US History Class Timeline

  • The Adoption of the Articles of Conferation

    The Adoption of the Articles of Confederation was the day the Articles of Confederation were Adopted in 1777. The Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia
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    Constitutional Convention

    A convention that met in Philadalphia to address the problems in governing the USA which was under the Articles of Confederation.
  • The Ratification of the Bill of Rights

    on this day the first ten Amendments known as the Bill of Rights became the law of the land.
  • Patent issued for the Cotton Gin

    This patent issued in 1794 so that noone else could copy the inventors invention and call it their own.
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    Lewis and Clark Expedition

    Lewis and Clark are the people who explored the west.
  • Gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill

    Gold was found at Sutter's Mill causing everyone to dig up the land looking for gold.