What Is the Difference Between Applied and Basic Research

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What is the difference between applied and basic research?

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Salem Witch Trials

A crisis of trials and executions in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692 that resulted from anxiety over witchcraft.

Whiskey Rebellion

A tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791, during the presidency of George Washington, caused by a federal tax on distilled spirits.

John Adams

The second President of the United States (1797-1801), a Founding Father, and a key figure in the American Revolution and the drafting of the United States Constitution.

Rufus King

An American lawyer, politician, and diplomat who was a signer of the United States Constitution and a senator from New York.