American history

By Wildes32
  • Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
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    Abraham Lincoln was assassinated

    president Lincoln was shot in the back of the head at Ford theater.

  • American revolution start

    The American revolution started. When with the exchange of gunfire between British and American troops.
  • Louisiana perchase

    Louisiana perchase

    this was when the U.S purchased land from France to expand the country.
  • civil war start

    civil war start

    The war began when the Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, South Carolina on April 12, 1861
  • the gettysburg address

    the gettysburg address

    Abraham Lincoln delivered a short speech dedicated to the battle of gettysburg.
  • Thomas Edison perfects the lightbulb

    Thomas Edison perfects the lightbulb

    this was when thomas Edison perfected the light bulb
  • 18 amendment was passed

    18 amendment was passed

    this amendment was the start of prohibition. Which made it so people could not drink in public.
  • 19 amendment

    19 amendment

    the 19th amendment made it so that women could vote.
  • great depression start

    great depression start

    the stock market crashed and the U.S went into a state of depression. Many people died from diseases and starvation.
  • pearl harbor

    pearl harbor

    Japan bombed pearl harbor in Hawaii. this caused the U.S to go to war with Japan and join world war 2.
  • D-day

    D-day

    The U.S and allies landed on the beaches of Normandy. They code named the operation operation overlord.