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US History
From the peoples of the continent before British colonization to the close of the twentieth century, with no account required to read any of it.
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11. The American Revolution
- 11. The American Revolution
- 11a. American and British Strengths and Weaknesses
- 11b. Loyalists, Fence-sitters, and Patriots
- 11c. Lexington and Concord
- 11d. Bunker Hill
- 11e. The Revolution on the Home Front
- 11f. Washington at Valley Forge
- 11g. The Battle of Saratoga
- 11h. The French Alliance
- 11i. Yorktown and the Treaty of Paris
13. When Does the Revolution End?
- 13. When Does the Revolution End?
- 13a. The Declaration of Independence and Its Legacy
- 13b. The War Experience: Soldiers, Officers, and Civilians
- 13c. The Loyalists
- 13d. Revolutionary Changes and Limitations: Slavery
- 13e. Revolutionary Changes and Limitations: Women
- 13f. Revolutionary Limits: Native Americans
- 13g. Revolutionary Achievement: Yeomen and Artisans
- 13h. The Age of Atlantic Revolutions
20. Jeffersonian America: A Second Revolution?
- 20. Jeffersonian America: A Second Revolution?
- 20a. The Election of 1800
- 20b. Jeffersonian Ideology
- 20c. Westward Expansion: The Louisiana Purchase
- 20d. A New National Capital: Washington, D.C.
- 20e. A Federalist Stronghold: John Marshall's Supreme Court
- 20f. Gabriel's Rebellion: Another View of Virginia in 1800
21. The Expanding Republic and the War of 1812
- 21. The Expanding Republic and the War of 1812
- 21a. The Importance of the West
- 21b. Exploration: Lewis and Clark
- 21c. Diplomatic Challenges in an Age of European War
- 21d. Native American Resistance in the Trans-Appalachian West
- 21e. The Second War for American Independence
- 21f. Claiming Victory from Defeat
22. Social Change and National Development
- 22. Social Change and National Development
- 22a. Economic Growth and the Early Industrial Revolution
- 22b. Cotton and African-American Life
- 22c. Religious Transformation and the Second Great Awakening
- 22d. Institutionalizing Religious Belief: The Benevolent Empire
- 22e. New Roles for White Women
- 22f. Early National Arts and Cultural Independence
33. A House Divided
- 33. A House Divided
- 33a. Fort Sumter
- 33b. Strengths and Weaknesses: North vs. South
- 33c. First Blood and Its Aftermath
- 33d. Sacred Beliefs
- 33e. Bloody Antietam
- 33f. Of Generals and Soldiers
- 33g. Gettysburg: High Watermark of the Confederacy
- 33h. Northern Plans to End the War
- 33i. The Road to Appomattox