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Settlement of Jamestown(Colonial Period)
Jamestown was the first colony to be settled in America on may 13th, 1607 in Virginia. Jamestown was settled where it was for reasons it had water all around it, it was far away from the shore, and the water was deep enough for sailors to dock they're ships. A while after the settlement was settled it ran into problems a lot of colonists died from diseases, sicknesses and swelling. now in days Jamestown is very popular and a lot of people visit to know the importance of it. -
Thomas Paine(Revolution)
Thomas Paine was a Writer and Publisher during the Revolution. He was born in February 9th, 1737. His major influence on Revolution is his famous phamplet "Common Sense" and others like The age of Reason and Rights of a man. He had another impact on Revolution with his invention of the Crane, and a smokeless candle. He died june 8th, nobody gave him the real credit he deserved. -
James Madison(Constitutions)
James Madison the "Father of the constitution" born March 16, 1751 he helped grow Virginia's constitution by adding the "Virginia Plan". He wanted a strict firm government. He also created amendments such as Bill of Rights and was totally against the separation of church and state. He was the 4th president of the U.S.A and also helped right federalist papers which got the constitution ratified. James Madison accomplishments give us freedom till this day. -
Civil War(Battle of Bull run)
The Battle of Bull run was a battle fought in Manassas Virginia, it was the battle right after Fort Sumter. The battle started in late July with many casualties the union lost 460 people, 1,124 wounded, and 1,300 MIA. The confederate lost 387, 1,582 people wounded, and only 13 MIA. Which led to the confederate winning this battle this gave the confederate more confidence because they won to battles back to back. -
Civil Rights(Nat turner)
Nat Turner African slave rebel, born in October, 2 1800 Nat turner was known for his violent rebellions. His rebels were so crucial it made southern states tighten they're grip on rules of slaves. Nat Turner had a group during his rebellions who would kill plantation owners and masters with him. Turners rebellion gave hope to slaves and showed that they can be free. -
New Nation(Louisiana Purchase)
The Louisiana Purchase was a big part of our new nation, we bought 828,000 acres of land from France in 1803 it cost us 15 million dollars. This gave us land that are the following states today: Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska and much more. With this purchase being made it doubled the size of our country. -
Nationalism & Sectionalism (Benito Mussolini)
Benito Mussolini was the dictator for Italy during the 1920's with a rude, aggressive, and stuck up demeanor he rose to power. He had fascist squads to emphasize fascism on Italy by burning down offices and terrorizing the public. Radicals were also embarassed by his group the "Black shirts". After his thoughts of fascism he turned to nationalism and wanted to gain power at a national level. But it didn't work out he got weak and eventually died. -
Modern America(Spanish American war)
The Spanish American war started in 1866 to 1898. This war all started when the U.S battleship Maine exploded mysteriously on February 15th, 1898. Later on the U.S government demanded the Spanish government to surrender. The Spanish government declined causing us to blockade Cuba.The first battle we defeated them at Manila bay. The second battle took place at Guantanamo bay in Cuba later on The Spaniards ceased fire and signed the treaty of paris to end the war. This war gaves us U.S territories -
Progressive Era (The 19th amendment)
The 19th amendment was ratified by congress in june 4, 1919. This amendment helped us progress in our time because it gave woman the right to vote. This amendment took us decades to get approval. Woman protested marches and held rallys for the ratification. People who did not want the 19th amendment thought it shouldn't be implemented because they though woman were home bodies, and also that they didn't have time to vote or stay updated on politics. -
World War II(Invasion of Poland)
The Invasion of Poland This invasion started in 1939, Germany used a excuse that Poland was plotting with it's allies Great Britain and France to attack Germany. So that it seemed liked Germany was defending itself. The city Warsaw saw heavy air attacks and ground troops. When all was done Germany took Poland and annexed it. Germany had control of Poland for the remainder of time. This set of America putting pressure on us deciding weather not to join. -
Contemporary World(Donald Trump)
Donald trump is the current president (45th) born in 1946, He was elected for office November 8th, 2016. Trump has ran our country for 3 years with a lot of controversy some people may think that his image is to wild for politics. Trump has amassed a amount of money with many establishments and business. Trump has made a accomplishments that people agree with and he has made mistakes that people will never forgive. -
Cold War(Cuban Missile Crisis)
The Cuban Missile Crisis heated up, in October, 1962 when the U.S failed to overthrow Cuba's regime with the bay of pigs. After the failed mission Nikita Khrushchev found it as an opportunity to compromise a sneaky agreement to place nuclear missiles in Cuba. After the slight constructing of them the U.S found out and took action. The soviet insisted that they would remove the missiles if we didn't invade the island later on they were removed from the island. -
MLA Citation
Ida Cooper Foundation,"Invasion of Poland", Holocaust Encyclopedia, 2019 https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/invasion-of-poland-fall-1939, 6/6/2019. U.S department of state,"Spanish-American war"office of the historian,May 29th https://history.state.gov/, 6/6/2019.
