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Mayflower pilgrims arrive at Cape Cod and establish colony at Plymouth.
We wouldn’t have the freedom that we do today, because the Pilgrims went to Plymouth to escape the corrupt wickedness. -
English Civil War
The war happened because of the reformations or changes that were being made. -
Charles the Second becomes king.
The English army was unhappy with Charles becoming king. -
Pennsylvania was established.
William Penn’s goal was to create a colony that allowed for freedom of religion. -
The Glorious Revolution
It was started to overthrow King James the second. -
The Sugar Act
The people had to pay six pence of tax per gallon to get sugar or molasses. -
Boston Tea Party
They poured tea in the Harbor -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The British drove the Americans away from the Charleston Peninsula. -
The French-American Alliance
It was a treaty between the American rebels and France. -
Erie Canal begins
The start of linking the waters of Lake Erie in the west to the Hudson River in the east. -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri was passed as a slave state, and Maine as a slave free state. -
Erie canal completed
The linking of the waters of Lake Erie and the Hudson River was finished. -
McCormick invents mechanical reaper
The reaper was a horse drawn farm implement invented to cut small grain crops. -
California Gold Rush
It brought people from all over the United States and the world in search for gold. -
The US enters World War Two.
Japan pushed the United States into struggle by bombing Pearl Harbor. -
United Nations Founded
States first established international organizations to cooperate on specific matters. -
U.S. drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The bomb was dropped from an American B-29 Superfortress at 0815 local time. The plane's crew say they saw a column of smoke rising and intense fires springing up. -
U.S. troops invade North Korea
The United States has sent a sharp signal to Pyongyang that if its troops attack South Korea, American forces will invade the North and topple the 'Great Leader' Kim Jong-il. -
September 11, terrorists flew planes into the Twin Towers
Two thousand, eight hundred and nineteen people died in the attack.
