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The pamphlet was very partiotic towards the United States and convinced many to join the rebellion againt Britian.
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The second cotinental congress ratified the Declaration of Independence, declaring the Thirteen United states to be a completely independent nation of the British Empire.
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The British army officer and spy was captured and hanged, but not before revealing Benedict Arnold's plan of treason, and preventing it.
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The United States, with the aid of the French, gained the last major victory of the American Revolutionary War by forcing the British to surrender.
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The 1783 Treaty of Paris officially ened the American Revolutionary War; the British recognizing the United States as a Sovereign nation.
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The United States constitution is the basis for all federal law in the United States.
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General George Washington was sworn to presidency by Chancellor Robert Livingston at Federal Hall in New York City.
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The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the U.S. constitution and protects many natural rights in American law.
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American, Eli Whitney applied for a pantent of his cotton gin; the invention revolutionized the Southern economy and subsequently, the slave trade.
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The United States purchased the Louisiana Terrirtory from France, virtually doubling the area of the nation.
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Map The Corps of Discovery Expedition was led by Second Lieutenant Meriwether Lewis and Captain William Clark, with the goal of locating the Pacific Ocean, and learning about the Louisiana territory.
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Picture The War of 1812 was a war fought between the United States, and the British Empire for several conflicts of interest and officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent.
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The treaty gave the territory of Florida from Spain to the United States.
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The Missouri Compromise was a bill passed to allow Missouri and Maine to be admitted to the Union at the same time, to keep the number of pro-slavery and anti-slavery states equal; showing how much tension the issue of slavery held in the nation.
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The Doctrine stated that all European interference in North or South America would be considered an act of aggresion, and that the United States would not interefere with European affairs.
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The Act required all native americans to leave American lands and settle west of the Mississippi river.
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The Republic of Texas became the State of Texas, adding more land to the United States; pushing the manifest destiny.
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Map The mexican American War was fought over territorial disputes between Mexico and the United States; ending with the expasion of the United States.
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The Treaties allowed U.S. ships to dock and trade with Japanese merchants at specific ports, ending Japanese isolationism, and showing the imperialistic spheres of influence the U.S. was creating.
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A small territory of land was purchased from Mexico and completed the modern continental United States
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A slave attempted to sue his owner in a free state ofr freedom, however the Supreme Court ruled that slave we not citizens and could not sue another person, even in a free state.
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Abolishionist John Brown attempted a massive slave revolt by siezing the U.S. Arsenal at Harpers Ferry, but was recaptured a few days later.
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South Carolina, and later other states, seceded from the United States for a number a political reasons and eventually became the Confederate States of America.
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Photo The American Civil War was fought between the United States and the Confederate states on several issues, including: economics, social policy, and political power; stalling progression of America.
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Confederate sympathizer, John W. Booth sht president Lincoln at Ford's Theatre.
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The Thirteenth Amendment was ratified, outlawing slavery throught the entire nation, a contributing factor to the civil war.
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Alaska was purchased from Russia and, unkown to the Russians, Alaska contains a surplus of natural resources.
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The majority of the great city of Chicago was set ablaze and burned for three days; the cause is still unkown.
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The fist national park was founded, and led to other national parks in order to preserve American nature.
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Alexander G. Bell patented the telephone; a device that transmits sound through wire and revolutionized telecommunications.
