A summary of the key events, people, and concepts related to the Seven Years' War/The French and Indian War.

An overview of the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War) and how Pontiac's Uprising influenced the Revolutionary War.

A detailed article on the Battle of the Brandywine on September 11, 1777, that describes the military strategy and players in both the British and American armies. Be sure to click on the map that shows how the troops were drawn up.

See actual illustrated maps form the time of World War I. On one side, see the dual alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary, and on the other, the Triple Entente between France, Russia, and Great Britain.

Article with maps on how the conflict over slavery led to a revolution in Texas and ultimately, the war against Mexico.

A great article from the New York Times on January 24, 1943, reporting on the meeting between President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill at Casablanca. At this meeting it was confirmed that the United Nations would accept only...

Find out the role the Cotentin Peninsula played in World War 2. It contains pictures, maps, and plenty of information.

Learn about the role Gold Beach played in World War 2 with pictures, maps, and informational text.

A short discussion of how Virginia became divided into two states. Presents a map of the counties from the census of 1860 that shows the distribution of slave ownership.

An overview of the Puritans who established the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the New Haven Colony and Rhode Island. The internal and external struggles with these colonies is discussed including the Salem Witch Trials, King Philip's War,...

Overview of the May 1970 antiwar strikes on college campuses involving over a million students including a map and list of 883 campuses where protest activities were reported.

Overview, maps, and databases of the anti-draft movement.

Three articles about the effects of sharecropping, a farming system that became prevalent after the Civil War for blacks and whites.