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The Declaration of Independence is the fundamental document of the United States. It separated our ties with the British Government making the U.S it's own nation. The three main ideas of this document is "All men are equal, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." -
George Washington is the first President of the United States. He was the obvious choice since he was a national hero being a General and leading America to victory which made Virginia the largest state at the time proud of him. -
In 1791, Alexander Hamilton, the first secretary of the Treasury created the First Bank of the United states to assist a post-Revolutionary War economy that not everyone agree with. -
Eli Whitney created the cotton gin in 1793 and patten it in 1794. This invention would have one of the biggest impacts on the social and economic conditions that would lead to the Civil War. -
Thomas Jefferson purchased 530,000,000 acres of land that went for $15 million from France. At the time it didn't seem like a smart decision due to America not having a lot of money at the time, but this purchase doubled the current size of America. -
In 1804 to 1806 Lewis and Clark ventured off to the west in exploration of the new Louisiana Purchase territory. Along this journey they mapped the geography, took note of the biota of the new region, and established relationships with the Native Americans along their path. -
In 1845, Texas becomes the 28th state of the United States of America. Texas was formally an independent country and since it's independence it wanted annexation by the United States, but this process took almost 10 years due to political divisions over slavery. -
The whole purpose of this movement was that woman wanted to fight back and win the right to vote. At this time women were not allowed to vote, own property, or own their own money without giving it to their husband. This movement was the first step to fixing many issues for women at this time. -
The Civil War began on April 12, 1861, when the south/Confederates fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, making the beginning of a long war between the North and South. The main reason of this war was that the Northern free states and the Southern slave states fought over the issue of slavery and it's expansion into new territories. -
The Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, at the surrender at Appomattox Court House, by General Robert E. Lee bringing the Civil war to an end. President Andrew Johnson formally ended the war not until August 20, 1866.