Following the establishment of the Governor-Generalship of Turkestan in 1867, the Russian military governor attempted to introduce long-staple American varieties to this region to provide an alternative source outside of the United States. Attempts with Sea Island cotton (G. barbadense) failed, but...
The boarding-school system was part of the U.S. government’s broader policy toward Indigenous peoples. As the United Statesexpanded westwardduring the 1800s, tribal nations occupied land that American settlers wanted. Conflicts over land often led to violence between the U.S. military and Native...