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Declaration of Independence
Gaining independence from Great Britain and becoming its own country. Image from http://www.founding.com/repository/imgLib/20071018_declaration.jpg -
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The American Dream
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Louisiana Purchase
This is the first real expansion westard. It doubled the size of the U.S. The U.S. paid 60 million francs for the Louisiana Territory. Image from http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/LouisianaPurchase.png -
Manifest Destiny
Many people wanted to expand west to make a living. Image from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:American_progress.JPG -
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford Achieved his American Dream when he created this company. Everyone around America has heard of Ford Motors and it is still around today. Image from http://teachmecon.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/modelT.16573937_std.jpg -
Immigration
People from around the world migrated to America to start a new life and try to become successful. Image from http://www.israel-flowers-center.com/articles/images%5CImmigrants.JPG -
Urbanization
Many people moved to the city for job opportunities. Industrialization created many jobs that needed to be filled. Image from http://www.google.com/imgres?q=urbanization&start=25&num=10&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1440&bih=770&tbm=isch&tbnid=NEQuPHY7Hf9wvM:&imgrefurl=http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-10105.html&docid=GcSePxAh371JZM&imgurl=http://www.country-data.com/frd/cs/paraguay/py02_05a.jpg&w=605&h=349&ei=s_9dT--jMqry0gHJpeiJDQ&zoom= -
Women's Suffrage
Women finally get the right to vote and run for office. the expression is also used for economic and political reform movement. image from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage#United_States -
The Epic of America
This book was written by James Truslow Adams. It was the first time the term "American Dream" was used. Adams american dream was "that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement." Image from http://www.google.com/imgres?q=the+epic+of+america&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&client=firefox-a&sa=N&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1440&bih=770&tbm=isch&tbnid=Wg4VZBwtYikwbM:&imgrefurl=http://www.barnesan -
FDR State of the Union Address
FDR proposed 4 fundamental freedoms
Freedom of speech and expression
Freedom of worship
Freedom from want
Freedom from fear Image from http://www.google.com/imgres?q=four+freedoms+painting&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&client=firefox-a&sa=N&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1440&bih=770&tbm=isch&tbnid=w_ouhyELznMDBM:&imgrefurl=http://www.kollewin.com/blog/four-freedoms-rockwell/&docid=pkgNDj1fTITbnM&imgurl=http://www.kollewin.com/EX/09-15-06/tod_four_freedoms.jpg&w=410&h=563&ei=8gNeT6CWHYTv0gGA-o3qBw -
Norman Rockwell 4 Freedoms Painting
Freedom of speech
Freedom of Worship
Freedom of Want
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Levitt Houses
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Civil Rights Movement
Organized efforts to abolish public and private acts of racial discrimination of African Americans and other disadvantaged groups between 1954 to 1968 -
Barrack Obama Becomes the First Black President
He became the first black president of America. Black people were descriminated against in America in the earlier days and for him to become president is a huge achievement for the Black race.
