The document discusses several key events and developments in United States history from the colonial period through the mid-1800s, including the colonial victory in the Revolutionary War which gave George Washington experience and drove Britain into debt, the challenges that led to the Articles of Confederation, Thomas Jefferson's role in relations with France, the Monroe Doctrine, Andrew Jackson and the Cherokees, slavery and its role in the economies and politics of the North and South, the Emancipation Proclamation and the 15th Amendment, and the Battle of Gettysburg.

1. Picture Review

2. The Columbian Exchange

4. Familiarity of Home Ground

5. Inspiring Cause

6. Shortage of food and ammunition

7. Strong, well trained army and navy

8. Most soldiers untrained and undisciplined.

9. The Articles of Confederation

10. Shay’s Rebellion

11. A two-house Congress to satisfy both small and big states.

12. Three-fifths of the states’ slaves to be counted as part of the population.

13. System to prevent any one branch from dominating the other.