When people tire of governmental tyranny, they sometimes revolt. Those revolutionary wars - like the French Revolution - profoundly change both a country and its culture. This collection contains stories about such events.
Giuseppi Garibaldi, a native of the Piedmont region of Italy, was instrumental in bringing the southern Italian states into the unification process.
Within two months of the Treaty of Paris, Washington resigns as Commander-in-Chief of America's military.
Colonials do not want to pay taxes to Britain since they elect no members of Parliament.
Benedict Arnold plans to make money by switching sides and helping the British win.
Giuseppe Mazzini believed that for Italy to be free of foreign domination, Italians would have to revolt. It was good timing, since revolutions were h...
Warned by Paul Revere, colonial soldiers stand their ground at Lexington against the British; this begins the American Revolutionary War.
By the time a guard of British soldiers arrived at the town of Lexington - on April 19, 1775 - most of the minutemen under Captain John Parker's comma...
After years of deadly battles, it is hard to predict which side will win the war but British leaders in London are confident of victory.
Marie Antoinette loses her head by guillotine seven months after French Revolutionary authorities execute her husband, King Louis XVI
Francis Marion and his troop of 150 men do their best to remain elusive while chasing the British out of South Carolina.
Learn more about Paul Revere and the Penobscot Expedition.
8-3.2 The role of SC in the Constitutional Convention including the Three-Fifths Compromise and Commerce Compromise
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