U.S.A History Class Timeline 2015-2016

By SlovakEPC

  • Declaration of Independence Signing

    Signed by John Alsop, George Clinton, John Dickinson, Charles Humphreys, Robert R. Livingston, John Rogers,Thomas WIlling, Henry Wisner.

  • The Adoption of the Articles of Confederation

    The Continental Congress passed the Articles of Confederation.

  • Ratification of the United States Constitution

    North Carolina and Rhode Island had approved /accepted the constitution. (Rhode Island rejected it the first time).

  • British Surrender at Yorktown

    General Charles Cornwallis brought 8,000 troops to Yorktown, Virginia expecting help from British ships, but ended up surrendering.

  • Shay's Rebellion: Attack on the Springfeld Armoy

    Armed uprising in Massachusetts.

  • Constitutional Convention

    A place to address problems in governing the U.S.

  • Patent Issued for the Cotton Gin

    Someone named Eli Whitney made a machine that seperates cotton fibers and seeds from eachother, which started to be sold.
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    Lewis and Clark Expedition

    The Lewis and Clark expedition was the first expedition ever to cross the western part of the United States.

  • First mill built in Lowell, Massachussetts

    A mill is a building used to crush and/or grind grain into flour; the mills offered many people jobs.
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    Trail of Tears

    The Tral of Tears was a time where the Cherokee Indians were removed by Andrew Jackson and had to give up their land.

  • Gold Discovered at Sutter's Mill

    While James W. Marshall was building a sawmill using water from the American River, he saw severak pieces of gold before his eyes, changing things forever.

  • Signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

    This was a treaty that ended war with Mexico, and added/gave the United States and additional 525,000 square miles.

  • The Battle of Fort Sumter

    The starting of the Civil War. The bmbardment and surrender of Fort Sumter.

  • The Battle of Gettysburg

    The most relevant engament of the Civil War.-(American)

  • The Battle of Little Bighorn

    White people invading the Indians sacred lands in the Black Hills.

  • The Years of the Great Depression

    The worst and longest economic downturn in history of the Western world.

  • Apollo 11 Moon Landing

    The first ever landing on the moon for humans.

  • 9/11 New York Attack

    Terrists crashed planes into the Twins Towers, killing many people.

  • My Birthday

    The day I was born.

  • The Inauguration of Barack Obama

    The voting between the 44th president, Barack Obama, and his oppenent.