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Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was adopted the 13 American Colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. This was adopted on July 4, 1776, by seeking independence. It was a very important event because it was part of the American democracy that contained ideals and goals of the nation. Which also contained the arguments the colonists had complaints against the British King. -
Constitution of the United States
The constitution of the United States is a Supreme Law of the United States of America. The constitution has 7 articles which is the frame of the United States government. The constitution was effective in March 4, 1789, which was divided in 3 branches. These three branches were called legislative,executive and Judicial, which was the body of separation of powers. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was a deal with land between the United States and France. The U.S. got 827,000 square miles of land West of the Mississippi River for $15 million. It was such an important event because the land was sold at such a small price which turned into new states. This event was important because it made the United States become a larger territory to soon to turn into the new states. -
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was between the British Army and the United States. This battle was fought January 8, 1815 and ended January 26,1815. This battle began right after the Treaty of Ghent before the news got to the United States. The British ended up defeated by the United States, the British had 2,000 casualties and the U.S had 250. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was a United States policy that the United States did not interfere with European colonies, Also the European countries taking control of independent states in North or South America. The doctrine was issued on December 2, 1823 to gain independence. The doctrine was then coined in 1850. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalago
The Treaty of Guadalupe was signing of beyond territorial gain and losses. The treaty added 525,000 square miles to the United States Territory. This treaty was signed on February 2, 1948, it s very important because it has been important shaping international and domestic histories of Mexico and the United States. The treaty was titled " The Treaty of Peace" and was effective May 30, 1948. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was a battle that was considered the most important involvement of the American Civil War. The battle was fought on July 1-3 , 1863, which took place around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This was fought by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The battle had a large amount of casualties in the entire war, resulting in the Union victory. -
Battle of the Little Big Horn
The Battle of the Little Big Horn which is also known as Battle of the Greasy Grass, this battle ended in defeat of the U.S forces. This battle took place June 25-26, 1876, U.S soldiers started to get against the camp preparing to march. This confirmed that the Indians were wild and blood thirsty. Within 5 days it started to be confined to reservations. -
Haymarket Riot
The Haymarket Riot is known as many names such as Haymarket riot/affair/massacre. The Haymarket Riot was the aftermath of a bombing that was taken place at a labor demonstration. This event was taken place on May 4, 1886 at Haymarket Square in Chicago. This began as a peaceful riot to support workers for an 8 hour work day. The day after police killed eight workers, a bomb was thrown by an unknown person towards a police officer. Many civillians were wounded along with police officers. -
Plessy V. Ferguson
Plessy V. Ferguson was a important decsion that the Supreme Court issued. The Supreme Court issued this in 1896, to uphold the constitutionality of racial segregation laws. This was issued so that the segregated faclilites were equal in quality. When this was issued, along the way the Doctrine became known as " seperate but equal ". -
Breakup of Northern Securities
President Theodore Roosevelt instructed his Justice Department to break up this holding company on the grounds that it was an illegal combination acting in restraint of trade. the federal government did so and the Northern Securities Company sued to appeal the ruling. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
This event happened during the World War 1, Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom which had implemented a naval blockade of Germany. The ship was identified and torpedoed by the German U-boat U-20 and sank in 18 minutes. -
Stock Market Crash
A major stock market crash that occurred in late October 1929. It started on October 24 and continued until October 29, 1929, when share prices on the New York Stock Exchange collapsed. Happened on Wall Street in New York. -
First Fireside Chat
Broadcast during the Great Depression, eight days after his inauguration, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gives his first national radio address—or “fireside chat”—broadcast directly from the White House. -
The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
During the final stage of World War II, the United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, respectively, with the consent of the United Kingdom, as required by the Quebec Agreement. -
U.S. Army–McCarthy Hearings
The Army–McCarthy hearings were a series of hearings held by the United States Senate's Subcommittee on Investigations to investigate conflicting accusations between the United States Army and U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr., an American clergyman and civil rights leader, was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m. CST. He was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he died at 7:05 p.m. He was a prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who was known for his use of nonviolence and civil disobedience. -
Watergate Scandal
Major Political Scandal that occurred in the United States during 1972 to 1974, following a break-in by five men at the Democratic National Committee, headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. on June 17, 1972, and President Richard Nixon's administration's subsequent attempt to cover up his involvement. -
The Monica Lewinsky Affair
American political sex scandal that involved 49-year-old President Bill Clinton and 22-year-old White House intern Monica Lewinsky. The sexual relationship took place between 1995 and 1997 and came to light in 1998. Clinton ended a televised speech in late January 1998 with the statement that he "did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky". Further investigation led to charges of perjury and to the impeachment of President Clinton in 1998 by the U.S. House of Representatives. -
September 11 Attacks
The September 11 attacks (also referred to as 9/11) were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks killed 2,996 people, injured over 6,000 others, and caused at least $10 billion in infrastructure and property damage. Additional people died of 9/11-related cancer and respiratory diseases in the months and years following the attacks.
