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The American Fur Trade was an extensive economic system that initially involved Native American Indians and European explorers and colonists. After 1803, the Western Frontier started to open, creating the Western Fur Trade, which was driven by bold businessmen and Mountain Men. The Fur Trade played a vital role in Westward Expansion.

The First Battle of Charleston, also known as Prevost’s Charleston Raid or the First Siege of Charleston, was a British expedition led by General Augustine Prevost that threatened Charleston, South Carolina. Prevost engaged American forces in several small battles during his march to Charleston. Although Prevost was forced to withdraw, the threat against Charleston altered the direction of the war in the Southern Theater and led to the Siege of Savannah.

Connecticut elected delegates to the First Continental Congress. The delegates who attended were Silas Deane, Eliphalet Dyer, and Roger Sherman.

Delaware elected delegates to the First Continental Congress. The delegates who attended were Thomas McKean, George Read, and Caesar Rodney.

The Fur Trade Factory System was a program that established a series of Trading Posts on the Western Frontier so Native American Indians could trade furs to the United States Government. The system encouraged Indians to adopt American agriculture and education practices. It was eventually undermined by private businessmen and ended in March 1822.

Fair Oaks and Darbytown Road Battle facts, including dates, location, casualties, leaders, who won, and more interesting facts you might not know.

Fought from October 27 - 28, 1864, during the Petersburg Campaign, the Battle of Fair Oaks and Darbytown Road, also known as the Second Battle of Fair Oaks, was the last failed Union attempt to capture Richmond, Virginia in 1864.

The Burning of Falmouth was a British naval attack on the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts — present-day Portland, Maine — that took place on October 18, 1775. The British fleet destroyed a large portion of the town, but was unable to end Patriot resistance in the area.

The Federalist Papers are a collection of 85 essays advocating for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, authored by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison.

Federalist No. 1 was written by Alexander Hamilton and published on October 27, 1787 under the pseudonym Publius. The purpose was to provide a General Introduction to The Federalist, a series of articles arguing for the acceptance of the proposed Constitution, which was to replace the Articles of Confederation.

The Second Federalist Paper was written by John Jay, and discusses concerns with the dangers of foreign force and influence. It was published on October 31, 1787.

Federalist No. 3 was written by John Jay and published on November 3, 1787. It is the second of four articles dealing with protecting Americans against foreign aggression and meddling in national affairs.

The Federalist Party was one of the first political parties in the United States. The party supported a strong central government and a loose interpretation of the U.S. Constitution. The party faded out in the mid-1820s.

The Federalist and Anti-Federalist factions developed during the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

Ferdinand and Isabella were Catholic monarchs whose marriage united Spain’s two largest kingdoms. Together, they established the basis for the Spanish Empire by implementing the Spanish Inquisition, completing the Reconquista, and sponsoring Christopher Columbus’s 1492 expedition.

Patrick Ferguson was an officer in the British Army during the American Revolutionary War. Ferguson is most famous for developing the Ferguson Rifle and for leading British forces at the Battle of Kings Mountain. Ferguson was defeated and killed at Kings Mountain, a major turning point in the American Revolutionary War.

The Ferment of Reform and Culture discusses the social movements that grew out of the Second Great Awakening. The main movements focused on temperance, women’s rights, education, and abolition.

Key facts about the Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Approved by Congress on February 26, 1869, ratified by the states on February 3, 1870, and certified by Secretary of State Hamilton Fish on March 30, 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution affirmed that "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."

Thirteenth President of the United States, Millard Fillmore, was the last Whig president and the last U.S. President not affiliated with either the Democratic or Republican parties.