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The Signing Of The Declartion Of Independences
The day the Founding Fathers signed DOI declaring the nation indepenced from Britian. -
First Steamboat
[Robert Fulton](American History P:368) it was the first steamboat. Five Foot tall and sailing down the Delware River, no one has ever seen anything like this before. After John Fitch died who was the sketch the desgin of the steamboat and Robert Fulton was the man who built it and he ws called "The Father Of Steam Navigation".
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Constitutional Convention
it is also know as Philadelphia Convention. This convention was to address the governing problems and revise the Articles of Confederation. -
Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin
Normally for one person was to pick about one pound of cotton a day. Then with Eli new invention they started to be able to make about 50 pounds a day. This invention was able to boost the whole entire south economically. As the cotton production grew, slavery grew too but to help slavery in 1808 there was a law
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The Louisiana Purchase
It was a land deal between the U.S. and France. Which doubled the land size and the U.S. now had control on the Mississippi River. The land size was about 827,000 square miles.
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Lewis and Clark Journey West
It is also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition. They were sent by President Jefferson to explore the west to find a main water route and settle disputes with the Natives. Sacagawea was a Native that helped them.
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The Texas Revoultion
It is also known as the Texas War of Independence. This was because there wasd government conflict between Mexico and Texas. After the revoultion Texas had won its independence from Mexico.
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The Trail of Tears
It is a name of the trail for the forced relocation of the Native American tribes down south. These tribes were stripped of their rights and were forced to move here. A lot died on the trail and the men who forced them there felt shamefull.
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The Donner Party
The leader of the group had book that suppose had shortcuts for way to cross the mountains but the book was wrong it added about 100 miles to the trip. This book had led them to their doom. When they stoppped to fix an axel snow began to fall leaving them in a 5 month winter nowhere near a fort. They had to start eating their oxen and when they were all gone they ate anything they could find which was the dead. -
The Mexico American War
This happend because of Mexico thought Texas was their terriorty despite the Texas Revolution. The U.S. invaded Mexico and was able to capture Mexico City which left the U.S. in victory.
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The California Gold Rush
It all started when James W. Marshall confirmed that there was gold and told the Oregon people. About 300,000 people came to seek gold. These people were sometimes called the "49ers". Many people tried to find better ways to mine the gold. Most "49ers" went home with less than they came with.
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Attack of Fort Sumter
This was the beginning of the Civil War. This event started in Charleston, South Carolina. This was to prevent the Union from controlling the trade in and out of the Charleston Harbor. -
First appearance of Batman
Batman is a a comic book superhero.He first appeared in comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
This is when the Japanese shot a unexpected air attack onto the ship. The Japanese did this to the U.S. because they were tried of trying to agree on a plan with the U.S, -
Brown vs. Board of Education
The case was about segreation in schools. -
Sputnik Satellite
The Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite. The Soviet Union lanching this into orbit was apart of the U.S. and S.R. space race. Thid device was going to be used to map the Earth surface. -
President Kennedy Assassination
it was almost after noon, when he was riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Texas during his campaign for re-election for president. -
The FIrst Man on the Moon
This man was Neil Armstrong. The Apollo 11 was the glorious ship that got him and the others there. This happened because the Russians were trying the same thing, it was a race to the moon. -
The Death of Elvis
He did die of an allergic reaction to drugs he had took. -
My BIrthday
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Twin Towers
9/11 is a day that the al-Qaeda attacked the U.S with two planes that crashed into the buildings and killed over two thousand people. -
The Birth of My Brother
Cody J.R, Salada was born as the last child of the Salada's. He was a child that was unexpected and not planned.
