U.S. History

The American Revolution

Christopher Columbus worked for Spain (the bigger one). Columbus landed in Central America in Oct 1492.

Sugar Act 1764, Stamp Act 1765

George III (1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820.

The Boston Massacre March 5, 1770; in Massachusetts.

The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates of 12 of the Thirteen Colonies held from September 5 to October 26, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia at the beginning of the American Revolution.

The Continental Army (Lục quân Lục địa Mỹ) was the army of the United Colonies representing the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States during the American Revolutionary War.

The American Civil War

The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North", Blue) and the Confederacy ("the South", Red), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.
Lúc này lãnh thổ America chỉ mới ở bờ Đông, vẫn còn đang expand westward.

The Union (Liên bang miền Bắc), colloquially known as the North, refers to the United States when eleven Southern slave states seceded to form the Confederate States of America (CSA), also known as the Confederacy or South, during the American Civil War. The Union was led by Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, and sought to preserve the nation, a constitutional federal union.

North: rapidly industrializing, didn't rely on slaves, Free States
South: has good climate allow for large plantations of labor-intensive crops, Slave States

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. He is a republican.

Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. In 1865, as commanding general, Grant led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War.

Jefferson F. Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the first and only president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865.

Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was an American Confederate general during the Civil War, who was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army toward the end of the war. He led the Army of Northern Virginia, the Confederacy's most powerful army, from 1862 until its surrender in 1865, earning a reputation as a skilled tactician.

The Gettysburg Address (Diễn văn Gettysburg) is a famous speech which U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War. The speech was made at the formal dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery (Gettysburg National Cemetery) in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on the afternoon of November 19, 1863, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated Confederate forces in the Battle of Gettysburg, the Civil War's deadliest battle. The speech is widely considered one of the most notable in American history.

The Underground Railroad (tuyến hỏa xa ngầm) was used by freedom seekers from slavery in the United States and was generally an organized network of secret routes and safe houses.

Presidents

George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was a Founding Father of the United States, military officer, and farmer who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
Not even a hundred years had passed since the creation of the US institution.

Other Symbols

The Great Seal (đại ấn Hoa Kỳ) is the seal of the United States. The phrase is used both for the impression device itself, which is kept by the United States secretary of state, and more generally for the impression it produces.
The seal contains three Latin phrases: E Pluribus Unum ("Out of many, one"), Annuit cœptis ("He has favored our undertakings"), and Novus ordo seclorum ("A new order of the ages").