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Key facts about the Civil War's Confederate Heartland Campaign of 1862.

The Confederate Heartland Campaign, also known as the Confederate Heartland Offensive, and the Kentucky Campaign, was a Confederate invasion of the border state of Kentucky in 1862. Confederate Generals Braxton Bragg and Kirby Smith planned to unite their armies in Kentucky to defeat Major General Don Carlos Buell's Army of the Ohio and to deliver Kentucky to the Confederacy.

The Confiscation Act of 1861 was signed by President Lincoln on August 6, 1861. It declared fugitive slaves used or employed in aiding, abetting, or promoting war against the United States to be contraband and it stripped the proprietors of such slaves of their rights to ownership.

Key facts about the Confiscation Act of 1862, also known as the Second Confiscation Act.

Enacted by Congress and signed by President Lincoln on July 16, the Confiscation Act of 1862 expanded the scope of the Confiscation Act of 1861 and inched the United States towards universal emancipation and the abolition of slavery.

The Congress of the Confederation was the governing body of the United States under the Articles of Confederation from 1781 until 1789. Congress was also known as the United States in Congress Assembled or the Confederation Congress.

Connecticut Colony was one of the 13 Colonies that declared independence from Great Britain. The colony started in 1636 and developed the first written constitution in America, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.

Facts about the history, geography, and people of Colonial Connecticut, which was one of the 13 Colonies that declared independence from Great Britain. Connecticut started in 1636 and developed the first written constitution in America, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.

Amendments to the Constitution of the United States have been made 27 times since it was ratified on June 21, 1788. Article V of the Constitution gives the authority to amend the document and outlines the process for proposing and ratifying Amendments.

Facts about the Constitutional Convention of 1787, including dates, participants, compromises, and more interesting details you might not know. This fact sheet provides a quick overview of the convention and the proceedings and is for kids doing research and students preparing for the AP U.S. History (APUSH) exam.

The Constitutional Convention was held in Philadelphia in 1787. The purpose was to revise the Articles of Confederation. Instead, the Convention resulted in the United States Constitution.

The Continental Association was an organization created by the First Continental Congress to enforce the Articles of Association — a trade boycott against British merchants — unless Britain repealed the Coercive Acts.

The Continental Presidents were the men elected to preside over the Continental Congress and the Confederation Congress from 1774 to 1789.

The First Continental Congress approved the “Humble Petition” to King George III on October 25, 1774.

The First Continental Congress approved the “Letter to the Inhabitants of the Province of Quebec” on October 26, 1774.

The First Continental Congress drafted the Declaration of Rights and Grievances, also known as the Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress, on October 14, 1774. Congress addressed and sent this document to King George instead of Parliament to demonstrate colonial loyalty to the Crown.

Facts about the First Continental Congress, including dates, participants, accomplishments, and more interesting details you might not know. This fact sheet provides a quick overview of the debates and the proceedings and is for kids doing research and students preparing for the AP U.S. History (APUSH) exam.

Frequently asked questions about the purpose, proceedings, accomplishments, and outcome of the First Continental Congress, which was held in Philadelphia in 1774 to oppose the Coercive Acts and resulted in the Continental Association and the Declaration of Resolves.

The First Continental Congress met for the first time on September 5, 1774.