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Pilgrams and Plymouth Rock 1500's
In 1620, the pilgrams came and first set foot on American soil on Pylmouth Rock. They then founded the colonies in Northeastern U.S. -
Revoliutionary War
In 1775, the Revolutionary War began, and in 1776, the colonies proclaimed their freedom in the Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson. By, 1783, the United States had won the war against Great Britain and become a new nation. -
The Declaration of independence
The Declaration of Independence, was a documaent written by Thomas Jefferson. Declaration of Independence was written for the King of England in order to gain thier liberty. But, the King refused the letter and the war continued. -
The Constitution
A new set of laws for the United States. -
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. It started with the first industrial mill made by Samuel Slater. -
Lousiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase is the action by which President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from France. -
Lewis and Clark's Expedition
an expedition sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the northwestern territories of the United States; led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark; traveled from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River from 1803 to 1806. -
Civil War
The Civil War (1861-1865) was a conflict between North and South over the issues of states' rights and slavery -
World War 1
World War 1 is a war between many european countries that lasted from 1914 to 1918 -
The Great Depression
THe Great Depression was a period of severe economic decline from 1929 into the early 1940s -
The Dust Bowl
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WWII
A war fought from 1939 to 1945 between the Axis powers — Germany, Italy, and Japan — and the Allies, including France and Britain, and later the Soviet Union and the United States. -
President John F. Kennedy's assaination
President John F. Kennedy was assainated by Lee Harvey Oswald in a parade in Texas -
The Cold War
The Cold War was a rivalry after World War II between the Soviet Union and its satellites and the democratic countries of the Western world, under the leadership of the United States. -
911
On September 11, 2001, terrorists flew airplanes into te World Trade Center in New York City and into the Pentagon. Approxamatly 3,000 people died.
