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American Revolution
Rebel colonists from the Thirteen Colonies rejected the British monarchy and aristocracy. They also overthrew the authority of Great Britain and founded the United States of America. -
Boston Tea Party
Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships in the Boston harbor. They threw 342 chests of tea overboard. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana purchase was a land deal between the United States and France. It caused the US to acquire approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million dollars. -
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Civil War
The Civil War answered two questions that were left from the revolution. The Civil War started because of uncompromising differences between the free and slave states over the power of the national government to prohibit slavery in the territories that were not yet become states. -
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Abraham Lincoln Assassinated
On April 14th, Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford’s Theatre while at a play. The killer escaped and Lincoln was carried across the street to the boarding house. He died the next morning (April 15th). -
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Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was a research and development project that produced the first atomic bombs during World War II. It was led by the United States and had support from the United Kingdom and Canada. -
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was caused by decades of bad politics. It was a very costly armed conflict. 3 million people were killed and 58,000 of them were Americans. -
Apollo 11
There was a national goal of Apollo 11 that was set by John F. Kennedy. The goal was to perform a crewed lunar landing and return to Earth. -
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Kennedy was riding in an open-top convertible when he was shot. Lee Harvey Oswald shot three times from the sixth floor of a building. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr wanted equal rights for blacks. He had a speech called "I Have A Dream." He was shot while sitting on a balcony. His speech had a large impact on everyone. -
9/11
9/11 was four terrorist attacks that were set up by an Islamic terrorist group called al-Qaeda. They crashed in to the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. -
Osama Bin Laden Killed
Osama Bin Lad had been on the FBI's "Most Wanted" list for over a decade. He was responsible for many acts of terrorism that have happened such as 9/11.