Throughout the later half of the 18th century, Louisiana was a pawn on the chessboard of European politics. It was originally claimed by Spain, but also claimed by the French, who established most of ...
Despite initial objections from the Whigs and abolitionists, the war would nevertheless unite the U.S. in a common cause and was fought almost entirely by volunteers. The army swelled from just over 6 ...
USS Independence assisted in the blockade of the Mexican Pacific coast, capturing the Mexican ship Correo and a launch on May 16, 1847. She supported the capture of Guaymas, Sonora, on October 19, 184 ...
In Mexico, terminology for the war includes Primera intervención estadounidense en México (United States' First Intervention in Mexico), Invasión estadounidense a México (United States' Invasion o ...
After the War of 1812, the first half of the 19th century saw the growth of political reform movements in both Upper and Lower Canada, largely influenced by American and French republicanism. The colo ...
In North America, the Seven Years' War officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on February 10, 1763. As part of the treaty, France ceded all North American land to Britain, except Lou ...
Main article: Technological and industrial history of the United States § Early industrializationIn this period, the United States rapidly expanded economically from an agrarian nation into an indust ...
Toward the end of his first term in office, Jackson was forced to confront the state of South Carolina on the issue of the protective tariff. The protective tariff passed by Congress and signed into l ...
Washington retired in 1797, firmly declining to serve for more than eight years as the nation's head. The Federalists supported Vice President John Adams for President. Adams defeated Jefferson, who a ...
Washington Administration: 1789–1797 The Lansdowne portrait by Gilbert StuartMain article: Presidency of George WashingtonGeorge Washington, a renowned hero of the American Revolutionary War, command ...
The Solemn Act of Northern America's Declaration of Independence (Spanish: Acta Solemne de la Declaración de Independencia de la América Septentrional) is the first Mexican legal historical document ...
The Congress of Chilpancingo (a.k.a. Congress of Anáhuac) (Spanish: Congreso de Chilpancingo) was a meeting held in Chilpancingo, in what is the modern-day Mexican state of Guerrero, from September t ...
Morelos was born in Valladolid, since renamed "Morelia" in his honor, to a humble family of African, indigenous, and Spanish descent. His father was José Manuel Morelos y Robles, a carpenter original ...
After the Battle of Monte de las Cruces on 30 October 1810, Hidalgo still had some 100,000 insurgents and was in a strategic position to attack Mexico City. Numerically, his forces outnumbered royalis ...
Hidalgo was the third-born child of Don Cristóbal Hidalgo y Costilla and Do?a Ana María Gallaga. Hidalgo was born a criollo. Under the system of the day, Hidalgo's rights as a criollo were far less ...
