In History of the United States, we highlight the iconic leaders, fierce conflicts and unforgettable events that have defined this great nation. From its revolutionary origins to its rise to superpower status, discover the fascinating history of the USA.
Founding of the UNITED STATES
INTRODUCTION
A MAP OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR • including a LIST OF BATTLE SITES AND CASUALTIES
A MAP OF THE 1812 WAR • including a LIST OF BATTLE SITES AND CASUALTIES
THE FRENCH & INDIAN WAR ENDS 1763
THE INTOLERABLE ACTS 1764-1768
REBELS & REDCOATS COLLIDE 1770-1774
THE BRITISH FEED THE REBEL CAUSE 1775
GUNFIRE AT LEXINGTON & CONCORD 1775
BREED’S HILL & BUNKER HILL 1775
WASHINGTON CHOSEN TO LEAD 1776
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE JULY 4, 1776
THE BRITISH SOLDIER
THE CONTINENTAL SOLDIER
THE BRITISH RETURN TO THE COLONIES 1776
FROM NEW YORK TO THE JERSEY WOODS – WASHINGTON RETREATS
FIRST TRENTON, THEN PRINCETON 1776-1777
WINTER QUARTERS AT MORRISTOWN 1776-1777
THE FATEFUL DEFEAT OF “GENTLEMAN JOHNNY” BURGOYNE
ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
DANIEL SHAY SAVES THE U.S.A.
INTO VALLEY FORGE 1777-1778
THE AMERICAN ARMY IS TESTED AT MONMOUTH 1778
FIGHT AMERICANS WITH AMERICANS
COWPENS 1780
YORKTOWN 1781
AMERICA LOOKS WEST FOR ELBOW ROOM
THE UNITED STATES ASSERTS ITSELF – THE TRIPOLITAN WAR
A SENSELESS DUEL & THE CORPS OF DISCOVERY
TROUBLE WITH BRITAIN – AGAIN
THE LAND WAR OF 1812
THE WAR AT SEA & THE END OF THE BEGINNING
INTRODUCTION
CREATING A COUNTRY FROM SCRATCH
A DOCUMENT WHOSE TIME HAD COME
THE GREAT COMPROMISE
ONE SIZE FITS ALL
ESTABLISHING A FINANCIAL SYSTEM
IT’S PERFECT – LET’S CHANGE IT
MARBURY VS. MADISON
THE BILL OF RIGHTS
DISTRIBUTION OF POWER
GROWING THE COUNTRY
THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE
HOW A TERRITORY BECOMES ONE OR MORE STATES
BIRTH OF THE “GRAND OLD PARTY”
ACQUISITION BY CONQUEST
THREE STAR-CROSSED GENERALS
THE HOMESTEAD ACT
RAILROADS: KEY TO EXPANSION OF THE WEST
THE POLAR BEAR GARDEN
GOLD FEVER GROWS ALASKA
THE NASA ACT
NASA VISITS THE CIRCUS
OUR CONSTITUTION DIVIDED
THE THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT
CHALLENGES TO THE CONSTITUTION
THE SOUTH SKIRTS AROUND THE CONSTITUTION
THE ROAD TO BLACK SUFFRAGE
THE FIRST IMPEACHMENT
THE KU KLUX KLAN ACT AND JIM CROW LAWS
TESTING THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE AND ITS POWER
THEODORE ROOSEVELT TAKES OVER
PRESIDENTS, CONGRESS, SUPREME COURT & CIVIL RIGHTS
LEGISLATING HUMAN BONDAGE
THE FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT
THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT & JAPANESE INTERNMENT
LEGISLATING MORALITY
PROHIBITION
INTERPRETING THE VOLSTEAD ACT – NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
DESEGREGATION OF THE MILITARY
CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS
FDR ATTACKS THE DEPRESSION
WHAT SORT OF MAN LED THE COUNTRY OUT OF THE DEPRESSION?
THE LEND-LEASE ACT & WORLD WAR II
VOTING AT EIGHTEEN & THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS
AND YET SHE STANDS
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