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Signing of the Declaration of Independence
Who:Thomas Jefferson,Benjamin Franklin,and John Adams all wrote that the Declaration of Independence was signed by congress that day.
What: Signing of the Declaration of Independence.
When:7/4/1776
Where:Independence Hall,Philadelphia,PA
Why: I chose it because its an important part of history.
How:A group of men got together and created a document that expressed the ideals of colonists desire to have their own government built on democratic ideals. -
Articles of Confederation
Who:Thomas Jefferson,Ben Franklin,John Adams,Roger Sherman,and Robert R Livingston.
What:articles of confederation;first constitution of the united states
When:1778
Where:York,Pennsylvania
Why:I chose this because its an important event and if we wouldn't have kept this then our country may not have worked out.
How:We needed rules and this was the first set of rules which wasn't specific enough so we couldn't keep the articles of Confederation. -
Treaty of Paris
Who:Ben Franklin,John Adams,John Jay, and Great Britain
What:Treaty of Paris;it ended the American Revolution
When:8/3//1783
Where:Paris
Why:I chose this event because if we wouldn't have signed it the revolutionary war wouldn't have ended
How:It ended the French and Indian war and war between Britain and France.In terms of the treaty France gave territories in the main land North America ending any military threat to the British colonies -
Inauguration of U.S. first president
Who:George Washington
What:The inauguration marked the commencement of the first four-year term of George Washington as President.
When:Thursday, April 30, 1789
Where: balcony of Federal Hall in New York City, New York.
Why:I chose this because the inauguration of the first president showed the start of a new government.
How:On April 30 George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the united states.He used the bible to take oath of office. -
Bill of Rights
Who:James Madison
What:The Bill of Rights;The first 10 amendments of the constitution
When:1791
Where: York city
Why:I chose this because its peoples natural rights
How:George Mason got mad because the human rights were not in the constitution so he spent months trying to pass ammendments -
Cottin Gin
Who:Eli Whittney
What:The machine was able to pull seeds out of cotton.
When:1725-1825
where:The south
Why:I chose this because if the cotton gin wasn't created then we would still have people doing hard labor to get the seeds out.
How:The machine changed the economy of the south in many ways. -
Whiskey Rebellion
Who:George washington
What:A tax protest in the united states
When:1794
Where:Fort Cumberland Maryland
Why:I chose this because it was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by the newly formed government
How:The whiskey rebellion was triggered by a tax imposed on liquor and the tax was established as a way for the government to pay back debt they accumulated during the revolutionary war. -
Louisiana Purchase
Who:Lewis and Clark
What:Louisiana Purchase;land that was discovered in the U.S.
When:1803
Where:Louisiana
Why:I chose this because if we wouldn't have discovered it then we wouldn't have been able to purchase it
How:When Lewis and Clark discovered Louisiana we ended up purchasing it as part of the United States -
Slave Trade Abolished
Who:British,African Americans,Americans
What:Slave Trade;The trading of slaves was abolished in the united states
When:1807
where:Abolished in the U.S.
Why:I chose this because this is an important part of history and if this didn't happen we might have slaves today.
How:A strong movement emerged in the 18 century to put a stop to buying and selling humans and the campaign to abolish slave trade worked. -
War of 1812
Who:British,North America,Ireland and American Indians
What:War of 1812;A conflict between the U.S.and Great Britain
when:1812
Where:North America,Pacific Ocean,Atlantic Ocean,Gulf Coast of U.S.
Why: I chose this because if we would have lost then maybe we would have went back under British authority.
How:The immediate causes of the war were sanctions taken by the British and french against the U.S. -
Treaty of Ghent
Who:British and American representatives
What:Treaty of Ghent;The treaty ended the war of 1812
When:1814
Where:It was signed in Belgium
Why:I chose this event because its the ending of the war of 1812 and thats very important
How:The war needed to end so they signed the treaty of Ghent and it said all conquered territory was to be returned -
Missouri Compromise
Who:Henry Clay
What:Missouri Compromise;Missouri was admitted as a slave state,Maine as free state
When:1820
Where:Missouri
Why:I chose this because Missouri became a slave state but slaves were forever prohibited in Louisiana -
Monroe Doctrine
Who:President James Monroe
What:Monroe Doctrine;A statement declaring that the united states would not tolerate intervention by European nations
When:1823
Where:Western Hemisphere
Why:It is a foreign policy statement that created separate spheres
How:The United States would not interfere with current European colonies in the western hemisphere and no European nation would be allowed to establish a new colony in the western hemisphere -
Erie Canal Opens
Who:Dewitt Clinton
What:Erie Canal Opens;connecting the great lakes with the Atlantic ocean
When:1825
Where:Great lakes
Why: I chose this because its a new way of transportation
How:The Erie canal connecting with the great lakes and to the Atlantic ocean became a major way of transportation -
Indian Removal Act
Who:president Andrew Jackson
What:Indian Removal Act;authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of Mississippi
When:1830
Where:West of Mississippi
Why:I chose this event because this shows that when the U.S. wanted something we moved anyone or pushed our way through
How:It was signed into law by president Andrew Jackson and authorizing him to grant unsettled lands west of Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands and some tribes went peacefully but many resisted it -
Gold Rush
Who:The Gold rush brought 300,000 people to California
What:Gold Rush;largest mass migration in American history
When:1848-49
Where:California
Why:I chose this because this event caused many people to move
How:James W Marshall found his first piece of gold on his land and the word traveled fast -
Pony Express
Who:William H Russell,Alexander Majors, and William B Waddell
What:Pony Express;deliver a aletter faster than ever and more than 1800 miles a day
When:1860
Where:Saint Joseph,Missouri and Sacramento,California
Why:I chose this because it changed the transportation history
How:There were stations all over the country and would switch to fresh horses at each station to get things going faster -
Battle of Fort Sumter
Who:Confederacy and Union
What:Battle of fort Sumter;early morning on April 4 and confederate guns opened fire on fort Sumter
When:12-13 of April 1861
Where:Fort Sumter
Why:I chose this because it was the first battle of the american cicil war
How:It was a bombardment Fort Sumter near Charleston,South Carolina by the Confederate States Amy -
Lincolns Assasination
Who:Abraham Lincoln;John Wikes Booth
What:Lincolns assassination;the 16 president was assassinated while watching the play our american cousin
When:5/14/1865
Where:Fords Theatre in Washington D.C.
Why:I chose this event because this was the first president to be assassinated
How:Actor John Booth was performing in a play and Lincoln was there watching and then during the play Booth shot him -
Alaska Purchase
Who:U.S. secretary of State William Seward and Russian Minister Edouard de Stoeckl
What:Alaska Purchase;The U.S. reached an agreement with Russia to purchase Alaska from them
When:3/30/1867
Where:U.S.
Why:i chose this because its is the purchase of one of our 50 states
How:The purchase marked the end of Prussian efforts to expand trade and settlement to the pacific coast of north america and it became and important step in the U.S. rise as a great power in the Asian pacific region
