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- American Revolution [r]: (1763-1789) war that resulted in the formation of the U.S., in which 13 North American colonies overthrew British rule. [e]
Subtopics
- Declaration of Independence [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Albany Plan of Union [r]: Plan to unify the American colonies in defense against frontier attacks, proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1754. [e]
- U.S. Constitution [r]: The document defining the fundamental purpose and structure of the United States government; it became effective in 1789. [e]
- Treaty of Paris (1783) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- U.S. Constitutional Convention [r]: Meeting of American states delegates in 1787 to develop a stronger government, created the U.S. Constitution. [e]
- Second Continental Congress [r]: Add brief definition or description
- University of Pennsylvania [r]: Ivy League U.S. institution in Philadelphia [e]
- American Philosophical Society [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Library Company of Philadelphia [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Electricity [r]: The flow or presence of electric charge; the flow of electricity is an important carrier of energy. [e]
- John Adams [r]: (1735-1826) Second U.S. President (from 1797 to 1801), attorney who successfully defended participants of the Boston Massacre of 1770, and a U.S. founding father. [e]
- Thomas Jefferson [r]: (1743-1826) Third U.S. President (from 1801 to 1809), first U.S. Secretary of State (from 1789 to 1793), author of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, and founder of the University of Virginia. [e]
- Benjamin Rush [r]: (1745 - 1813) American physician, educator, chemist, writer, and Founding Father who is known as the "Father of American Psychiatry." [e]
- John Jay [r]: (1745-1829) one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and the nation's first Chief Justice. [e]
- William Franklin [r]: Son of Benjamin Franklin, British loyalist, and colonial governor of New Jersey. [e]
- Stamp Act of 1765 [r]: Legislation passed by British Parliament that taxed all legal documents, licenses, commercial contracts, newspapers, pamphlets, and playing cards in the American colonies. [e]
- Townshend Act [r]: Add brief definition or description