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The singing of the Declarsation of Independence
The decleration of independance was what anounced the thirteen American colonies. This is what made The US idependent from Great Britain. -
the first presidential election
george washington was elected to be the president on this day and john adams the vice-president. This meant a lot to america. George washigto was a great president. -
Lousiania Purchase
Thomas Jefferson the president at the time wanted to buy the New Orleans from France, although they offered all of the Louisiana territory. Jefferson was happy to hear Napoleon’s offer, however the constitutional did not allow the president to buy land. He wanted the land so bad, he believed in the republic of small farmers, and he wanted land for them. He had purchased it for 15 million dollars. Jefferson planned an expedition to explore Louisiana Territory -
Lewis And Clark Journey West
Lewis and Clark were hired by Jefferson to explore the Louisiana territory that he just bought. They were instructed to look for new plant and animal’s species, and find the water way that went through the whole area. First Jefferson Meriwether Lewis, a young officer, who hired a map maker and outdoorsman for his lieutenant, William Clark. -
The Donner Party
They were with everyone else traveling west and decided to follow a "shortcut." It turned out to make the trip longer. They broke an axel on their trailer and hjad to stay over night. It snowed 6 feet that night. They were stuck there for 6 months. They ran out of food in 3 weeks. Kids died from the cold and they went to canablism. One person survived surounded by bones and blood. -
The California Gold Rush
James marshell had found gold in California, and word got around. There were people killed over gold there. They came from all over. Irish men, chinese, american, and mexicans. 1 out of every 100 would walk out rich, The rest would walk out with an ok a amount or none. -
The Attack on Fort Sumter
It was the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter, near Charleston, South Carolina, that started the American Civil War. Following declarations of secession by seven Southern states. (wiki) -
The Texas Revolution
The Clonists of Texas who were land owners for the U.S had started a war with Mexico's goverment. Texas had won with six out of the seven battles conquered. -
The first world cup US was in
This the first ever World Cup that Our home country America was ever in. The first game that was played in te world cup by us was a win aginast Belgium 3–0. -
The Supreme Case: Brown v The Board of Education
Linda Brown, a young little girl lived next to a white school. She had to travel a long ways just to go to a black school for her education because she was black. Her father sued the school so she could go to the school close to her. That opened up doors for for black people in american. -
The Death of Elvis
He was a famous actor and singer and died beacuse of cardiac arrhythmia, which is because of drug dependency. -
My birthday
This was the day i was born. -
9/11
This was the sad day when the twin towers in New York were knocked one after another down by teriots who took over planes. The twin towers were very important to America.
