How The American Revolution Shaped America

If you were to halt a random person on the streets of a large city and ask them to explain exactly how America came to be, chances are they wouldn’t be able to answer solidly. Well, unless they happen to be a history teacher. Although, most American citizens don’t even know who the ruler of England was when the 13 colonies came. There’s a lot of misconceptions, too. Like how Columbus ‘discovered’ America and that George Washington was the first president. I’m here to narrow down a few centuries of history into just five major events that set America into motion. The American Revolution played a large part in shaping the country. This war was fought between the early Americans( known then as Colonists) and the British, and lasted from 1775 to 1781. With a lot of military help from the French, George Washington was able to force a large part of Britain’s army to surrender and won the war. This victory led to our independance and the establishment of the United States of America. However, we did not stay united for long. Disagreements on the topic of slavery tore us apart. The Northern states claimed that the treatment of African slaves was unjust and that the Constitution clearly stated that “all men shall be made equal”. The South argued that slaves weren’t human at all, and that they were ‘born to work for their superiors’.

history was the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. This event isn’t spoken of much, and deserves more recognition in school textbooks. On March fourth, 1865, Lincoln delivered his last “Charity for All” speech, right before his death one month later. In a photograph of the speech, John Wilkes Booth can be seen standing on the balcony behind Lincoln. This man was a southerner, and blamed the president for the war that divided the North and South. A month later, at Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C., during a performance of “Our American Cousin”, Booth shot Lincoln in the back of the