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Page 1: Battle for America
Colonists Against Recoats, 1770s
European wars, 1600-1750 map
Weapons, 1750
War deaths, 1500-1800 chart
French and Indian War, 1754-63 map
British supremacy, 1760
Page 2: Supplying the Troops
War boom and bust, 1760s
Smuggling and triangular slave trade, 1760
Colonial shipping deficit, 1760s
Ports and vessels, 1760
Colonial shipyards, 1760 map
Grand Banks fishing grounds, 1750 map
Page 3: Growing Tension
Prelude to War, 1774
Occupation of Boston, 1768-76
Boston Massacre, Tea Party, 1770s
Lexington and Concord, 1775
Siege of Boston, 1775-76
Battle of Bunker Hill, 1775
Page 4: We WON (Didn't we?)
British Evacuate Boston, 1776
Fort Ticonderoga cannons, 1775-76
Declaration of Independence, 1776
British invasion of New York, 1776
Battle of Long Island, 1776
Evacuation of Long Island, 1776
Page 5: Retreat, Retreat, Retreat
Washington's long retreat, 1776
Battle of Trenton, 1776
Battle of Saratoga, 1777
Valley Forge, 1777-78
British Siege of Charleston, 1780
Surrender at Yorktown, 1781
| Page 6: Long Journey Ahead
Chaos after the Revolutionary War, 1781
Shays' Rebellion, 1786
Constitutional Convention, 1787
Constitution Hall, 1787
Federalists and anti-Federalists, 1787
Original 13 states, 1787
Page 7: New Constitution
Constitution, Spirit of '76
Constitution and small states, 1787
Constitution and Senate,3/5 rule
Constitution, who can vote
Constitution, balance of power
Constitution, checks and balances
Page 8: Filling in Holes
First US Congress, 1789
Summary of US Constitution, 1789
Bill of Rights ratified, 1791
First Bank of the US, 1791
Tariffs, 1789
Whiskey Rebellion, 1791
Page 9: Standing United
Distinct Regions, 1800
Northern Shipping, 1800
Mid-Atlantic Region, 1800
Chesapeake region, 1800
The Carolinas, 1800
Postal Service, 1800 map
Page 10: Declining Slave Imports
Tobacco plantations, 1800
Virginia planters, 1800
Rice and Indigo plantations, 1800
Slave trade, 1800 map
Slave ships, 1800
Anti-slavery Perspective, 1800
| Page 11: Growing Cities
Boston Post Road, 1800 map
Philadelphia cultural amenities, 1800
Sanitation, 1800
Philadelphia waterfront, 1800
Beacon Hill levelled, 1800s
Farming America, 1800
Page 12: Land Grants
Dutch Hudson River estates, 1600s map
Pennsylvania manors, 1700s
Virginia estates, 1800s map
Wealth and power, 1800s
Shipping fortunes
Northern estates, 1800s
Page 13: Surging West
Virginians in Kentucky, 1800 map
Wilderness Road, Daniel Boone, 1800 map
Louisiana Purchase, 1803
Lewis and Clark, 1804 map
Cheap Western Land, 1800
The China Trade, 1830 map Page 14: Land, Business, Technology
Settled Area Triples, 1750-1800 map
Northeast growth, 1750-1800 map
Southern growth, 1750-1800 map
Cities, 1800 maps
Napoleonic Wars, 180
Philosophers, Adam Smith, James Watt, 1800s |
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