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The Years of the Revolutionary War
For months the patriots had been gathering arms and powder and had been training to fight the British if it were necessary. The first gun shots were fired in April of 1775. It was seven years and it went from 1763-1783. -
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson submitted the Declaration of Independence to the Continental Congress on July 2nd 1776. All the members of the Continental Congress then gathered at Independence Hall to witness the signing of the document on July 4th 1776. The Continental Congress took 2 days to edit the Declaration of Independence. -
Ratification of the United States Constitution
The new U.S. Constitution created a strong federal government with a difficult system of checks and balances. The new U.S. Constitution was signed by 38 of the 41 delegates present at the conclusion of convention. The document would not become binding until it was ratified by nine of the 13 states. -
Louisiana Purchase
In the 1802 France and Spain closed New Orleans for Amercan shipping. Thomas Jeffersonoffered to purchased the Louisiana Territory from France instaed of going to war with France. The Louisiana Purchase gave the United States more land. (McDougal Littell) -
Lewis and Clark Journey
Thomas Jefferson planned an exedition to the Louisiana Territory he picked two men to lead the journey, Captain Meriwether Lewis and Lietutenant William Clark. Lewis and Clark were accompanied by a Native American named Sacagawea who helped them with her language skills. The Lewis and Clark journey was very important because Clark made maps of the Louisiana Territory, and Lewis descovered new plants and animals. More poeple moved west because there were maps to follow. (McDougal Littell) -
Texas Revolution
The Mexican government caused protests from Americans and many other Texans. Some of the Texans talked about leaving Mexico because they were not happy. On December 1836, Texans raised the flag of independence, nicknamed the Lone Star Republic. At the end of the Texas Revolution, the Texans won the Revolution. Many of the Texans wanted to join the United States so the Texas Government asked congress to join Texas to the Union. Congress voted against Texas's request. (McDougal Littell) -
Donner Party (http://www.history.com/topics/donner-party)
The Donner party was a group of settlers heading west. They went off the path to what they thought was a shortcut, but it was really 100 miles longer than the original pathway. Te Donner Party got cought in a snowstorm, it snowed five feet in one night. The Donner Party ate all of their food and the did not have any food left. They then began to eat eachother as the people from the Donner died. It was importan in our history because it showed how hard it was to survive traveling west. -
The California Gold Rush
A carpenter named James Marshall made an important descovery in California while building a sawmill, he found gold. People from all over the world were coming to find gold, people would go from one country or locality to another. In 1849 people from all over the United States and California came rushing to the American River to look for gold. Miners soon found Gold in other flowing streams out of te Sierra Nevada. So many people went there in search of gold also. (McDougal Littell) -
War with Mexico
A war between Mexico and the United States when won by the United States. The United States gained control of all the south west.They also gained control of California, in with the whole Mexican Cession. Many Mexicnas felt that the United States had taken the war in hope of gaining control of the Mexican territory. -
Uncle Toms Cabin (McDoual Littell)
Harriet Stowe was an antislavery settler. She was angry about the fact that there are slaves. Her angry caused her to write the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin." This novel showed how cruel and immortal slavery happens to be. The novel describes the escape of a slave named Eliza and her child. The Northern people liked the story but the Southern people were angry because they think that it presented a false picture of what slavery is. The issue in the territories brought bloodshed to the west. -
Bleeding Kansas (McDougal Littell)
There was an election in March 1855, there were more people who liked slavery than the people who did not like slavery in the Kansas Territory. Five Thousand residents voted illegally from the Missouri. The Kanas legislature was then filled with a lot of votes for proslavery. Antislavery people were very upset and rejected the government that had been elected. Settlers on both sides of the argument armed themselves and there were many battles, the aera then became known as Bleeding Kansas. -
Harpers Ferry (McDougal Littell)
The man who murderd proslavery Kansans, John Brown, three years before wanted to provoke a slave uprising. John planned to take the weapons in the U.S. arsenal at Harpers Ferry. John got 13 whites and 5 blacks to join him in his attack. John wanted to arm slaves and have them fight too, but no slaves came to join John. The U.S. marines attacked John at Harpers Ferry. Some men escaped, some were captured, and some were dead. John was captured and trialed for murder, he was sentanced to be hung. -
Gettysburg Day 1: Armies Collided
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Gettysburg Day 2: Confederacy attacked the right and left flank
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Gettysburg Day 3: Picketts Charge
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The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd were attending a showing of the comedy, "Our America Cousin" at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C., with their guests Major Henry R. Rathbone and his fiancée, Clara Harris, on Friday, April 14, 1865. Early in the second act, an assassin entered the presidents box, fired one pistol shot into Lincoln's head. -
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The years of World War I
World War I started because of the assassination of Austria's Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. From 1914 to 1917 soldiers on each side of the line fought from their trenches. By 1917, the Allies were starting to run low on young men. On April 6, 1917 the United States declared war on Germany. At the end of 1918, an armistice was finally agreed upon. For the next several months, diplomats argued and compromised together in order to come up with the Versailles Treaty. -
The Stock Market Crash of 1929
Stock market prices fell sharply on October 23 1929. Then on the following day, also known as " Black Thursday" a record high 12.9 million shares were traded, as panicked selling drove stock prices down still further before major bankers succeeded in rallying prices and confidence. -
The First Appearance of Superman in Action Comics
A rare copy of the comic book featuring Superman's first appearance that went undiscovered for over 70 years in the insulation of a Minnesota house that sold for $175,000. David Gonzalez was restoring a house and while doing that he found this one of a kind Superman comic in the ceiling insulation. A guy named Fisher estimated that there was only 100 known copies of Action Comics No. 1. That Action comic was published in 1938. -
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The years of Wolrd War II
This war was a global war that involved that majority of the world’s nations. They eventually created two opposing military alliances, the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread wars in the history. They had more than 100 million people from 30 different countries. The war was very rough but it ended in 1945. -
Japan Attack the US Navy at Pearl Harbor
On this date the Japanese attacked the United States Naval base in Hawaii bringing the United States into World War II against the Axis Powers of Germany, Italy and Japan. The United States would fight with Britain and the Soviet Union making up the Allied Powers. -
The dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
A bomber nicknamed Enola Gay took off from Tinian Island for a six-and-a-half-hour flight to Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. A 10,000-pound atomic bomb equivalent to 20,000 tons of TN detonated 2,000 feet above the city a little after eight in the morning. A mushroom-shaped cloud was sent from the explosion 40,000 feet into the atmosphere and destroyed virtually everything within a mile and a half of ground zero. The blast killed 80,000 people. -
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The years of the Korean War
The Korean War all started when communist North Korea invaded South Korea. The United States secured a resolution from the United Nations calling for the military defense of South Korea. The U.S. intervention turned the tide of the war. Soon the U.S. and South Korea forces were pushing into the North Korea and twords the china border. The war finally ended on July 27th, 1953. -
The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy was elected president in November 1960, and won the president election in part by criticizing the Eisenhower administrator. His inauguration was held on January 20, 1961, where he pledged that under his leadership the United States would "pay and price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty." -
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The years of the Vietnam War
In 1961 president Kennedy sends his military advisers to Vietnam. Ho chi Minh North Vietnamese leader refuses peace talk with President Lyndon Johnson in 1965. In 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. and Kennedy are assassinated. Ho chi Minh dies in Hanoi in 1969, Joan Baez, and Jimi Hendrix headline the Woodstock Music Festival. 1973 Last U.S ground troops leave Vietnam. -
The First Appearance of Spider-Man in Comics
Spider-Man was a great comic. He became one of the most famous comic book characters today. Along with others like superman, iron man, the hulk, and more they all are famous because of their comic books. -
The March On Washington
The March On Washington was a major event to develop the Civil Rights Laws. While they were marching Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have A Dream" speech. The March On Washington was to support the Black Americans. -
The First Super Bowl between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs
The Green Bay Packers of the NFL were playing against the Kansas City Chiefs of the AFL for the very first time. The event was then called the super bowl even though most AFL-NFL games would be called World Championship Game. The super bowl got its name from Lamar Hunt's daughter, she had a super ball. The super bowl was a rubber ball with something super inside. -
Inauguration of Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan delivered a speech on January 20, 1981, at his inauguration as the fortieth president of the United States. He stressed his belief that big government was the cause of the American economic problems. -
The Explosion of the Challenger Space Shuttle
Right as the Challenger Space Shuttle was about to take off a fireball engulfed the spacecraft. It was only 73 seconds after the space shuttle took off that it blew up. The explosion killed seven astronauts and a teacher among them. This event ruined careers and rocked NASA to its core. Some people noticed a clear-out flaw before the Challenger took off. -
My Birthday
I was born! -
September 11 (9-11)
On September 11, 2001 America Airlines Flight 11 hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. It hit the South Tower at 9:03 a.m. Without any doubts the United States figured out that they were under attack. -
When I first met Kristen Sweigart was an important event in my life.
In pre-school I met my best friend Kristen Sweigart. Kristen and I attended the first pre-school when we were just little blonde girls. Kristen had sprained her ankle on the playground and we were all supposed to go inside but I stayed outside and helped Kristen walk inside. We have been very good friends since then! -
The First Inauguration of Barrack Obama
On January 20, 2009 there was a high point for the United States, the nation was about to welcome the first black president. Nearly 2 million Americans gathered in Washington, D.C, to mark the inauguration. A crowed filled all the corners of the National Mall, weeping with joy, hugging strangers, and waving flags. After the swearing-in ceremony a parade accompanied the first family to the white house. Later in the evening Barack, and Michelle Obama went between 10 separate official balls.
