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Jamestown Virginia
First successful English colony founded -
Declaration of Independence
Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain -
Treaty of Paris
War officially ended and England recognized America as independent -
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France which doubled the United States, -
The American Civil War begins
Abraham Lincoln is elected president and 11 states left the Union. -
Spanish American War
Spain and the United States went to war and gain Cuba, Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam. -
World War I
Congres declares war on Germany in 1917 because of unrestricted submarine warfare and the "Zimmerman telegram". -
The "Red Scare"
A series of terrorists attacks bombings, usually immigrants that supported communism and got deported. -
Roaring 20's
This was the golden years for business as home appliance, radio, and plastic was booming. -
Prohibition
The constitutional amendment outlawed the sale of alcohol. -
The Great Depression begins
The stock market crashed, workers were unemployed, wages were almost half than before. Took place mostly in the 1930's and ended when the U.S. entered the WWII. -
Pearl Harbor
The naval base in Pearl Harbor is bombed by the Japanese and bring the the U.S. into World War II -
World War II ends
President Truman orders the two atomic bombs to drop on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Japan surrenders in August 1945.
Germany surrender on May 5, 1945. -
Moon Landing
Neil Armstrong gets out of the Apollo 11 spacecraft and takes first steps on the moon's surface. -
Richard Nixon resignes
The Watergate scandal escalated and lost support. It was clear congress would impeach him and remove him from office. In which he resigns instead -
September 11 Attacks
George W. Bush was the president went the 9/11 attacks happened. Terrorists hijacked four airplanes and crashed them into the Two Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and in a field In Pennsylvania.