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Founding Of Jamstown
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The Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary War was caused by tenision between the 13 colonies and Great Britian. Great Britian was taxing the colonies to make more money, like the Tea Act and the Stamp Act. -
The Signing of the Declaration of Independence
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Ratification of the United States Constitution
Many people suggested they should ratify the consitution, they did votes wehter or not to ratify the consitution. Congress updated the Articles of Confederation due to defects, Congress also added the Bill of Rights. -
The Louisana Purshase
The Louisana Purshase was made because farmers wanted more land and the shut New Orleans down. To keep the farmers happy President Thomas Jefferson bought Louisana from France for 15 million dollars. Which is about 3 cents per acre. This was the greatest real estate deal ever! McDougal Littell
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The Lewis And Clark Journey
The Louis and Clark would go down in history as the greastest cross of the contienet. The people who accompanyed them on this journey were Sacagawea (A Shoshone Indian), Clarks slave York, and 45 handpicked men. Jefferson told them to find a water route across the establish good relations with Native Americans, and decribe the landscape, plants, and animals they saw. They would return to St. Louis in 1805, three years later. McDougal Littell
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Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion
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The Texas Revolution
The revolution was to keep the Tejas from making thier own rules and constitution and keep them in line. There were many atempts to keep them in line but the only one that was succesful was the Alamo and the Goliad . The war ended when they forced Santa Anna to write a treaty that said they were independent. McDougal Littell
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The Alamo
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The Mexican American War
The war was between the United States and the Mexicans. The United States was fighting for the Mexicans land. The war lasted two years and in the end the Mexicans lost one third of there land. The states were California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. McDougal Littell
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The California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush started with a carpender named James Marshall who was building a saw milla and found a gold nuggest in the river nearby. In 1849, thousands of people fleed to California to try to get rich. The peak of the gold rush was in 1852. Miners herd gosip that miners found 8 pound nuggets and got rich. Though very few succeded. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The effect that the Fugitive Slave Act had was that the Abolitionists would defy the law by helping slaves escape. American History
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
The effect that the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" made on America was that it increased the tension between the North and the South. American History
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The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wikes Booth in Fords Theather while Lincoln was watching a play. Booth snuck up on Lincoln and shot him in the right ear, and died later that day. -
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World War I
The causes of World War I, was that the European had higher powers, the contries were expanding into different territories but the big thing was the assassination of Austria's Archduke Franz Ferdinand. This was one of the worst wars in history. -
The Stock Market Crash of 1929
The stock market crashed when investors traded 16 million shares in the New York Stock Exchange in that day alone. Billions of dollars were lost. Soon after that the Great Depression happend. -
The First Appearance of Superman in Action Comics
On this date the first ever Action Comics was released. It featured several new super heros in the edition. A Action Comics #1 was sold at a online auction for 2 million dollars! -
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World War II
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Pearl Harbor
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The dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
The U.S used the first every nuclear bomb on Hiroshima to try and get the Japanese to surrender. Which they didn't. So three days later the U.S droped another atomic bomb but this time on Nagasaki. The Japanese surrendered and it ended World War II. -
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The Korean War
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The Vietnam War
The Vietnam war was caused by people ruling the vietnam country. The Viet Minh was a group who's goal was to get rid Vietnam of the French and Japanese occupiers. When they tryed to get the French to leave they didnt wan't to just give it up they fought over it. Creating the Vietnam war. -
The First Appearance of Spider-Man in Comics
A copy of Amazing Fantasy #15, the first appearance of Marvel Comics’ Spider-man has sold for 1.1 million dollars at a online auction. This was the second most expanisve comic book. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington was a blacks civilsit protest in order to help pass the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act. During this protest Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have A Dream" speech. -
The First Super Bowl between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs
The first "Super Bowls" were called AFL's. The first ever Postseason college games were known as "bowl" games and the AFL founder said that the new pro championships should be called "Super Bowl's." -
The Inauguration of Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan is the 40th President of the United States. He served a four-year term as President and George H. W. Bush as Vice President. The Americans that were held hostage in Iran were released after the inauguration of Ronald Reagan. -
The Explosion of the Challenger Space Shuttle
The Challenger Space Shuttle blew up 73 seconds after lift off due to a rubber O ring that had hardend from the cold weather. The explosion had killed all 7 astronauts aboard the shuttle. -
My Birthday
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9/11
9/11 was a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks on America's most iconic structures. Four passanger planes were hijacked, two were flown into the north and south tower, one was crashed into the pentagon, and the other into a feild. -
The First Inauguration of Barrack Obama
Barack Obama is the 44th president of the United States and is the first black president. He took a four-year term with Joe Biden as vice president.
