The American Revolutionary War was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the 13 colonies that declared themselves the United States of America. The war lasted from 1775 to 1783, and it resulted in the independence of the United States. There were many battles fought during the Revolutionary War, including: These battles were fought … Read more
In the American Civil War, which lasted from April 12, 1861, to May 26, 1865, the Union (also known as the “North”) and the Confederacy (also known as the “South”) were locked in many famous battles. The main source of contention was a difference of opinion on whether slavery should be permitted to expand into … Read more
The Union Army, also known as the Federal Army and the Northern Army, referred to the United States Army, the ground army that fought during the American Civil War to maintain the Union of the states. The Union Army’s commissioned officers had ranks ranging from Lieutenant General (a position added on March 2, 1864) to … Read more
During the American Civil War (1861-1865), the Confederate States Army (CSA), also known as the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, fought on the side of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) in an effort to secure the region’s independence from the Union and preserve slavery in the South. On … Read more
Reformers like William Lloyd Garrison (who established the American Anti-Slavery Society) and authors like Wendell Phillips, John Greenleaf Whittier, and Harriet Beecher Stowe spearheaded the white abolitionist movement in the North. Former slaves like Frederick Douglass and free blacks like Charles Henry Langston and John Mercer Langston, who founded the Ohio Anti-Slavery Society, were among … Read more
Throughout the course of history, there were millions of people who were held in servitude. Slavery has been practiced in a wide variety of nations and cultures all over the world, and it has taken on a myriad of forms throughout history. Individuals were the owners of some slaves, while governments and institutions held ownership … Read more
During the American Revolutionary War, there were a number of American colonists who stayed loyal to the British Crown and were known as Loyalists, Tories, Royalists, or King’s Men. Patriots, who backed the revolution, saw them as “persons antagonistic to the rights of America” and opposed them. Fifteen percent of Loyalists, or between 65,000 and … Read more
During the American Revolution, patriots (also known as revolutionaries, continentals, rebels, and American Whigs) were the colonists of the original 13 states that rebelled against British rule and proclaimed the United States of America an independent nation in July 1776. Their choice was motivated by republicanism’s political tenets, as articulated by thinkers like Thomas Jefferson, … Read more
Between 1765 to 1791, British America saw an intellectual and political upheaval known as the American Revolution. The 13 Colonies established independent nations that defeated the British in the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), winning independence from the British Crown and building the constitution that gave birth to the United States of America, the first modern … Read more
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865) was a US civil war. It was fought between the Union (or “North”) and the Confederacy (or “South”), which was created by secessionist states. The major reason of the conflict was a disagreement over whether slavery should be allowed to extend into western areas, … Read more