- Colonial America, 1500 BC - 1780 AD
- The French and Indian War, 1747-1763
- The American Revolution, 1763-1783
- The Articles of Confederation, 1771-1781
- The Constitution and the Bill of Rights, 1787-1815
- Early 19th Century America, 1793-1848
- Westward Expansion, 1830-1850
- Election of 1860, 1820-1860
- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Reconstruction After the Civil War, 1865-1877
- Late 19th Century America, 1860-1900
- The Progressive Era, 1900-1920
- America as a World Power, 1875-1917
- America World War 1, 1914-1920
- Jazz Age, 1919-1929
- The Great Depression, 1929-1939
- America World War 2, 1936-1945
- Postwar America, 1945-1969
- New Frontier, Civil Rights Movement, and Great Society, 1960-1968
- The Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- The Nixon Era and Watergate, 1968-1974
- End of the Cold War, 1976-1991
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The Shot Heard Round the World
The Shot Heard Round the World In the wake of rioting and civil unrest in Boston, Parliament replaced Governor Thomas Hutchinson of Massachusetts with General Thomas Gage, charging him to use his troops to maintain order in Boston. Gage faced two formidable ...
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The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill The Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia on May 10, three weeks after the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The British use of arms against their fellow citizens had united the colonies, which immediately took steps for their ...
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The Colonies Declare Independence
The Colonies Declare Independence “We have it in our power to begin the world over again.” With these simple words, a pamphlet called Common Sense boldly suggested that America should become an independent nation as soon as possible. After Bunker Hill, ...
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Battles of the Revolutionary War
The American Army Arriving in Boston after the Battle of Bunker Hill, Washington immediately brought order and discipline to the troops camped round the city. His plan was to wait for the British to leave, as they would have to do sooner or later if they were not ...
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The 1783 Treaty of Paris
The 1783 Treaty of Paris The 1783 Treaty of Paris officially ended the war. Benjamin Franklin and John Adams represented the United States in the discussions of the treaty’s provisions. The treaty granted the United States its independence, and all the lands ...
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The American Revolution Practice Test
Review the following study guides if necessary: The American Revolution
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The State Governments and the Articles of Confederation
The State Governments The individual states—formerly colonies—began establishing new state governments in 1776, as soon as the United States declared its independence from Britain. By 1780, eleven of the thirteen United States had written ...
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The National Government and the Articles of Confederation
The National Government As the state governments began to take shape, Congress turned its attention to designing a national government. John Dickinson of Pennsylvania was put in charge of the committee to draft a plan for this new government. Congress adopted ...
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Effects of the Articles of Confederation
The Northwest Ordinance Congress immediately took steps to resolve the problem of the disputed land in the west. The Land Ordinance of 1785 marked off all the land east of the Mississippi into townships and put up 640-acre lots in the townships for sale, at the ...
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