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American revolution
British and french fought a war to control north America -
French and indian war
The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war's expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American revolution. -
Revolution
After winning the first battle at Lexington & Concord, the American colonists lost many battles -
singers of the declaration
56 men met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to sign the declaration of indolence -
declaration of independence
declaration of independence final draw was approved -
Saratoga
Things looked grim until a surprise victory at Saratoga (1777), which brought the French into the war on our side. -
Yorktown
The Continental Army forced the British to surrender and the war was over. -
Continental Congress
In 1787 the Continental Congress wrote the U.S. Constitution, this document established the basic structure of our government. -
The Bill of Right
When the Constitution was first created in 1787, not everyone thought it did enough to protect our individual rights. -
Support the Bill of Right
To assure that everyone supported the Bill of Rights the congress created the ten amendments to protect to protect individuals liberties freedom -
Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution introduced the factory system and output of products soared -
Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis wrote Democracy in America in which he explained how new Americans were different from the European society -
Civil war
The Civil War in the United States began in 1861, after decades of simmering tensions between northern and southern states over slavery, states’ rights and westward expansion. -
America after the Civil War
“In God We Trust” became our national motto and has been used on our money since 1864. -
Transcontinental Railroad
On this day in 1869, the presidents of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads meet in Promontory, Utah, and drive a ceremonial last spike into a rail line that connects their railroads.
