The rights of American women did not significantly expand with independence.

Jefferson completed the Louisiana Purchase despite knowing that the Constitution did not grant the federal government the power to buy territory.

The Mexican dictator, General Antonio López de Santa Anna, personally led the action against the Texan rebels at the Alamo.

The Olive Branch Petition of 1775 urged King George III to negotiate for peace with his subjects in America.

The increase in cotton production was mostly generated by

Mary Boykin Chesnut described slavery as “monstrous” because

The Iroquois League

Roger Williams

The turning point of the war was the battle of

While Sojourner Truth was a strong opponent of slavery, she did not support the women’s rights movements.