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  2. History of the United States (1815–1849) - Wikipedia

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    The history of the United States from 1815 to 1849—also called the Middle Period, the Antebellum Era, or the Age of Jackson—involved westward expansion across the American continent, the proliferation of suffrage to nearly all white men, and the rise of the Second Party System of politics between Democrats and Whigs.

  3. Economic history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Population growth was responsible for over three-quarters of the economic growth of the British American colonies. The free white population had the highest standard of living in the world. [5] [6] There was very little change in productivity and little in the way of introduction of new goods and services.

  4. Great Diamond Hoax - Wikipedia

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    Robert Greene and Joost Elffers, The 48 Laws of Power ISBN 978-0-14-028019-7 (references this scam in Law 21 Play a Sucker to catch a Sucker - Seem Dumber than your Mark) King, Clarence. 1872. Copy of official letter, addressed November 11, 1872, to the Board of Directors of the San Francisco and New York Mining and Commercial Company ...

  5. The History of the Rise of the College Application Essay

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    The essay component of American college applications has a long history, but its purpose has changed over time.

  6. Telemarketing fraud - Wikipedia

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    Crawler devices - A majority of fraudulent calls originate from Nigerian phone scammers, who claim $12.7 billion a year off phone scams. [23] Some callers have to make up to 1000 calls per day. To help with speeding things up, they will sometimes use crawler devices which is computerized to go through every area code calling each number.

  7. American Express users: Beware this scam - AOL

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    The scam appears to be an improved version of a prior phishing campaign first seen this past March, and impersonates American Express so well, and with such devious messaging, that it may ...

  8. Student winners, parents honored at NAACP Black History Essay ...

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    For information on the local NAACP call 865-924-2987 or write to: P.O. Box 6165, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. The general monthly meeting is always on the fourth Tuesday evening of the month and the ...

  9. The Great Stagnation - Wikipedia

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    The Great Stagnation: How America Ate All the Low-Hanging Fruit of Modern History, Got Sick, and Will (Eventually) Feel Better is a pamphlet by Tyler Cowen published in 2011. It argues that the American economy has reached a historical technological plateau and the factors that drove economic growth for most of America's history are no longer ...