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Aug 3, 1492
exploration of the americas
1492 Spain where Columbus asks the queen of Spain to sponsor four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that lead to the general European awareness of the American continents. These voyages initiated the Spanish colonization of the new world.i talked with the queen and columbus . -
Revolutionary era
I met thomas paine the author of the "common sense". this pamphlet was made to inspire the thirteen colonies to declare and fight for their independence from Great Britain. -
revolutionary era
John Adams writes three letters to and receives two letters from his wife, Abigail. He is with Congress in Philadelphia, while she maintains their farm in Braintree, Massachusetts.i helped abigail adams to corresponed with her husband -
the cotton gin
The cotton gin was created by Eli Whitney. This contraption would make the taking the seeds out of cotton easy and fast. The only down side is that this increased the use of slaves. I helped him build it. -
textile mills
They used these mills to create clothing in the 1820s. this is important because these mills allowed women in the work force -
U.S grant
Ulysses grant was a military commander in the American civil war. Under grant, The Union army defeated the confederate military; the war and secession, ended with the surrender of Robert E. lee at Appomattox court house. -
clara barton
Clara Barton was a pioneer nurse who founded the Red Cross. She never married because she knew the restrictions of married women at the time.Following the outbreak of the Civil War, she independently organized relief for the wounded, often bringing her own supplies to front lines.
