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U.S. history
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Declaration of Independence
On July 4th, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed.This was written by Thomas Jefferson. It said that the 13 colonies, which at the time were in war with the Britiish, we independent states. -
Louis and Clark
Louis and Clark made the journey west with many travelers. They had help from many people along the way including the Native Americans. This opened up the west for the U.S. -
War with Mexico
We went to war with Mexico in 1846. We won the war and gained the southwest region. -
Southern States formed own country
The southern US states formed their own country because the wanted slavery and the northern US didn't. This started the Civil War. -
Civil War started
In 1861 the Civil war started. It started because the southern states started their own country cause they wanted slavery. The northern states did not want slavery so they fought about it. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which declared slaves free. He was assassined a year later. -
Civil War Ends
In 1865 the Civil war ended and the states got back together. The northern states won the war which added to slavery ending. -
Segregation
The south started segregtion in 1877 and it was caused by the Jim Crows law. The seperated the blacks and whites. -
World War 1
The world war started in 1914 in Europe. The US's president, Woodrow Wilson did not want to get involved in it, but that didn't work. Germany started to the american ships so Wilson had no choice, the U.S. joined the allied powers of Great Britain and France. They then won the war in 1918. -
Great Depression
The U.S. went into the Great Depression and this cause factories, farms, and some banks to close. Also, many people lost their jobs. -
9-1-1
On September 11th, 2001, the 4 U.S. planes got hijacked. 2 of them ended up running into and destroying the World Trade Center. 1 of them hit the Pentagon and another was headed twords the Washington D.C. -
Duece
Mr. Landers dropped the duece!!!
