US History Class Timeline 2015-2016

  • Signing of the Declaration of Independence

    When a bunch of men made our laws and rules official into a peice of paper called the declaration of the independence.
  • The Adoption of the Articles of Confederation

    ratify the Articles of Confederation
  • The British Surrender at Yorktown

    the British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his troops in Yorktown, Virginia
  • Shays Rebellion: Attack on the Springfield Armory

    was an armed uprising in Massachusetts in rising up against perceived economic injustices
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    Constitutional Convention

    when a convention was held and the meeting resulted in the creation of the constitution
  • Ratification of the Untied States Constitution

    When the bill of rights was ready and sent tot ratification.
  • The Ratification of the Bill of Rights

    Articles 3 to 12, ratified December 15, 1791, by three-fourths of the state legislatures, constitute the first 10 amendments of the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights
  • cotton gin patent

    a machine used by farmers to produce more cotton.
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    Lewis and Clark Expidition

    When Thomas Jefferson set out 2 poeple to explore the west.
  • first textile mill in Lowell, Massachusetts

    A textile mill helped turn the cotton into the textiles which were widely need back then.
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    Trail of Tears

    Andrew Jackson kicked out the Cherokee Indians and made them go on a long and awful journey to the west where many of them died.
  • Gold Discovered at Sutter's Mill

    The first time spotted gold was here. This was also the beginning of the gold rush.
  • Signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

    A treaty that gives the Unites States territory.
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    The battle of fort sumter

    It started the civil war and was in Charelston, South Carolins.
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    The Battle of Gettysburg

    On eof the most important battles 0of war. This is when they Union had a big victory.
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    The Battle of Little Bighorn

    commonly referred to as Custer's Last Stand, was an armed The engagement between combined forces of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes, against the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army.
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    The Great Depression

    The worst depression and longest in the U.S. It was when the U.S was racist and all markets crashed.
  • apollo 11 moon landing

    the first people on the moon
  • September 11th Attacks

    The attack by terrorists on the North and South twin towers. The trade center fell and killedmany people in and out.,
  • My Birthday

    The day when Sladjana and Bojan Gligorevic had their second child, a duaghter named Anastasija Gligorevic.
  • The inauguration of Barack Obama

    It set a record attendance for any event held in Washington, D.C. and marked the commencement of the first four-year term of Barack Obama as President.