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congress adopts the Declaration of Independence
the declaration of independence finally severed our ties with england. this gave us independence and started the war to become a country! now, the freedom tower in new york city is 1776 feet tall representing the date of our independence -
oficial signing of U.S. constitution signed!
the U.S. constiitution is signed in independence hall, Philadelphia. -
The Louisiana purchase
The louisiana purchase was the purchase of the louisiana territory from france. France had just fought a slave revolution in haiti and lost. This made the country extremely low on funds. At that time France owned New Orleans and taxed any goods that came throught the port. In 1802, James Monroe went to Paris to buy New Orleans. to raise funds after the war, America got the entire Louisiana Territory for $15,000,000. this came out to 2 cents an acre. It was the best land deal ever for the U.S.A. -
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California Gold Rush
the california gold rush started in 1848 hen a man by the name of James Marshall found a gold nugget in a nearby creek. The ensuing influx of immmgrants was enormous. people from all over the world came to get gold, as this as the first gold rush in history when the gold found was yours and did not belong to a kind or other monarch. this call to action also made the great city San Francisco come to be. -
lincoln shot!
the fourteenth president of the united states was beloved. But not by all. on 4/15/1865, abraham lincoln was assassinated at forts theater by John whilkes boothe. -
World war 2
World war two was a bloody one indeed. One of the horrible things that happened during the war was the holocaust, a mass murdering of jews from europe. One of the main protagonists from the war was Germany, with America stepping into the mix at a later date. -
the twin towers are built
the twin towers were the tallest towers in the USA. they served as a world trade center for more than just the USA. however, they would eventually fall... -
My Birthday!
Born on april fools, noone in my family believed I was born!
I am 13 now, and love to read, play video games, and write. Last year, two of my writing works got into the school's imagine magazine, paper and shooting star. -
9/11 terrorist attack
the twin towers stood as a symbol of unity throughout the world. but some people had other ideas. on 9/11/01 the twin towers were hit by a cessna jet commandeered by terrorists. many were killed, and some could be seen jumping out the windows of the towers to die -
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the cleaning up of the twin towers
this is the time that it took to clean up the twin towers. the cleanup took a total of 10 months.a new tower was built to replace the old one, the freedom tower. this tower is 1776 feet tall, to represent the year of our independence from britain
