, the positions of the quarters, only one-half of the illumined half, or one quarter, is seen.

Cause of the Phases of the Moon

During new and full moon, the earth, moon, and sun are all in the same straight line, but, that during…

Sugar Cane is probably a native to India, but is now extensively cultivated throughout the tropical and warm temperate zones, of both hemispheres, in the West Indies, Southern United States, Guinea and Brazil, Mauritius and Bourbon, Bengal, Siam, China, Java, and the neighboring islands.

Sugar Cane

Sugar Cane is probably a native to India, but is now extensively cultivated throughout the tropical…

View on the Coast of Mount Desert Island, Maine.

Mount Desert Island

View on the Coast of Mount Desert Island, Maine.

The Great Canyon of Colorado is a very colorful, steep-sided gorge, carved out by the Colorado River.

The Great Canyon of Colorado

The Great Canyon of Colorado is a very colorful, steep-sided gorge, carved out by the Colorado River.

Natural Bridge in Rockbridge County, Virginia is a geological formation in which Cedar Creek has carved a gorge of the limestone forming an arch 215 ft high with a span of 90 ft.

The Natural Bridge in Virginia

Natural Bridge in Rockbridge County, Virginia is a geological formation in which Cedar Creek has carved…

The Mississippi Valley lies between the predominant and secondary mountain-systems. It is over 300,000 square miles in area, and includes some of the most fertile land in the country.

Scene of Mississippi

The Mississippi Valley lies between the predominant and secondary mountain-systems. It is over 300,000…

A scene where loggers are cutting down a pine tree forest in the United States.

Loggers

A scene where loggers are cutting down a pine tree forest in the United States.

The coal-fields of the United States are the richest in the world. Immense deposits occur in the eastern, central, and western sections of the country.

Coal Mine

The coal-fields of the United States are the richest in the world. Immense deposits occur in the eastern,…

(1820-1891) Served as a general for the United States Army during the American Civil War.

General William Tecumseh Sherman

(1820-1891) Served as a general for the United States Army during the American Civil War.

(1808-1875) Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States (1865-69).

Andrew Johnson

(1808-1875) Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States (1865-69).

(1837-1908) Grover Cleveland was the 22nd (1885-89) and the 24th (1893-97) President of the United States, and the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms.

Grover Cleveland

(1837-1908) Grover Cleveland was the 22nd (1885-89) and the 24th (1893-97) President of the United States,…

(1833-1901) Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States (1889-93). He had previously served as a senator from Indiana and was known as "Kid Gloves" and "Little Ben." , US Senator from Indiana

Benjamin Harrison

(1833-1901) Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States (1889-93). He had previously…

(1860-1925) Jennings was a three-time Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States and became the 41st United States Secretary of State.

William Jennings Bryan

(1860-1925) Jennings was a three-time Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States and…

(1840-1902) A United States Navy admiral known for his victory in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish-American War.

Rear Admiral William T. Sampson

(1840-1902) A United States Navy admiral known for his victory in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during…

(1858-1919) The 26th President of the United States and is known as T.R. and Teddy.

Theodore Roosevelt

(1858-1919) The 26th President of the United States and is known as T.R. and Teddy.

(1857-1930) Taft was the 27th President of the United States, 10th Chief Justice of the United States, and a leader of the Republican Party.

William Howard Taft

(1857-1930) Taft was the 27th President of the United States, 10th Chief Justice of the United States,…

(1820-1906) A prominent American civil rights leader and abolitionist, who worked to secure women's suffrage in the United States.

Susan B. Anthony

(1820-1906) A prominent American civil rights leader and abolitionist, who worked to secure women's…

(1856-1924) Wilson was the 28th President of the United States (1913-21).

Woodrow Wilson

(1856-1924) Wilson was the 28th President of the United States (1913-21).

Part of stem and leaf of Prince's-Feather (Polygonum orientale) with the united sheathing stipules forming a sheath or ocrea.

Prince's-Feather

Part of stem and leaf of Prince's-Feather (Polygonum orientale) with the united sheathing stipules forming…

Plan of a one-celled ovary of three carpel-leaves, with parietal placentae, cut across below, where it is complete; the upper part showing the top of the three leaves it is composed of, approaching, but not united.

Sandwort

Plan of a one-celled ovary of three carpel-leaves, with parietal placentae, cut across below, where…

Spore-case torn out, and spores; one figure of the spores united; the other of the four separated.

Riccia

Spore-case torn out, and spores; one figure of the spores united; the other of the four separated.

Pediculus Pubis. The crab-louse is gray-black and is a much broader square form than the other two species of louse, that has been a great scourge to soliders in time of war. This insect has been named the crab-louse from its broad crab-like appearance. It is of grayish color; the head is small, and appears to be united with the broad body without any thorax; it inhabits the hairy part of the body, under the arms or shoulders, in the beard, etc., but appears to avoid the head. These insects pierce deeply into the skin of mankind, and produce an intolerable itching.

Crab Louse

Pediculus Pubis. The crab-louse is gray-black and is a much broader square form than the other two species…

(1782-1858) Thomas Hart Benton, also called Old Bullion, was an American Senator from Missouri and an advocate of westward expansion of the United States.

Thomas H. Benton

(1782-1858) Thomas Hart Benton, also called Old Bullion, was an American Senator from Missouri and an…

(1791-1868) The 15th president of the United States.

James Buchanan

(1791-1868) The 15th president of the United States.

(1823-1914) U.S. Army officer and a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

Simon B. Buckner

(1823-1914) U.S. Army officer and a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil…

The Kamila tree, also known as Spoonwood, native to eastern United States.

Kamila

The Kamila tree, also known as Spoonwood, native to eastern United States.

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