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Independance Day
Declaration of Independance was signed. This is important because it was the day that America declared freedom from England. -
The Steamboat
Robert Fultonwas credited of making the first ever suscessful steamboat. This was important because it signified the start of the industrial revolution that was a big part of today's world. -
Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney created the first cotton gin that makes removing seeds from cotton fiber which helped the farmers drastically and if this hadn't been created it wouldn't have outlined the farming equpiment we have today. -
Lousiana Purchase
Taken from http://www.history.com/topics/louisiana-purchase "With the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the United States purchased approximately 828,000,000 square meters of territory from France, thereby doubling the size of the young republic" This purchase was a big sucess for President also one of Jefferson's biggest achievments. The territory was then made into 15 states we have now. This was important because it helped the country at the time to have more resources and more living places. -
Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark adventured out west at the command of President Jefferson their mai goal for the President was tofind a water route linking the columbia and Missouri. They traveled from Ohio to Missouri then to Montana then Oregon. This was important because after it we had detailed maps of most of the west -
Texas Revolution
The texas colonists who owned the land and Mexico was not happy so after long political debates they open fired October 2, 1835 the final battle ended on Aprils 21, 1836 then colonist took control of Mexican territory -
Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was a low point for our American government as this event was when the whites drove the Native-Americans out of the Americans territory where the Native-Americans lived before the whites discovered the land, They drove the Cherokee indians 120 miles away from their original homes and about 5,000 of them died on the trip. -
Mexican American War
When America invaded Texas which was considered Mexican Territory, this then forced war conflict which gave America more land after they deafeat Mexcio -
Donner Party
The Donner Party was very misinformed about a shortcut that takes 100 miles off of their trip after running into 5 feet of snow many starved to death and the rest had no choice but to eat the dead to survive the winter. -
Calirornia Gold Rush
When gold was found in Coloma, California it attracted 300,000 people to California, These people were called the 49'ers, it also attracted tens of thousands from different countrie like Europe, Aulstarlia, and Asia -
Attack on Fort Sumter
From http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fort-sumter.html "General P.G.T. Beauregard, in command of the Confederate forces around Charleston Harbor, opened fire on the Union garrison holding Fort Sumter. At 2:30pm on April 13 Major Robert Anderson, garrison commander, surrendered the fort and was evacuated the next day" This day sidnified the start of the Civil War. -
World War 1
The Allies faced off against the Central Powers for the first war involving countries from all around the world. After this ended it made peace for a short while. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japan Launches a suprise attack on american soil at Pearl Harbor. Then America declared war on Japan and three days later Germany and Italy declared war on America. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
This court case is actually five different case about public school sepregation. Each involving black kids not being aloud to go to public white schools with all the white kids. These cases ended school segregation forever. -
Sputnik 1 launched
This spherical 58 cm as the first sattelite to orbit earth and send back information. -
Elvis Preasley
On this day Elvis Preasley an american singer and actor died. This was a big loss for America because he was a cultural icon and sometimes called the "King of Rock and Roll". -
My Birthday!!
World became awesome! -
9/11
On this day two terrorists flew planes into the twin towers killing millions of people. this is important because of all the people that were killed on this tragic day.
