The 13 colonies

The new colonies were settled on the east of what is now considered The United States and were devided in…

BOSTON TEA PARTY

Was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachussets, on December 16, 1773. The target…

DECLARATORY ACT

The declaratoy act , was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain, which accompained the repeal of the Stamp…

Black codes

As the Civil War came to a close, southern states began to pass a series of discriminatory state laws collectively…

Bill of Rights, 1791

Bill of Rights, in the United States, the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which were adopted as a…

Declaration of Independence

By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed…

Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States, that occurs in November 22. In September 1620, a small…

The Mayflower Compact

In order to understand what the Mayflower Compact is about, it is essential to know who the Pilgrims were and…