When I open a new tab I get AOL instead of the tiles. How do I fix this?

I made the mistake of downloading the "new" Firefox with AOL toolbar. I did not like it, and deleted the toolbar per instructions. However, whenever I open a new tab, it comes up as AOL instead of as the tile history. How do I get my tiles back? I don't see that little gear all the help pages talk about......

Worked perfectly, just needed to reset my preferences. Excellent. Thank you!

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