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Signing of the Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence, was signed -
The Adoption of the Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted November 15, 1777. -
The British Surrender at Yorktown
When the British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his troops in Yorktown, Virginia. -
Shays Rebellion: Attack on the Springfield Armory
Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in central and western Massachusetts (mainly Springfield) from 1786 to
1787. -
Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention, was a covention that they talked and worked on the Constitutional. -
Ratification of the United States Constitution
The first Congress of the United States adopted 12 amendments to the U.S. Constitution. -
The Ratification of the Bill of Rights
Articles 3 to 12, ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures, constitute the first 10 amendments of the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights. -
Patent issued for the Cotton Gin
The Cotton Gin was a machine that removed seeds from the cotton. -
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
The first American journey to the western part of the United States. -
First mill built in Lowell, Massachusetts
The first textile mill was built here. A textile is a type of cloth or woven fabric. -
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Trail of Tears
The Cherokee Indians were forced to give up their land and move out west. -
Gold Discovered at Sutter's Mill
Gold was found at Sutter's Mill, which caused many people to then go out west -
Signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The treaty added another 525,000 miles to the United States. -
The Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter was the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter, near Charleston, South Carolina, that started the American Civil War -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg, fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863, is considered the most important engagement of the American Civil War. -
The Battle of Little Bighorn
The Battle of the Little Bighorn, was an armed engagement between combined forces of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes, against the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army -
The years of the Great Depression
The Great Depression was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world -
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon. -
September 11th Attacks
The day the twin towers fell. -
My brithday
Day I was born. -
The inauguration of Barack Obama
The presidential oath was administered to Obama during his swearing-in ceremony on January 20 and 21, 2013 by Chief Justice of the United States.