This document provides an overview of the American Revolution and early American history from 1776 to 1815. It discusses several key topics including the American Revolution, the development of American identity, the fighting forces and conditions of the Revolutionary War, slavery during this time period, Native Americans and the frontier, the creation of state and national governments, the writing and ratification of the Constitution, and the establishment of early American society in the post-Revolutionary period. Multiple historians and their works analyzing aspects of this era are referenced.