US History Class Timeline 2015-2016

  • Singning of the Deceration of Independence

    The Deceration of Independence is a document that almost all colonists wanted. It helped them become a country.
  • The Adoption of the Articles of Confederation

    The first state to agree to the articles was PA. They did this in November 25, 1777.
  • The British Surrender at Yorktown

    They surrendered because the general expected help from boats but they never come.
  • Shays Rebellion: Attack on the Springfield Armory

    A group of farmers started a rebellion aganst the government.
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    Constitutional Convention

    A convention where the government speaked about the problems they have been having.
  • Ratification of the United States Constitution

    The constitution is what helped the colonists find rules and laws for their new country.
  • The Ratification of the Bill of Rights

    The approval of the Bill of Rights.
  • Patent issued for the Cotton Gin

    A machine made for removing seeds from the cotton.
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    Lewis and Clark Expedition

    This expedition was made because the Louisiana Territory was bought and the government needed to know what it looked like.
  • First mill built in Lowell, Massachusetts

    A textile mill
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    Trail of Tears

    The path that the Cherokee took when they were kicked out of the east by Andrew Jackson.
  • Gold Discovered at Sutter's Mill

    When the gold was found it made the entire country of America go crazy for gold and many moved out west to California to get this gold. This was the California Gold Rush.
  • Signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

    This resulted in America gaining land from Mexico, including present day Arizona, New Mexico, and California.
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    The battle of Fort Sumter

    This war was the most remembered out of the all the nbattles in the war.
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    Battle of Gettysburg

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    The Battle of Little Bighorn

    This battle was part of the war against Britan.
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    The years of Great Deprssion

    The years of depresion were bad times.
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    Apollo 11 Moon Landing

    This helped the americans in the space race against the rusians.
  • September 11th Attacks

    The attacks of 9/11 are very touching to all the hearts of Americans. We feel sorry for all the people who died in those attacks.
  • My Birthday

    This was the day I was born
  • The inauguration of Brack Obama

    Brack Obama is the last president of the United States to get presidential protection after he gets out of office.