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Signing of Declaration of Independance
The Declaration of Independancewas signed by the Second Continental Congress. -
Adoption of Articles of Confederation
On this day we adopted the articles of confederation to be our government. -
British surrender at Yorktown
General charles Cornwallis surrendered his troops in Yorktown, Virgina. -
Shays Rebellion attack on Springfield Arsenal
Shays rebellion attacked the Springfield arsenal. -
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Constitution Convention
Threw this time our constitution was being written and was bein thought of -
Ratification of the United States Constitution
The First Congress adopted 12 amendments to the constitution. They sent the Bill of Rights and the constitution to the State for Ratification -
Ratification of the Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments where written on this date. -
Patent issued for Cotton Gin
A patent was issued for the cotton gin and made it so no one could call it theres if they remade it. -
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark went on an expedition to travel the Louisiana Purchase. -
Lowell Mill
The first textile mill was built in Lowell Massachusetts. This was one of the first jobs that they could do. -
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Trail of Tears
President Andrew Jackson kicked the indians out of there home land. Many were killed -
Gold Discovered at Sutter's Mill
Goldd was discovered at Sutters Mill. The men originally didn't want to tell anyone. -
Signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This treaty added 525,000 acres to the United States Territory. -
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Battle of Fort Sumter
The bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter that started the American Civil War. -
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Battle of Gettysburg
Gettysburg is the largest battle of the Civil War and the largest battle fought in North America. -
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Battle of the Little bighorn
The battle was fought near the Little Bighorn River in Montana territory. Federal troops led by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer against Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors. -
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Great Depression
Was the deepest and longest lasting economic downturn. It started after the stock market crashed. -
Apollo 11
The first humans to land on the moon. Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldin. -
9/11 attacks
The World Trade center was attacked by terroistsin 2001 which lead to the Afganian War. -
Birthday
I was born on November 8th, 2001. -
Inauguration of Barack Obama
The 44th president, Barack Obama was inagurated on this date.