Revolution

Both Texas and the United States of America entirely waged a war for independence. Despite their inherent interrelatedness, there are similarities and differences in their revolutionary wars. The American Revolution was fought to free the colonies from English, an effort in which they were victorious, leading to the establishment of...

During the period of salutary neglect, the thirteen colonies enjoyed the liberty of home rule while England was preoccupied with domestic and regional strife. However, “England took the first steps toward greater control of its colonies…within a decade of the Glorious Revolution” (Stockwell, 2012). With the intention of protecting the...

1776 was the year that turned a new page in American History about women’s roles and rights. The era right after the American Revolution was considered the New United States. Women’s social status has changed significantly. It was not unusual for women to work as “printers, innkeepers, merchants, and teachers”...

In the American Revolution, firearms were in an interesting place in their evolution, and many of the critical battles, strategies, and circumstances that made the war unique were a result of their firearm limitations and traits. Long rifles were the primary class of weapon used for battle, and at the...

During the 1950s and 1960s, in the United States the civil rights struggle coincided with the era when television sets became more common in homes around the country. Initially, in the early 1950s it was more of a rarity for average households to own a TV, but at the end...

The American Revolution can be seen by many as an instrumental point in the history of the nation as it was the first major point in which the country had devised the means to become one of the largest and most powerful in the world. While this is relevant and...