United States History Class Timeline 2015-2016

By KingDJX@student.elanco.org

  • Signing of the Declaration of Independence

    United States of America became a free country when 56 American leaders signed the Declaration of Independence.

  • Adoption of Articles of Confederation

    The Articles of Confederation were the first form of American government.

  • THE BRITISH SURRENDER AT YORKTOWN

    General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his troops in Yorktown.

  • Shay's Rebellion: Attack on Springfield Armory

    The attack was formed by Daniel Shay. 2,000 farmers attacked the armory.
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    Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention was the leaders of America getting together to write the Constitution.

  • The ratification of the United States Constitution

    The Constitution was adopted in September, 1787, but it also needed to be ratified by nine of the thirteen states. When new Hampshire ratified it in June, 1788, it became official.

  • Ratification of the Bill of Rights

    The Bill of Rights were the first ten Amendments to the Constitution.
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    The battle of Fort Sumter

    The battle of fort sumter lasted two days. Fort Sumter is located near Charleton, SC. The battle started the American Civil War.
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    The battle of Gettysburg

    After a victory in CHancellorsville, General Robert E. Lee took his troops in Virginia where the battle of Gettysburg took place. The battle was won by the Union, it was a huge turning point in the American Civil War.
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    The battl eof little bighorn

    The battle is commonly known as Custer's Last Stand.
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    The Great Depression

    The Great Depression was a down time in the world where the bank collapsed and almost everyone went bankrupt.

  • Apollo 11 landed on the moon

    Apollo 11 is the name of the spaceship that landed the first men onto the moon.

  • September 11th attacks

    Terrorists of Al Queada, located in Afghanistan, flew planes into the World Trade Centers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington D.C.

  • My Birthday

    I was born. I am the second child out of four.

  • Inauguration of Barack Obama

    Barack Obama was sworn into the role of president.