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Page 1: Battle for America
Colonists against Recoats, 1770s
European wars, 1600-1750 map
French and Indian War, 1754-63 map
Page 2: Supplying the Troops
War boom and bust, 1760s
Smuggling and triangular slave trade, 1760
Colonial shipping deficit, 1760s
Page 3: Growing Tension
Prelude to War, 1774
Occupation of Boston, 1768-76
Boston Massacre, Tea Party, 1770s
Page 4: First Bloodshed
Lexington and Concord, 1775
Siege of Boston, 1775-76
Battle of Bunker Hill, 1775
Page 5: We WON (Didn't we?)
Fort Ticonderoga cannons, 1775-76
Declaration of Independence, 1776
British invasion of New York, 1776
Page 6: Retreat, Retreat, Retreat
Washington's long retreat, 1776
Battle of Trenton, 1776
Battle of Saratoga, 1777
| Page 7: Toughing it Out
Valley Forge, 1777-78
British Siege of Charleston, 1780
Surrender at Yorktown, 1781
Page 8: Long Journey Ahead
Chaos after the Revolutionary War, 1781
Shays' Rebellion, 1786
Constitutional Convention, 1787
Page 9: New Constitution
Constitution, Spirit of '76
Constitution and small states, 1787
Constitution and Senate,3/5 rule
Page 10: Filling in Holes
First US Congress, 1789
Summary of US Constitution, 1789
Bill of Rights ratified, 1791
Page 11: Standing United
Distinct Regions, 1800
Northern Shipping, 1800
Mid-Atlantic Region, 1800
Page 12: Southern Regions
Chesapeake region, 1800
The Carolinas, 1800
Postal Service, 1800 map
| Page 13: Declining Slave Imports
Tobacco plantations, 1800
Virginia planters, 1800
Slave trade, 1800 map
Page 14: Growing Cities
Boston Post Road, 1800 map
Philadelphia cultural amenities, 1800
Farming America, 1800
Page 15: Surging West
Virginians in Kentucky, 1800 map
Wilderness Road, Daniel Boone, 1800 map
Louisiana Purchase, 1803
Page 16: Wider Horizons
Lewis and Clark, 1804 map
Cheap Western Land, 1800
The China Trade, 1830 map Page 17: Land, Business, Technology
Settled Area Triples, 1750-1800 map
Northeast growth, 1750-1800 map
Southern growth, 1750-1800 map |
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