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Shot Heard 'Round the World
The morning after being warned that "The British are coming!" by the famous Paul Revere, the first shots of the American Revolution were fired in Lexington, Massachussetts. -
American Independence
Less than a year after the start of the Revolution, on July 4, 1776 we officially declared our independence from Great Britain. The 13 different colonies made up our nation. -
Articles of Confederation
The original Articles of Confederation that was written in 1777 was revised. This document served as America's first constitution. -
Constitution Adopted
After the several meetings since the first Constitutional Convention in 1787 US Constitution was finalized. It took lots of arguing and debating before finally agreeing on the document. -
1st President
George Washington, a war veteran and Commander in Chief from the Revolution, became the United States' first president. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase Treaty was ratified, giving us access to a large plot of land west of the Mississipi River. This opened up westward expansion to the US. It didn't come free though, We payed France $15M dollars for the land. -
War of 1812
The US declared war on Great Britian and the UK once again. Oppression of our seamen and our trade caused this war to break out. The war would be resolved in 1815 by the Treaty of Ghent and we were the victorious side. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was passed, granting Missouri statehood as a slave state with the condition that slavery would be prohibited the rest of the Louisiana Purchase above the 36th parallel. -
Indian Removal Act
President Andrew Jackson signed the act that forced Indians off their land. -
Oberlin College
Oberlin College was founded, a college that admitted blacks. -
Texas Declares Independence
Texas officially declared its independence from Mexico and launched a revolution. -
Mexican-American War
Battles of the Mexican-American war ignite. The war was over the annexation of Texas and by the end of war we had over taken the Spanish territory which is now the South Western part of the U.S. (Texas to California). -
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" Published
Harriet Beecher Stowe got her famous anti-slavery novel published and it was widely read across America. Some say it was a cause of the Civil War. -
Gadsden Treaty Signed
The border west of El Paso Texas was finally settled when we payed Mexico $10M for approximately 26,900 square miles of land. -
Dredd Scott Supreme Court Case
This court case made slavery legal in all territories of the U.S. and pushed us closer to the Civil War. -
John Brown's Raid
An extreme abolitionist, John Brown, accompanied by his supporters left their hide-out and embarked upon their journey to Harper's Ferry.They siezed the federal armory and arsenal and held it through the 17th before Brown was captured and many of his supporters killed. -
Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln was elected as president. Abraham Lincoln was a Republican and his election was a major cause of the Civil War. -
South Carolina begins Secession
Just a little over a month after the election of Abraham Lincoln, South Carolina seceded from the Union and began to split the states into the North and the South. -
Fort Sumter Fired On
The Confederate Military fired upon Fort Sumter, a Union fortress that happened to be located in one of the South's primary harbor. This battle started the Civil War. -
Emancipation Proclamation Issued
Lincolns Proclamation set the date for freedom for slaves in the United States. This changed the focus of the Civil War from state's rights to slavery. -
Lee Surrenders
General Robert Lee of the Confederacy surrenders to the Union, basically ending the Civil War. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Our re-elected President was shot while watching a play and would die the next day. Lincoln was known for the abolition of slavery and many more accomplishments. -
First Flight
The Wright Brothers became the "first in flight" at Kitty Hawk in North Carolina -
19th Amendment Passed
This amendment passed giving voting rights to women. -
Stock Market Crash
After the "Roaring Twenties," a time of prosperity, the stock market crashed beginning the Great Depression -
Brown vs. Board of Education
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Vietnam War
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JFK Assassinated
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Civil Rights Act Passed
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Cold War Ends
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Terrorist Attack in NYC
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War on Terror Begins
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Saddam Hussein Captured
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George Bush Re-Elected
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Hurricane Katrina Strikes
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Barack Obama Elected President
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Osama Bin Laden Killed
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War in Iraq Over
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Hurricane Sandy
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Barack Obama Re-Elected
