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U.S History
Past Events in U.S History -
Pilgrams and Plymouth Rock 1500's
In the 1500's Europeans began to come to North America. Different people came for different reasons. The pilgrams came for relgious freedom. They sailed to America and landed in Plymouth Rock -
Revolutionary War
In 1763 Britain defeated France. To pay of their war debt, Britain's rulers imposed taxes on the colonies. They also passed laws to control the colonies. So, in 1775 the war began and in 1776 the colonists proclamed their freedom in the Declaration of Independance -
Declaration of Independance
In 1776, the colonies procalmed freedom with the Declaration of Independance. It was written by Thomas Jefferson. -
Industrial Revolution
During the Industrial Revolution new automobiles were coming and many new things were being invented. It was a time of great change. Many factories began and the country became industrialized. -
Lousiana Purchase
The Lousiana Purcahse doubled the size of america. Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to go and explore the new land. It was called the Lewis and Clark Expedition. -
Civil War
In 1860 Abraham Lincoln became president and he hated slavery. In, response, 11 southern states seceeded. In the begining the South won more battles. But the North had a larger population and supplies. -
WWI
June 28, 1914 - Gavrilo Princip assassinates Franz Ferdinand. July 28, 1914 - Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. August 2, 1914 - Ottoman Empire and Germany sign a secret treaty of alliance. August 3, 1914 - Germany declares war on France. After that it grew and grew to where many other countries came in. -
Great Depression
In 1929, stock prices plunged, and many people lost their money. Taht began the great Depresion. Buissness faied, and millions were out of work. -
Dust Bowl
Life was hrad in the Dust Bowl, which was a large area of the Great Plains that suffered drought and dust storms. -
WWII
The beginig of the war was in Europe, begining with Germany's invaion of Poland and then Britain and France declared war on Germany two days later. Then the Japenese bombed pearl harbor
and brought America into the war. -
Cold War
It was the economic, poltical, and ideological struggle between the U.S and the USSR. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. gave his I have a Dream Speech on this day. It inspired many people. He fought for African American's rights. He is a well known leader in U.S history -
JFK Assassination
John F. Kennedy was riding in a car for a Parade in Texas, when he was shot and killed in the middle of the Parade. -
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, on July 20, 1969. Armstrong became the first to step onto the moon's surface -
9/11
On September 9, 2001 terrists bombed the World Trade Center, destroying it. They also bombed the Pentagon.
