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united states history timeline Lauryn Catching

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    U.S history

  • The Great Awakening

    In 1740 The Great Awakening was led by Johnathan Edwards and was swept threw the Americans colonies.
  • Declaration of Independence

    the declaration of independence was wriiten by Thomas Jefferson and was signed by congress weeks later.
  • Constitution

    The Constitution was held in Philadelphia and was led by George Washington.
  • 2 political parties

    Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton created the two political party system.
  • ideas of the new nation

    George Washington advised his country to avoid foriegn englement a military that was too powerful , and political parties.
  • cotton gin

    cotton ginwas created by Eli Whitney
  • british war

    th british held a navy and captured americans at sea and forced then to join there navy.
  • andrew jackson

    Andrew Jackson was elected and significant in presideny because he brought a greater degree of democracy to american government.
  • immigration

    immigrants to the U.S. came fromIreland because of the Great Famine that was caused by a disease that destroyed potato crops.
  • Civil War

    John. C. Calham argued that citizens had the righ to take their property (slaves) into all territories of the U.S.
  • Reconstruction

    The 14 Amendment was passed for blacks to have equal rights.
  • Indestrail Revolution

    Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone , and Thomas Eddison invented the photograph and the light bulb.