America timeline

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    Revolutinary war

    British colonist start a revolution against britain. It lasted for 8 years.
  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase
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    War of 1812

    The U.S. declares war on britain because they were capturing american shipments and forcing them to join the british army.
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    Civil War

    The south seceedes from the north becaus the north outlaws slavery and the civil war starts.
  • Slaves freed

    Slaves freed
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    America in World War 1

    America declares war on germany and joins world war 1.
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    Great Depression

    The U.S. stock market crashes and for over a decade america is in a depresion.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Japan bombs pearl harbor so the U.S. doesn't interfior with the war. The U.S. calls it an act of war declares war a day later.
  • America Declares war on Japan

    America Declares war on Japan
    Because of Pearl harbor(an act of war), the declares war on japan and joins world war 2.
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    America in World war 2

    America joins world war 2 because of pearl harbor. and over 16,596,639 americans die from the war, it was the bloodiest war in american history, and probably the world.
  • America Declares war on Germany

    America Declares war on Germany
    Because the u.s. declares war on japan, germany declares war on us because of japan and germany's pact of steel.
  • U.S. Drops Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima

    U.S. Drops Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
    To make Japan surrender the U.S. drops the atomic bomb
  • U.S. Drops Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki

    U.S. Drops Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki
    To make Japan surrender the U.S. drops the atomic bomb
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    Cold War

    The two of the worlds superpowers (America and The soviet union) were on the brink of nuclear war. During the cold war, pretty much every in the world were communist or had a democracy.
  • 9/11

    9/11
    Osama bin laden and al queda have been planning to attack the U.S. , and on 9/11 they attack the world trade center.