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Jamestown
The Jamestown colony was founded in 1607 by colonist from England. The colony was named after King James the 1. The colonist had a hard first year called the starving times. It's the event that started America. The hardworking community that started the American Spirit -
Salem Witch Trials
The salem witch trials are some of the most intresting events of American history. The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts, between February 1692 and May 1693. Despite being known as the Salem witch trials, the hearings in 1692 were conducted in a variety of towns across the state of Massachusettes. Some 19 people were hanged on the accusation of witchcraft -
French and Indian war
The war was fought along the frontiers separating New France from the British colonies from Virginia to Nova Scotia. It began with a dispute over control of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, called the Forks of the Ohio, and the site of the French Fort Duquesne and present-day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The dispute erupted into violence in the Battle of Jumonville Glen in May 1754, during which Virginia militiamen under the command of George Washington. Date started unknown -
Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary war was a fight for independence from Great Britian. Even against the Superior British army and navy, we won. George Washington is the most remembered hero of the Revolutionary war, as he was the general. The most remembered event of the war is probaly December 25, 1776. -
The Louisiana Purchase
Thomas jefferson bought over 828,000 sq.mi of land from the french for 11,000,000. This fueld the dream of westward expansion, which created the American dream. The louis and clark expadition was made over this land -
The War of 1812
In 1812, the Americans declared war against the British Empire. They were upset about trade restrictions and the British support of American Indians. This war led to the fire that damaged the White House and United States Capitol. American Saliors were kidnapped of thier ships and forced to serve in the british navy -
The Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo was a famous part of the Texas Revolution. In 1836, General Santa Anna and his troops attacked the Alamo Mission, which is near present-day San Antonio. All but two of the Texan troops were killed in this battle. Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, and William B. Travis are the most famous heroes of this battle.February 23 – March 6, 1836) -
The Civil War
The Civil War broke out in 1861. The war occurred for several reasons, but one of the most important issues was slavery. There were also many economic differences between the North and South. -
World War 1
World War I (WWI) was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until the start of World War II in 1939.More than 9 million combatants were killed, largely because of enormous increases in lethality of weapons, thanks to new technology, without corresponding improvements in protection or mobility. It was the sixth-deadliest conflict in world history, -
World War II
World war II was under way by 1939 and ended in 1945. It involved a vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million people serving in military units. And we should not forget the brave men who served in the Pacific and Iwo Jima -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.U.S. combat units were deployed beginning in 1965. The vietnam war was very unpopular in america, but is important because it was our first fight against communisim -
The Kennedy Assassination
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas. Kennedy was fatally shot while traveling with his wife Jacqueline, Texas Governor John Connally, in a Presidential motorcade. The ten-month investigationof his concluded that Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald acting alone and that Jack Ruby killed him before he could stand for his trial. -
9/11
9/11 was the biggest attack on American soil since pearl harbor. At 8:46 the first hijacked plane flew into the twin towers, sometime later another plane flew into the south twin tower at 9:03. A third plane flew into the pentagon at 9:37 an a fourth crashed in a field in Pennsylvania( the passengers fought to take control of the plan, and though they died hundreds of would be targets were still alive. The death toll from that day was around 3,000 people and more than 6,000 injured.
