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American Revolution
The American Revolution was fought between the Patriots and the Britsh from 1775 to 1783. -
The Declaration of Independence was signed
Writen by Thomas Jefferson the Declaration of Independence is one of the most cherished documents in American history -
The War of 1812
The War of 1812 was between the Americans and the Britsh because the Britsih didnt want to loose control of the colonies -
Manifest Destiny
The Manifest Destiny started between July and August of 1845 and it was where people of America went west to explore new lands. -
Civil war
The Civil War was fought between the Northern and the Southern parts of the United States over slavery and other disagreements -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was after World War 1 ended around 1930 and lasted until the late 30's almost into the 40's. World War 2 helped America out of the depression. -
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The morning of December 7, 1941 the Imperial Japaneese Navy bombed the United States navy base in Hawaii. The U.S. forces were completely caught off guard and did not shoot any Japaneese planes down. Almost 2,400 American soldiers died that day. -
The Normandy Invasion
The United States and allied forces invaded the Axis powers on the Normandy coastline. The raid was 50 miles wide. It helped the United States win the World War. -
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
On August 6, 1945 the United States dropped an atom bomb on two Japaneese cities that would destroy the city and end the war. -
Twin Towers bombed
A tragic day for America was when four United States planes where high jacked. Two went to into the World Trade Center. One plane went into the Pentagon and the last was crashed into a field becasue the passengers took over the plane.