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Sparked by colonial resentment of British taxes and governance, this conflict led to the independence of thirteen North American colonies in 1776.
The American Revolution
Leader of the Continental Army during the American Revolution who would be elected America's first president.
George Washington
The principles of democracy and republicanism in the U.S. Constitution were inspired by these two ancient civilizations.
Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome
First 10 amendments to the U.S Constitution
The Bill of Rights
The University of Florida uses this swamp dwelling create with scaly skin and strong jaws as its mascot.
Gators
This late 18th-century uprising, led by enslaved Africans, resulted in the first free Black republic in the Western Hemisphere.
The Haitian Revolution
This former enslaved man led the Haitian Revolution, defeating French forces and paving the way for Haiti’s independence in 1804.
Toussaint Louverture
This African nation, founded by freed enslaved people from the United States, modeled its government structure after the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Liberia
Final major battle of the American Revolution
Battle of Yorktown
Louisiana State University uses this stripped jungle cat as its mascot.
Tigers
This term describes efforts to resist or reverse revolutionary changes
Counter-Revolution
Known as "El Libertador," this military leader played a key role in the independence movements of several South American nations, including Venezuela, Colombia, and Peru.
Simon Bolivar
These three major uprisings of the late 18th and early 19th centuries were connected by their shared fight against monarchy, colonialism, and slavery.
American, French and Haitian Revolutions
A system of oppression that disadvantages people of color through laws, policies, and social norms.
Systematic Racism
The University of Southern California (USC) uses this mascot in honor of the ancient warriors who are synonymous with being tricked by a giant wooden horse being rolled into their city filled with Greek soldiers.
Trojans
This European Revolution directly inspired the emergence of Latin American independence movements
The French Revolution
This enslaved man led a violent 1831 rebellion in Virginia, striking fear into Southern slaveholders.
Nat Turner
Following their revolutions, the United States, France, and Haiti all replaced monarchies with this type of government.
Republic
Passed in 1765, this British law required colonists to pay a tax on printed materials, fueling revolutionary anger.
The Stamp Act
The University of Connecticut (UConn) uses this type of dog as their mascot known for dog sledding.
Huskies
Treaty that ended the American Revolution in 1783.
Treaty of Paris 1783
An African writer and former enslaved person, his autobiography helped expose the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade.
Olaudah Equiano
By 1826, all Spanish and Portuguese colonies in the Americas had gained independence except for these two.
Cuba and Puerto Rico
This Spanish labor system forced Indigenous people to work for European settlers in exchange for “protection” and religious instruction.
The Encomienda System
The University of Michigan uses this ferocious animal as it's mascot. Hint-The most popular X-Men is named after this creature.
Wolverines