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Eli whitney and the cotton gin
In 1794 inventor Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence: A Transcription. IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America. -
-The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was a land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million dollars. -
steamboat (robert fulton)
robert fulton developed a steam boat that could move against the current or strong wind.he launched the clermont on the hudson river in1807 -
trail of ters
The Trail of Tears is a name given to the forced relocation of Native American nations from southeastern parts of the United States following the Indian Removal Act of 1830. -
The Texas Revolution
The first shot of the Texas Revolution was fired at the Battle of Gonzales on October 2, 1835, This marked the beginning of the revolution. Over the next three months, the Texan colonists drove all Mexican army troops out of the province. -
the alamo
began the siege of the Alamo, a 13-day moment in history that turned a ruined Spanish mission in the heart of downtown San Antonio, Texas, into a shrine known and revered the world over. -
-The Mexican American War
Mexico claimed the Nueces River as its northeastern border, while the U.S. claimed the Rio Grande River, and the day that both troops met at the Rio Grande and the Mexican army opened fire, -
donner party
One hundred and sixty-plus years ago this week, members of the Donner Party were traveling west along the Humboldt River in present-day Nevada as fast as they could. Along with their frantic pace, the pioneers did their best to thwart the daily attempts by Shoshone Indians to steal the group's livestock and horses. -
The California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill, in Coloma, California. News of the discovery brought some 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad. -
The Attack on Fort Sumter
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The Supreme Case: Brown v The Board of Education
his case had made it all the way to the United States Supreme Court. ... County Board of Education (1899), for instance, the Court refused to issue an Note: Some of the case information is from Patterson, James -
The Death of Elvis
Elvis died by drugs and he had a weak heart.it was important because he was Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century. -
9/11
were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks launched by the Islamic. The September 11 attacks also referred to as September 11, September 11th, or 9/11. -
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