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A small battle during the American Revolutionary War. General George Washington led the continental army against Hessian soldiers and won.
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Marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a victory to the Americans in the American Revolutionary War.
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Written by Thomas Jefferson, it promoted religious freedom for the state of Virginia.
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A series of protests by American farmers against state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgments for debt.
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It created the Northwest Territory, making it the first organized territory of the United States.
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The Federal Covention were planning on revising the Articles of Confederation, but instead they made the Constitution. Today the Constiution is the Supreme Law.
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It was the first presidential election in the United States of America. In this election George Washington became president and John Adams became Vice President.
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It was invented by Eli Whitney during the American Industrial Revolution. It is a machine designed to remove cotton from seeds. It improved the cotton industry, because it allowed more cotton to be produce faster.
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Start of the American Civil War, where the first shots were fired and the south won
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35 confederates irregulars built some fake cannons called Quaker guns. When this they invaded Newburgh, captured weapons and wounded Union soldiers.
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The bloodiest day of the the American Civil War with 22,717 dead, wounded, or missing.
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The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often called the turning point of the Civil War.
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In the event the United States entered World World 1 against Germany, Germany offered a military alliance with Mexico.
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Established in the U.S. During World War 1 with the aim of supporting war effort and enlist public support against foreign attempts to undercut America's war aims.
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This act served to supersede existing espionage laws. It protected the United States while entering World War 1
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It was an act of the U.S. congress that extended the Espionage Act of 1917. It covered speech and expression of opinion that cast the war effort.
