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The Declaration of Independence was written and sent to King George lll, It was asking for independence from him. It was wrote by Thomas Jefferson. On July 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence was signed by Congress.
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The United States Constitution was signed September 17, 1787. It was ratified by eleven states on June 21, 1788. It originally had seven articles. The Constitution was signed by 39 of the 55 delegates.
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Eli Whitney created the Cotton Gin. This helped the slaves with their cotton crops. They couldn't remove the seeds so this helped them significatly.
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Thomas Jefferson sent them on the Missisippi river to get them to the contenetial divide. It is importat because they studied plants, animals, and geography so we could expand out terrioty.
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The Great Depression started when the stock market crashed. This caused people to lose their jobs and homes. Families even had to split up to take care of themselves. People even considered cannibalism.
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Martin Luther King gave a public speech for an end to racism. Over 250,000 people watched him give his speech on the Lincoln Memorial. King has been talking about his dream since 1960.
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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first human ever on the moon. In total it took 8 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes, 35 seconds for their mission to complete.
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My birthday is June 27, 2000. I was born in Madison, Wisconsin. I stayed in Wisconsin until I was one than moved to Pennsylvania.
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On 9/11 in New York two planes crashed into the North and South Towers for suicide attacks. The two towers ended up collapsing within 2 hours. Close to 3,000 people died.
