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Declaration of independance
on this day people gathered to sign a agreement that the united states of america declared their independence from the british. Famouse people well known who sign include John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and many more. This day is important because it marks the day when we became a free country. -
Eli Whitney and the Cotton Grin
Eli whitney was hired to make 10,000 muskets for the army. He created a musket that if one part broke it could be change quickly.
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Louisiana purchase
on this day jefferson bought land now know as today Louisiana Purchase for $15 millon -
Lois and clark journey
In this year Meriwether Lewis (a.k.a. Lewis) and William Clark ( a.k.a. Clark) started a journey to explore the
american west. They were looking for a water route that lead to the Pacific. -
Steamboat
Robert Fulton created a steamboat that would be able to move up against the current of the water. -
Texas Revolution
This year Texas started a war to save their land from Mexico. -
Trail of tears
A harsh journey the Cherokee did from their homeland to indian terriotory
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The Alamo
It's a war to declare that Texas as a free and independent republic.
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The Mexican American war
The mexican invaded the american teroritory and started a war over the land. -
The Donner Party
On this day left illinois to California. In their journey their covered wagon broke an axle and were stuck. Winter came and they were stranded. Their supplies ran out and they started eating eachother. Their were only some survivers. -
California goldrush
This is when settlers went out west to california to get some gold. Everyone knew about the gold because wor spreaded like a wildfire. -
Attack of Fort Sumter
On this day Fort sumter was attacked by confederte soldierss marking the beginning of the civil war. Why it is important because without this day happening no civil war would happen and the colored people would not be freeded from slavery. -
Brown vs. Board of education
In the 1950's there were five school segregation cases from Deleware, Kansas, South Carolina, virginia, and Washington D.C. took a case on allowing other colored students attend central high.This day is important because it marksthe start of colored people getting an education. (holt Mcdougal united states History pages 866 and 871.) -
Elvis presleys death
On this day we lost a great music senstaion. He died at the age of 42 by prescription drugs severly damaging his health. This day is important because we lost a great musician at a young age because of medication. -
My Birthday!!!!
The day of a planned birth. -
9/11
on this day four plans were hijacked by terroists. Two planes hit into the twin towers in New york. Another plane hit the pentagon in Washington D.C.. The last plane crashed into a feild in Pensylvania. This day is so important cause we remember all the love ones who died on the planes or the buildings.
