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Paul Revere's Ride
Paul Revere's Ride was the warning ride to the major cities of Lexington and Concord to prepare their militaries. This was important in protecting major politicians in Lexington. -
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American Revolutionary War
The Colonies First War. It was important in our history because it gained our country its independence. We had allies that helped us in France. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was signed and sent a copy to King George in England who disposed the copy immediatly. Which sparked the colonists to win the war -
Constitution
The Constitution was our second goverment document.It established the rules of the three branches of goverment. Later on the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution. The Bill of Rights contains the rights given to citizens of our country. -
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American Civil War
This was a war between the Union and the Confederacy. This was the deadliest war in United States History. More people died in this war than either of the World Wars. -
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World War I
This war the U.S. was not originally in. The sinking of the Lusitania which had many U.S. passengers abord was the event that caused the U.S. to come into the war -
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Great Depression
The great depression is the period in which the stock market collapsed. America was hit hard by this economic downfall. Many Americans were affected and the most of the U.S. citizens were living in poverty. This was important in the buildup of todays economy. -
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World War II
This was a war between the Central Powers of Germany and Austria/Hungary(etc.). Against the allies of Russia, Italy, and other countries. The U.S. joined this war as revenge of Pearl Harbor. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was a suprise attack on the U.S. Navy Base at Pearl Harbor. About 2400 people were killed in the attack. Pearl Harbor was the event that caused the United States to fight in World War II -
9/11
On this day four airplanes were hijacked by middle earstern terrorists. Two of those planes hit the Twin Towers WTC. One struck the South Tower first, then later another plane crashed into the North Tower. One of the other planes crashed into the Pentagon DOD. On the last plane the passengers fought back and the plane crashed into a field in Pennslyvania. This was important in fixing security at all airports.
