University of Groningen
American History: Biographies: Lord North (1713 1792)
Lord North was Prime Minister of Great Britain from January, 1770 to March, 1782. His early successes as Leader of the House and his efforts to cut the national debt brought him the confidence of a faction-ridden Parliament and the favor...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Drafting the Constitution
Essay covers from the Articles of Confederation and the problems of disunity of the new states after the Revolutionary War, internally as well as externally, to the Constitutional Convention, an attempt to address the Articles' problems....
Siteseen
Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Battle of Bunker Hill
Learn about this Revolutionary War battle that took place June 17, 1775, between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America that ended in a victory for the British.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Battle of Concord
Learn about this Revolutionary War battle that took place April 19, 1775, between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America that ended in a victory for the American colonists.
Siteseen
Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
Learn about this Revolutionary War battle that took place May 10, 1775, between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America that ended in a victory for the American colonists.
Siteseen
Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Battle of King's Mountain
Learn about this Revolutionary War battle that took place October 07, 1780, between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America that ended in a victory for the American colonists.
Siteseen
Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Battle of Guilford Courthouse
Learn about this Revolutionary War battle that took place March 15, 1781, between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America that ended in a victory for the British.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Treaty of Paris (1783)
Detailed information about the Treaty of Paris of 1783. Contains links to different resources as well as details of the Treaty itself and how the Treaty affected the relations between Great Britain and the United States.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: George Washington and the Newburgh Conspiracy, 1783
[Free Registration/Login Required] Discover how General George Washington handled the Newburgh Conspiracy which threatened his authority and civil authority just before the provisions of the Treaty of Paris, ending the Revolutionary War,...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Revolutionary Changes and Limitations: Women
Often the ideal and reality do not conincide for quite some time. That's true of the ideal of true equality between the sexes after the War for Independence. See why the end of the war did not bring indepence for married women, and why...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Negotiating With the Superpowers
Read about the problems President George Washington had with foreign affairs. Both France and Great Britain ignored American sovereignty and claims of neutrality. Read about Great Britain's disregard of the Treaty of Paris which ended...
Ducksters
Ducksters: American Revolution for Kids: Crossing the Delaware
Kids learn about the Crossing of the Delaware which was a major turning point in the Revolutionary War. Take a quiz at the end to see what you learned?
Yale University
Yale Law School: Avalon Project: British American Diplomacy: Paris Peace Treaty
Primary documents related to the signing of the Peace of Paris Treaty in 1783 between Britain, France, and America. This treaty ended the American Revolutionary War.
Other
The Army Heritage Foundation: The Philippine Insurrection [Pdf]
By the end of July 1898, 13,000 U.S. Volunteers and 2,000 regular troops arrived totake control of the Philippines from the Spanish as part of the Spanish-American War. Together with the Filipino revolutionary army, numbering about...
Ducksters
Ducksters: American Revolution for Kids: Battle of Yorktown
Kids learn about the Battle of Yorktown major event ending the American Revolutionary War on this site.
Open Door Team
Open Door Web Site: Treaty of Paris
In this article you will find a brief description of the Treaty of Paris that ended the Seven Years' War and gave all French land in North America to England.
Ducksters
Ducksters: American Revolution for Kids: The Treaty of Paris
Kids learn about The Treaty of Paris; the final end to the American Revolutionary War.
Ducksters
Ducksters: American Revolution for Kids: Declaration of Independence
"We hold these truths to be self-evident." This infamous quote is part of the Declaration of Independence which Congress adopted on July 4, 1776. Read about the ideas contained in this document and take a quiz at the end to see what you...
Curated OER
Etc: Revolutionary France, 1789 1795
A map of France during the revolution period of 1789 to the end of the War of the First Coalition in 1795 under the Peace of Basel. This map of France shows the change in Revolutionary France's old Provinces (outlined in pink) to the new...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Admission of States to the Union, 1899
A map from 1899 of the United States showing the growth of the nation from the original States in 1783 to the admission of Utah into the Union in 1896. The map shows the Northwest Territory claimed at the end of the American...
Curated OER
Etc: Native American Delimitations, 1763 1770
A map of the American colonies and territories west to the Mississippi River between the end of the French and Indian War of 1763 and the beginnings of westward expansion of the trans-Appalachian colony proposed in the Vandalia Project...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Colonial Georgia, 1732 1763
A map of Colonial Georgia, showing the proclamation line of the original United States established at the end of the American Revolutionary War in 1763, the boundary when Georgia was established from the Carolinas as a buffer between the...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: New States Admitted, 1783 1821
A map of the United States showing the original states at the end of the American Revolutionary War (1783) and the states admitted to the Union up to 1821, with the date of admission for each new state given.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1783
A map of North America, Central America, and northern South America at the end of the American Revolutionary War (1783). The map is color-coded to show the territory of the United States at the time, British possessions in Canada,...