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Thomas Jefferson wrote the Deceleration of Independence to explain why the American colonies decided to become independent states and wanted separation from the British
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The Continental Army had suffered several defeats in New York and had been forced to retreat through New Jersey to Pennsylvania.
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The American and British Battle of Saratoga included two battles, fought eighteen days apart, and ended in a victory for the Continental Army.
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The Philadelphia campaign was a British initiative in the American Revolutionary War to gain control of Philadelphia, which was then the seat of the Second Continental Congress.
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Is the act of a slave owner freeing his or her slaves.
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Each of the colonies was urged by the Continental Congress to establish state constitutions, in effect officially taking power from the royal governors and bodies established by the king.
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An agreement among the 13 original states of the U.S. that served as its first constitution.
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Thomas Jefferson introduced a law to prohibit enslaved people to be imported to the US, being the first salesman to take action to end slavery.
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Out of the 11,000 soldiers stationed at Valley Forge, hundreds died from disease, but the troops held together by loyalty to General Washington, who stayed with his men.
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Spain declared war on Britain for they were an ally of France, who themselves were an ally of the American colonies, and provided supplies and munitions to the American forces.
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The battle had lasted over 3 hours. Even though Serapis was better equipped, faster and more maneuverable, Captain Richard Pearson surrendered Serapis to John Paul Jones.
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Also, know as the siege of Charleston, the British captured Charleston, intending to use the city as a base for operations in the southern colonies.
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Also known as the siege of Yorktown, the British had to surrender after their reinforcements not coming.
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Robert Mooris attempted to expand governmental powers beyond the limits set by the Articles of Confederation.
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The Treaty of Paris, signed by representatives of King George III and representatives of the United States of America, ended the Reveloutianry War.
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The treaty stated that the Mississippi River was the western boundary of the United States and also guaranteed Americans the right to free navigation.
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A standardized system where settlers could purchase farmland in the undeveloped west.
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an uprising in Massachusetts against the government's increased efforts to collect taxes both on individuals and their trades
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The point of this event was to decide how America was going to be governed.
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Provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights in the territory.
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at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when 39 representatives to the Constitutional Convention, representing 12 states. All but Rhode Island endorsed the Constitution.
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The first state to approve was Delaware, by a unanimous vote of
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Congress of New Hampshire voted to establish a civil government.
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Under this law, people had the opportunity to buy land in the Northwest Territory directly from the government People had to purchase at least 320 acres of land for a minimum of two dollars per acre.
