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"Landing of the Pilgrims" (c. 1803 CE) is a painting by Michele Felice Cornè (1752–1845 CE). It depicts the Pilgrims who travelled to Plymouth Rock aboard the Mayflower in 1620 CE. Courtesy of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department...

The Second Continental Congress was the body of delegates that governed the Thirteen Colonies and, later, the United States during the American Revolutionary War. Between its first session in May 1775 and its disbandment in March 1781, the...

Emperor Gaozu (also Kao-tsu, formerly Li Yuan, r. 618-626 CE) was a Sui military commander who led a rebellion against his former masters, seized control of the state, and founded the Tang Dynasty (618-906 CE). Overshadowed in the ancient...

During the Warring States period, 475-221 BCE, the various states used different forms of spade money. There are several weight systems, and this is reflected in the inscriptions. 2. Zhou State, 300s BCE, Warring States period. 3. Wei...

Troop movements before the First Battle of Saratoga (or the Battle of Freeman's Farm) on 19 September 1777. Map by the History Department of the United States Military Academy.

Troop movements at the Second Battle of Saratoga (or Battle of Bemis Heights), 7 October 1777. Map by the History Department of the United States Military Academy.

Wives for the settlers at Jamestown, illustration from page 110 of United States; a history: the most complete and most popular history of the United States of America from the aboriginal times to the present day by John Clark Ridpath, Boston...

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-fight-for-the-right-to-vote-in-the-united-states-nicki-beaman-griffin In the United States today, if you are over eighteen, a citizen, and the resident of a state, you can vote (with some...

A map illustrating the expansion of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris (September 3, 1783), which ended the War of the American Revolution, recognized U.S. independence, and granted it sizeable additional territory...

A map illustrating the patterns and routes of westward exploration and settlement in the United States after the “Louisiana Purchase” from France in 1803. As Napoleonic dreams of a great North American Empire gave way to French hegemonic...