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The Declaration Of Independence is signed. This made our states independent and free from Great Britian.
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The French become allies with the United States. This helped the US with their battle against Great Britian.
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Great Britian surrenders to the United States in Yorktown, Virginia. This gave the americans freedom and independence.
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Thirty-nine of the fifty-five delegates signed the United States Constitution. It was the first written rules we had in our country.
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Geroge Washington becomes the first president of the United States. This started the long list of presidents we have today and helped control our country.
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The Bill of Rights became ratified as Constitutional Amendments. These gave americans rights they never had before.
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Eli Whitney recieves a patent for his invention of the cotton gin. It culminated into the Civil War.
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Napoleon Bonaparte sells 800,000 spquare miles of land to the US. It nearly doubled the United States in size.
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Meriwether Lewis and William Clark start their expedition at the Missouri River, Their expedition helped see what the western side of the United States was like since not many people lived there.
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Robert Fulton se s the first steamboat out on it's first trip. This was a new way of transportation for the US.
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a War between the United States and Great Britian because of the Impression Issue which was the goverment forcing men to go into the military. The war showed that the United States could get through a conflict or problem.
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The Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri to be a slave state and Maine to be a free state. This law prohibited slavery in the Louisiana Territory.
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A United States policy that John Quincy Adams wrote, stating that the US would not interfer with any European colonies. The US and Great Britian wanted to make sure no European power would come in.
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A slave rebellion that had rebel slaves kill between 55 to 65 white people. The aftermath had states and white militias kill even more slaves.
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The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen day war between Texas and Mexico. It added Texas to the United States.
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A financial crisis of when the banks would only accept gold and silver coinage in New York City. This was a dramatic flashback.
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The removal of American Idians and the Cherokees from their homelands to Idian Territory. Many of the Idians died on their way to the territories.
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The California Gold Rush is when coal miners found gold in Oregon and then later in California when it became a state. The gold was worth a lot of money back then and boosted the economy.
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The Seneca Falls Convention was a women's right convention held in Seneca Falls, New York. This was the start of the women's right movement.
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Created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. This opened new lands for settlements.
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Abraham Lincoln becomes the 16th president. He played a big roll in the antislavery movement.
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A war between the Nothern and Southern states. It led to the freeing of slaves.
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The goverment was giving away land, and to own the land you had to live on it for five years. This led to western expansion.
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An executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln that stated slavery is illegal in ten states. They freed 3.1 million of the 4 million slaves in the United States.
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The battle of Gettysburg happened in the small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and 160,000 people were involved. It was the most important battle of the Civil War.
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U.S Army Colonel John Chivington and his troops attacked the Black Kettle's camps sight. Between 70 to 163 people died, mostly women and children.
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Abraham Lincoln was shot in the back of the head at the Ford's Theatre while watching a play. He was the first president to be assassinated.
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The Great Chicago Fire burned for 3 days, killed hundreds and burned 3.3 square miles. It was one of the largest disasters of the 19th century.
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It guaranteed that no matter the race, gender, etc. got treated as equals. This was the first time something like this was put into action.
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Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. It opened a new door for communication and also an important tool for warfare.
