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Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is a document in which declared the independence of the United States from Great Britain. This document states all the things that the king from Great Britain did and how he mistreated the U.S. This document was declared on July 4, 1776. -
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U.S. Constitution
The U.S. Constitution is a document that was made on 1789 in which it authorizes new laws and it assures more rights for citizens. This document was made to add laws since you can't just change what a document says. Today the U.S Constitution has up to 27 amendments. -
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Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion was a protest that people made when George Washington was the president. The purpose of this protest was the taxes because they were charging too much and people thought it was unfair. This protest went on for 3 years. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana territory was bought by the U.S from France on 1803. The cost of this territory was 13 millions dollars. The U.S obtained 828,000 squared miles. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The sinking of the Lusitania occurred during WWI. The Lusitania was torpedoed by German U-boat U-20 and the boat sank in around 18 minutes. -
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The Great Migration
The Great Migration is also known as the Great Northward Migration or the Black Migration. In this migration six millions African Americans migrated from the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast. -
The Zimmerman Telegram
The Zimmerman Telegram or also known as the Zimmerman Note was a note that Germany made and sent to Mexico. This note was asking Mexico to help them attack the US but before Mexico got the note, the US was able to get the note and break the code. -
Women's Right to Vote
This amendment was passed by Congress on 1919 but it was ratified on August 192 and it's the 19th amendment on the US Constitution. After decades of protests this amendments was finally passed and it allowed all american women the right to vote. -
The KKK Marches
The KKK Marches happened in 1925 in Washington and they would marched for over 3 hours. The following year, 1926, only 15,000 people marched which is about half the people that marched the previous year. This group included white people who hated all black people and they believed that they had more control than blacks. -
The Stock Market Crash
The Stock Market Crash is also known as the Wall Street Crash, was one of the worst economic events that happened and it began on October 24 and ended on October 29. The economy was high in the early 1920s but due to the stocks company's being overpriced the economy went down on 1929. -
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The Great Depression
The Great Depression was a time of economic contractionwhere the stock market crashed. People had no jobs and no money for them or their families which caused a lot of crime. Also, many farmers lost their farms and their cultivatons which caused a destructions of agricultural production in some regions. -
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The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was a project conduced by The United States, Canada, and The United Kingdom. This project was created to make some nuclear weapons to destry the enemy and because of fear of Germany already having this type of power. Hirashima and Nagasaki were the ideal targets which led the U.S to dropping their first bombs there, causing more than 100,000 deaths both bombs combined. -
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World War 2
World Word 2 was a war between the Axis Powers which was Germany, Italy, and Japan and the Allies which included Britain, France, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India, Soviet Union, China, and the Uited States. Adolf Hitler wanted to dominate the world which led him to invading Poland and signing some stratigec treaties with Italy and Japan. This war was the deadliest confict in America since it killed form 60 to 80 million people's lives including the 6 million Jews that died because of Nazis. -
McCarthy Hearings
The McCarthy Hearings were a series of intense anti-communism suspicions in the U.S. People would make, mostly false, accusations of disloyalty and pro-communism activity but they would have no evidence of the accusations. A person would blame whoever they wanted to and maybe get away with it. Also, they would be lose their job and friends if they refused to testify. -
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam war is one of the longest events in U.S history since it lasted for almost 20 years. In this war over 3 millon people were killed, including 58,000 americans. This war started because the communist government of North Vietnam sought for reunifications and instead led to war of anti-communism. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a clergyman and civil rights leader in the United States. He fought for segregation by making many impassioned speeches and non violent protests. His death angered many African Americans, and national mourning which led to speed the way for an equal housing bill. -
Moon Landing
The first time a man touched the moon was a memorable day. To make the historical event take place it took over 400,000 engineers and appproximately 100 billion dollars. It took Neil Armstrong six and a half hours to get to the moon. -
Jonestown Massacre
The Jonestown Massacre was an event where many people killed themselves. The delusional People's Temple leader, Jim Jones, led his cult to mass suicide of 900 people. They drank from a vat of Grape flavored drink that also contained cyanide. -
9/11
9/11 was when the the twin towers in New York were attacked by terrorists. More than 6,000 people were injured and 2,996 people were killed by airplanes. Many people got stuck on the top floors and because of the fire and desperation decided to kill themselves by jumping of the towers. -
School Shooting
The School shooting the made people have more awareness about school shootings took place in Parkland, Florida. A 19-year-old male named Nikolas Cruz opened fired at a school killing 17 people and injured 17 more. Because of his actions people became more aware and worried more about the type of people that can get their hands on guns.
