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56 delegates signed the declaration of independence. The date of the signing is now a national holiday in the United States.
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Though it was adopted on this day, it was not ratified until March 1, 1781. The Articles of Confederation severely limited power of central government and gave the States all of the power.
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General Cornwallis surrendered his 8,000 troops in Yorktown, Virginia. They were expecting help from British ships in New York but no help ever came.
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On this day, 2,000 farmers attacked the Springfield armory. The government fired back at the farmers killing three farmers and injuring many more.
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The convention took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The convention adressed problems with the current government run under the Articles of Confederation. This convention led to the forming of our current government, the Constitution.
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New Hampshire was the last state to ratify the Constitution. This made the Constitution officially ratified by all states.
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Three-fourths of the states agreed with the ratification of the Bill of Rights. The last state to ratify it was Virginia, making it officially a law
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The mill was founded by Samuel Slater.
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The cotton gin picked the seeds out of cotton more efficiently. It also made the cotton business as well as the slave trae expand.
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Sent by Thomas Jefferson, Meriwether Lewis and William CLark were sent on an expedition west. THey were accompanied by a Native American woman named Sacagewea.
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Andrew Jackson forced the Cheokee Indians out of their territory.
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This triggered the gold rush to begin.
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This treaty officially ended the war between the United States and Mexico.
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The batte of Fort Sumter was the bombing of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina which started the civil war.
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Gettysburg is said to be the most important battle of the American Civil war.
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The Battle of Little Bighorn is also commonly known as Custer's last stand. In the Battle of Little Bighorn, the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States fought the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes.
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The Great Depression was caused by the market crash in October 1929. A lot of people lost their jobs and could barely make money to sustain life during this time.
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The astronauts of Apollo 11, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, launch to the moon and make history. As Neil Armstrong takes the first ever step on the moon, he says a now famous quote, "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
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I was brought into this wonderful world.
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The attacks involved 4 planes. Twoof those planes crashed into the twin towers. Another hit hte pentagon. The last plane was brought down by civilians on the plane and was thought to be going towards the White House.
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Our 44th president, Barrack Obama, is inaugarated.