We the people

Offers a brief overview of the Battle of Saratoga, which took place in September, 1777, and became one of the colonists' most important wins against the British in the battle for independence.

Describes the events leading up to the 1775 Revolutionary battle fought at Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill near Boston Harbor in Massachusetts.

Presents a brief profile of the early colonial women who came to America beginning in the early 1600s describing their importance to early colonial society.

Illustrations, primary documents, timelines, and maps describe the events leading to the surrender of General Charles Cornwallis to George Washington on October 19, 1781.

Explores the actions of the Second Continental Congress, discussing the Continental Army, the Articles of Confederation, retreat to Baltimore, problems, and adjournment in 1781.

Discusses the withdrawal of troops from Vietnam, and the helicopter evacuation from the roof of the U.S. embassy in Saigon, and discusses the subsequent invasion of South Vietnam by the North Vietnamese Army, the Paris Peace Accords, and the struggles of refugees before the country unified under communist rule in 1975.

Presents a short history of the Library of Congress which began in 1800, and describes its growth over two hundred years, and more.

An account of the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which banned slavery above the latitude of Missouri's southern border except for the state of Missouri itself.

Examines the events surrounding Lincoln's famous "Gettysburg Address" given in November 1863, and describes Lincoln's views on slavery, the aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg, and other important dates and people.

Provides an account of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's surrender to Union General Grant at Appomattox Court House in April 1865 which ended the U.S. Civil War.