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The 13 of the Great British's North American colonies threw off the British rule to help establish the soverign of the United States of America. -
The Declaration of Independence is when the United States of America declared our independence from Great Britain. -
The Articles Confederation was the first constitution of the United States after the Revolutionary war. -
Established the three branches of the government. -
In the New Nation, Americans developed a new form of self-government. -
The Bill of Rights gives United States citizens the right to have the freedom of speech, freedom of religion, The right to bear arms. -
Tensions between the Northern and Souther states over slavery, led to the American Civil War. -
During the Reconstuction and Industrialization old industries expanded and many new ones that includes petroleum refining. -
The Progressive Era helped increase political rights for women and US workers and a more transparent and accountable government which improved the US society. -
The WW1 affected the roaring twenties by pacifism, Isolationism and spiritualism grew following the end of the war. -
The Great Dression caused factories to shut down, farms and homes were lost to foreclosure, mills and mines were abandoned, and people went hungry. -
World War II was a global war between the Allies and the Axis powers.