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Founding of Jamestown
Jamestown was the first permiante coloney. And the second colony after Roanoke Island. That colony was killed. Jamestown went through many trials, of hunger, indians, and sickness. -
The Years of the Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary war was between the 13 american colonies and Great britan lasting from 1775 through 1783. The rebels or the colonist fought a long and hard battle. The victory and freedom of the colonists was in 1783 -
The Signing of the Declaration of Independence
On July 4th 1776 the decleration of independince was singned. The declercleration was to tell the King of England that they where no longer apart of England but that they wanted freedom and prosperity. This document was the begining of the revolutionary war. -
Ratification of the United States Constitutuon
The ratifican of the Contitution was the states confirming that they belive in the things in the Constitution, and that they will follow the laws stated in it. The Ratification took many years because one state at a time decided to ratify it. Rhode island was the last state to ratify it. -
The Louisiana Purchase
Presient Jefferson went to Napolion to buy New Orleans, so they could have control over the Missisippi River. Napolion suprised him by offering up the entire louisiana land for 3 cents an acre. Jefferson happily agreed and made the Louisiana Purchase, and doubling the size of our country.
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Lewis and Clark's exploration
Thomas Jefferson needed someone to go explore the louisiana purchas. So he asked Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. They went through hard times on their way up but they made it through the journey witha greater understanding of the land and they created the firt good maps.
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The Donner Party
Some Settlers that where traveling west decided to taker a short cut to California. Little did they know that it would start snowing and b to hard to pass through the mountins. They where stuck there for months and they had to eat each other to survive. They are now well known.
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The War with Mexico
On April 25 some Mexican soilders crosse over on o American soil and attacted some American soilders. That was it. Congress declared war three days later. In May 1846, General Zachary Taylor led troops into mexico. General Steven Kearny went to occupy New Mexico and Californa. The Americans sent two parties into Mexico one for the north, and one for the south. The states had won.
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The Californa gold Rush
James Marshall found a small gold nugget in a river in Californa. This marks the start of the Califonia gold rush. After this discovery alot of people started moving west. After the gold rush was over some of the fortie-niners desided to stay in California. -
Fugitive Slave Act
This was a law passed in 1850. The law said that any slave that reached freedom in the north can be tracked, and taken back into slavery. Sometimes even free black men where taken into slavery. The northerners wherent happy with this law, and it made more people anbolitionist cause.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852. The book was written to unveil the horrid truth behind slavery. It was inspired by the fugitive slave law in 1850. It showed all people the crulness of slavery.
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Harper's Ferry
Harpers Ferry was a millitary the U.S. arsenal. John Brown was a strict abolitionist. So he attacked Harper's Ferry trying to start an uprising. He failed and was hanged for murder and treason.
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The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
On this day Abraham Lincon, the 16th presidnet of the united states was assasinated by John Wikes Booth. He was watching a play in the Historic Ford's Theater. When Booth, a famous american stage actor shot hin from a boucany. -
The start of WWI
This date was the begining of the first world war. Which was almost all of the countries in the word were in war, including the United States. This was just the start to the 5 year battle ahead. -
The end of WWI
This date marks the end of WWI. By the end of WWI there was about 10 million dead and 20 million wounded soilders.This war is known as "the war to end all wars." -
The Stock Market Crash of 1929
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 was what caused the great depression. On this day the stock market fell and margin calls (The people that loaned them money had to pay the 80-90% they owed) where made. Lost millions and most where in debt because of this major crash. -
The years of WWII
World war 2 started in 1939 and ended in 1945. The war generally started because of Natzi Germany, with the leader of Aldoph Hitler. About 45-60 million people died in WWII, about 6 million of them where Jews. -
The First Appearance of Superman in Action Comics
The Warner Brothers realease the franichise of a super hero who's known as Superman. He's devoleped more than just a comic. Including multiple movies. -
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
The United States became the first and only country to use atomic weapons in WWII. The bomb was dropped in Hiroshima Japan, ending WWII. That nucualar attack may have also started the cold war. -
the start of the korean war
On this day a 3 year battle broke out between the U.S and Korea. 75,000 Korean soilders went into the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. By July the Americans had endered the war for south Korea. -
End of the Korean War
The Korean war finally come to an end. Over all about 5 millions soilders and regular people lost their lives. The Korean pennisiula still isn't together even today. -
The Begining of the Vietnam War
The start to the war between the United States and Veitnam. It staryed after the rise of the communest ruler Ho Chi Minh. About 58,000 Americans where killed in that war -
The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy
On this day John F. Kennedy, the 35th president, was inaugurated into office . -
The First Appearance of Spider-Man in Comics
The first issue of the spiderman comics come out. The spiderman franchise has become much more than that now resulting in movies and a t.v show. Now that comic is worth 1.1 million. -
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech
At the end of the walk on washington walk MLK gave his speech about the uequallity between all men, no matter what skin color, a major key in the civil rights act. -
The First Super Bowl between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs
On this day the tradition of the super bowl began. The game between the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Cheifs. The victory was the Packers by a long shot, 35-10. -
The end of the Vietnam war
The ending of a 19 year war was in this year. The war resulted in more than 3 million deaths. More than 500,000 million people where invold. -
The First Inauguration of Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan, the 40th president, was inaugerated. -
The Explosion of the Challenger Space Shuttle
The shuttle broke 73 seconds after it had lifted off. It was the shuttles 10th mission and its last. It killed all seven of the people on that shuttle. -
My Birthday!!!!!!!!!
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9/11
On this day nineteen Islamic terroists took over four planes. Two of those planes crashed into the World Trade Center, otherwise known as the Twin Towers. The third plane crashed into the Pentagon, only some was destroyed. The final plane was headed toward Washington DC. The passangers on that plane had heard about earlier attaks and knew their plane was going down, so they stopped the terroists before they could reach Washington DC, sacrificeing themselves in the prosses. -
My First soccer game
My love for the game began and grew from that first game on the saterday morning feilds. -
The First Inauguration of Barrack Obama
On this day our current President was inaugerated for the first time. -
The Texas Revolution
Mexico was welcoming American settlers into Texas. So many people moved that Mexico was inforcing more laws, Obviously the Texans didn't like that so they fought back. The Texans beat the Mexicans and asked to join America. The Americans agreed and Texas was added to the states.
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