Search
Remove Ads
Advertisement
Search Results
Definition
Crusader States
The Crusader States (aka the Latin East or Outremer) were created after the First Crusade (1095-1102) in order to keep hold of the territorial gains made by Christian armies in the Middle East. The four small states were the Kingdom...
Article
South Carolina Declaration of Secession - Why South Carolina Left the Union
On 20 December 1860, 169 delegates met in Institute Hall in Charleston, South Carolina, to consider the motion of secession from the United States of America. They voted unanimously...
Image
The United States Constitution, 1787
The United States Constitution (1787) represents the foundational legal and political framework of the American republic, drafted to replace the ineffective Articles of Confederation (1781) and unify the newly...
Image
Map of the United States, 1874
A map of the United States, showing each of its states, published by D.G. Beers & Co. in 1874.
From the Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library.
Image
Map of the United States at the Outbreak of Civil War, 1861 - Slavery, Secession, and the 1860 Presidential Election
In early 1861, the United States faced an unprecedented constitutional crisis rooted in the expansion and protection of slavery. Abraham Lincoln’s...
Definition
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was the first frame of government for the United States of America, establishing a weak federal government to protect the sovereignty of the states. Adopted by Congress...
Image
Millard Fillmore, Thirteenth President of the United States
Millard Fillmore, Thirteenth President of the United States, lithograph by Nathaniel Currier based on an 1856 photograph by Mathew B. Brady. The lithograph here shows Millard Fillmore, the thirteenth...
Definition
Jay Treaty
The Jay Treaty, formally known as the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, Between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America, was a controversial treaty signed by representatives of the United States and Great Britain...
Image
Map of the United States Under the Compromise of 1850
This map illustrates the situation in the United States n 1850, as the country faced growing sectional tension over the expansion of slavery into new territories gained from the Mexican-American War...
Article
Why Did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor?
Without warning or even declaring war, Japan attacked the US naval fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on 7 December 1941. Japan's military government, which had already occupied Manchuria, Korea, coastal China, and...
