The time after the Revolutionary War was a time of growth and expansion for the government and borders of the United States. Here you can learn about important events and changes in American history after the Revolutionary War.
President Jefferson sent a couple of his representatives over to France to buy the city of New Orleans. What he got was the Louisiana Purchase, a patch of land that nearly doubled the size of the young nation. See more »
Shipwrecks have been known to increase bank accounts. But only one has been known to double the size of an entire country. What happened to El Cazador?
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President Jefferson sent a couple of his representatives over to France to buy the city of New Orleans. What he got was the Louisiana Purchase, a patch of land that nearly doubled the size of the young nation.
See more »Alien and Sedition Acts, in United States history, a series of four laws passed by Congress in 1798 during the Presidency of John Adams.
See more »American Colonization Society, a private organization created in 1816 to transport free blacks from the United States to Africa.
See more »Jones, Anson (1798–1858), the last president of the Republic of Texas, 1844–46.
See more »Bank of the United States, the name of two federal banks chartered by Congress in the early years of the United States.
See more »Churubusco, Battle of, August 20, 1847, a United States victory in the Mexican War.
See more »Contreras, Battle of, August 19-20, 1847, an engagement of the Mexican War. United States General Winfield Scott with a force of about 4,500 men was fighting his way from Veracruz to Mexico City when he was confronted by a Mexican force of about 19,000 at Contreras, a village 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Mexico City.
See more »Lundy's Lane, Battle of, July 25, 1814, the hardest-fought land battle of the War of 1812.
See more »Monterrey, Battle of, September 20–24, 1846, a United States victory in the Mexican War.
See more »New Orleans, Battle of, January 8, 1815, the last major battle of the War of 1812.
See more »Palo Alto, Battle of, May 8, 1846, the first battle of the Mexican War. It was fought near present Brownsville, Texas.
See more »Blue Laws, strict, puritanical laws that deal with general personal conduct, and with behavior on Sundays and other religious holidays.
See more »Brother Jonathan, or Jonathan, nicknames for the people or government of the United States during and immediately after the Revolutionary War.
See more »Charter Oak, a tree that, according to tradition, was used to hide Connecticut's charter from English authorities.
See more »Constellation, a United States frigate launched in 1797. It was the first commissioned ship in the U.S.
See more »Crockett, Davy (David) (1786-1836), a United States frontiersman, politician, and folk hero.
See more »Dorr's Rebellion, 1841-43, a movement by Rhode Island liberals to abolish property qualifications for voting.
See more »The Development of Parties. Washington hoped that political parties could be avoided, but they began during his Presidency.
See more »Genêt, Edmond Charles Édouard (1763–1834), a French diplomat who became a controversial figure in United States politics.
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