While most of Europe was experiencing revolutions within the nations, two escaped the turmoil. Find out which two and understand the state of the continent during the latter half of the 1800's.

Full text of the Senaca Falls Declaration of Sentiments authored by Elizabeth Cady Stanton in 1848.

This is a collection of 21 Grade-Leveled texts (4-12) on the topic International Revolutions. The world's had its fair share of international revolutions as people around the globe sought to create meaningful change. Learn about some of...

A selection of German-American statesman and military leader Carl Schurz' writings on his life and "True Americanism".

Webisode 5 - A Fatal Contradiction. The history of the United States is presented in a series of webisodes, within each are a number of segments.Included are links to lesson plans, teacher guides, resources, activities, and tools.

A chronology of revolutionary events from 1815-1848 with little detail.

A brief look at the declaration of independence from Mexico by Texas in 1836, the removal of restrictions on slavery, and how this dramatically increased the population and led to a much greater reliance on the cotton industry in the...

A five-question quiz over Market revolution, Jackson and federal power, and expanding democracy.

Beginning with 1821, take a chronological walk through the Texas' road to Independence ending in 1848 with the annexation of Texas by the United States.

A biographical sketch of Lajos Kossuth; the Hungarian leader who fought Austria for Hungarian independence in 1848.

Read some first-person excerpts taken from Texas letters accounting events from the Mexican War for Independence from Spain.

In this lesson, 11th graders examine the events and political philosophy that laid the foundations of the American government, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. They also look at what role religion played in shaping American...

This site provides a timeline of milestones in German history.

A map of the United States showing the growth of the nation from 1776-1867. The map is color-coded to show the thirteen original states, the territory acquired by conquest during the revolution and the Treaty of 1783, the Louisiana...

A map from 1911 of the United States showing the territorial acquisitions from the original states and territory established in 1783 to the Tripartite Convention of 1899 in which Germany and the United States divided the Samoan...

A map of the United States showing the growth of the nation from 1783-1867. The map is color-coded to show the thirteen original states, the territory acquired by conquest during the revolution and the Treaty of 1783, the Louisiana...

Overview of events and politics surrounding the bitter conflict about slavery in the U.S., including the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Dred Scott Decision.

An image of "Victims of the March Revolution in Berlin Lying in State", created by Adolph Von Menzel in 1848 (Oil on canvas, 45 x 63 cm).

This site starts with the death of king Friedrich Wilhelm III. in 1840. It explains what led to the revolutionary situation and describes the Revolution in 4 phases.