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Period: to
1776-1876
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Betsy Ross creates the American flag
Who: Betsy Ross
What: Designed and made the first American flag
Where: Philedelphia
Why: I think the flag is a great representaton -
New York Fires
Who: Fire
What: Burned down 400-1,000 building structures
Where: New York
Why: It interested me seeing how much fire can build up -
American Revolution Ends
Who: The American population
What: Got independence after winning the war
Where: East Coast
Why: This is why we're free -
Signing the Constitution
Who: House of Delegates
What: signed the US constitution
Where: Independence Hall in Philedelphia
Why: It's the main base for this country -
George Washington becomes president
Who: George Washington
What: Became president
Where: Virginina
Why: He was our very first leader -
First US Bank established
Who: Alexander Hamilton
What: Proposed the idea for the first bank of America
Where: Philedelphia
Why: It's interesting that's most of the nations money went -
Bill of Rights Ratified
Who: Congress
What: Ratified the Bill of Rights
Where: Virginia
Why: These are still argued over today -
Cotton Gin Invented
Who: Elie Whitney
What: Created a machine for cotton
Where: Southern States
Why: It sped up the production of cotton amazingly fast -
Washington D.C. founded
Who: George Washington
What: Proposed the idea for the White House
Where: Along the Potomac River
Why: It's still our capitol til this day -
Louisiana Purchase
Who: Andrew Jackson
What: Purchased a large amount of land from France
Where: Through the center of the United States
Why: It expanded the US greatly -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Who: Lewis and Clark
What: Explored unknown regions of the US
Where: Western United States
Why: I like the purpose of their expedition -
First US Highway built
Who: Various workers
What: Built the first road or highway
Where: New York
Why: This was the first of many more highways to come -
War of 1812
Who: US and Great Britain
What: Fought for 2 years
Where: East Coast and Atlantic Ocean
Why: There was a good musical piece made during this war -
Burning of the White House
Who: British
What: Set fire to the white house
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: it shows that even in down times we will rise again -
Indian Removal Act
Who: Andrew Jackson
What: Signed the act
Where: Congress
Why: I think it was wrong -
Morse Code is Invented
Who: Samuel Morse
What: Invented a new form of communication
Where: Unknown
Why: It's cool how it was used in the war -
Texas is added as a state
Who: US
What: Annexed Texas
Where: Texas
Why: I didn't know why and i was interested -
First Baseball Game played
Who: New York Knickerbockers
What: played the first game of baseball under new rules
Where: Elysian Fields in New Jersey
Why: It's America's "past time" -
First Woman's Rights
Who: American Woman
What: Held a convention for the first time
Where: Seneca Falls New York
Why: It was the start of a movement -
Civil War Starts
Who: Union and Confederate
What: Fought each in war
Where: Mostly in the south
Why: It divided the US and is still divided in mindsets too
