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American Revolution
American war for independance -
Signing of Declaration of Independance
The U.S. signed the document that established our independance.
This declared independance from Great Britian. -
Articles of confederation
First written plan for the United States government. -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty that ended the revolutionary war -
U.S. Constitution is signed
Constitution signed that became base of our government -
US First President
The US elects George Washington as our first president. -
Bill of rights
The Bill of Rights is ratified -
Cottin Gin
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin.
Cotton production increased rapidly. -
Whiskey rebellion
Men rebel against tax on whiskey -
LIbrary of Congress
The library of congress is established. -
Washington DC
DC becomes capitol of the USA.
This is still the base for many governmental things today. -
Louisiana Purchase
The US buys a large amount of land from France.
Doubled the size of the US, -
Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark expedition across America.
We found out lots of things from this exploration. -
Slave trade abolished
Thomas Jefferson officially prohibited the importation of Slaves into the Unites Staes of America. -
War of 1812
The war of 1812 begins. -
Treaty of Ghent
Ended the war of 1812. -
Missouri Compromise
let maine be a free state if missouri was a slave state.
Showed that they were fighting for balance of power. -
Monroe Doctrine
Freed America from european influence -
Erie canal opens
The Erie Canal is open for traffic leading to quicker trade between Hudson River and Lake Erie. -
Revolver
Samuel colt patents the revolver.
Many people started carrying weapons. -
Indian removal act
indians in southern states forced to move.
South went on without interference of indians. -
First rail station
first rail station opens in baltimore.
Many more open as it was a great way of transportation. -
Gold Rush
The gold rush in the west starts.
People traveled from all over in hopes of finding gold. -
Pony Express
First mail system is the pony express.
Makes sending messages long distances much easier. -
Battle of fort sumter
confederates took fort sumter from the union. -
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American Civil War
The war betwen the North(Union) and the South(Confederacy) -
Emancipation Proclomation
Abraham Lincoln deemed that all slaves were free. -
Lincolns Assasination
Abe Lincoln was assasinated -
Alaska purchase
US purchases alaska from Russian Empire.
We later found large oil supplies all over alska. -
Telephone
Alexander G Bell invented the telephone.
This wasa starting point for modern communition.