US History Class Timeline 2015-16

By FloydJSM2@student.elanco.org

  • The signing of the Decloration of Independence

    The first independence day.

  • The adoption of the Articles of Confederation

    This is the date when the congress adopted the Articles of Confederation

  • The British Surrender to America

    This is the day the British army surrendered and America became a country.

  • Shay's attack on Springfield Armory

    This is the day 2,000 farmers attacked Springfield Armory in Springfield, MA
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    Constitutional Convention

    The dates that the founding fathers met in Phillidelpia to discuss the Constitution

  • Ratification of the Constitution

    When New Hamsire ratified the Constitution.

  • Patent Issued for Cotton Gin

    The Cotton Gin allowed for cotton farmers to pick the seeds out of cotton 50 times faster, letting more people farm cotton. However, indirectly, the Cotton Gin increased slavery
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    Lewis and Clark Expidition

    The Lewis and Clark expidition was the exploration of the Louisiana Territory and beyond

  • The First Mill Built in Lowell, MA

    Lowell, MA was a large part in the Industrial Reveloution
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    Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears was the removal of the Cherokee from their home in Georgia to places out west

  • Gold Discovered at Sutter's Mill

    This is when gold was discovered at California's Sutter's Mill, sparking the California Gold Rush and the fourty-niners

  • The Signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

    This is the offical ending of the Mexican-American war, adding a lot of land to the U.S.
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    The Battle of Fort Sumter

    The battle for Fort Sumter near Charlston, South Carolina.
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    The Battle of Gettysburg

    The Battle for the city of Gettysburg during the Civil War
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    The Battle of Little Bighorn

    I have no idea.
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    The Great Depression

    The unemployment rates were in the double didgits.

  • Apollo 11 Moon Landing

    The first lunar landing

  • 9/11

    The 9/11 attacks happened on this day. Planes slamed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

  • My Birth Date

    The day I was born.

  • The inauguration of Barack Obama

    I have no idea