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Paton for Cotton Gin issued
The cotton gin is a machine that can take dirt, stones, and other unwanted particles out of cotton faster than people could -
Signing of Decloration of Independance
12 out of 13 were in the same room watchong every one sign the Decloration -
Adoption of the Articles of Confederation
The states had the Articles of Confederation as there 1st form of government. -
British surrender to Yorktown
General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his troops to Yorktown -
Shay's rebellion: attack on Springfield
2000 farmers from western Massachusetts attacked Springfield. Only 3 out of 2000 farmers died. -
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Constitutional Convention
In Philly, PA they addressed the problems in the government in that time. -
Ratification of The Bill of Rights
Articles 3-12 were ratified by 3 out of 4 of the states legislatures. -
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Lewis and Clark Journey
They traveled throught the new area of land that was just bought and made it the whole way there and back alive -
1st Textile mill in Lowell, Massachusetts
a year later thethe first church and school was founded in Lowell -
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Trail of Tears
Native Americans were forced out of their houses in the middle of the winter to move westward -
Gold found at Sutter's Mill
They kep the word about the gold they found hush-hush so not a bunch of people come and take it. -
Guadalupe Hidalgo treaty signed
ended the Mexican-American war -
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The Battle of Fort Sumter
The start of the Civil war. Major Robert Anderson surrendered during the battle. -
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The Battle of Gettsyburg
It was the largest battle in the civil war and the biggest war in North America. -
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The Battle of Little Bighorn
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The great Depression
Everyone thought that the world would never be the same -
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
On the 20th they landed and on the 21st Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon -
9/11 attacks
A corrinated group of terrist that took over a plane and flew it into the twin towers in NYC -
Trinity's Birthday
The best day of my parents life and they also knew that there life would never be the same. -
The inauguration of Barak Obama
he bacme our first african american resident