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Pilgrims and Plymouth Rock 1500's
When the Mayflower arrived on the land for the first time, Plymouth Rock was the first place that they came to. -
Industrial Revolution
The Idustrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing in 1760 and ended about 1820 -
The Boston Tea Party
To protest British Parliament's unfair tax on tea. They dumped the tea into the boston harbor. -
Revolutionary War
In 1775, The Revolutionary War began. The colonies proclaimed their freedom in the Declaration of Independence, wriiten by Thomas Jefferson. It ended in 1783 -
Declaration of Independence
Thomas jefferson wrote the declaration that stated that the 13 American colonies were no longer a part of the British Empire. -
The Liberty Bell
The Liberty Bell was rung to announce the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence in Philidelphia. -
Louisiana Purchase
When the President ( Thomas Jefferson ) bought the Louisiana territory from France. -
Civil War
A conflict between the North and South over slavery. -
WW1
On 28 June, in Sarajevo, Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for the killing and because Europe was linked by a series of alliances Austria-Hungary, Germany,Italy and Britain, France, Russia .The affair escalated into a full war. -
Great Depression
A period of economic deline in the United States. -
Dust Bowl
During World War 1, farmers plowed up the Great Plains to plant crops. When the drought hit, crops died. -
World War 2
The war in Europe began on September 1, 1939 with the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, and concluded on September 2, 1945, with the official surrender of the last Axis nation, Japan. -
Cold War
The Cold War was a long period of tension between the democracies of the Western World and the communist countries of Eastern Europe. -
Rosa Parks bus boycott
Rosa Parks did not give up her seat to a white person to protest racism. -
September 11, 2001
Our country was attacked by terrorists and killed many people in the Twin Towers and the Pentagon.
