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Mayflower Compact

Nov 11, 1620

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It was signed on the Mayflower when there anchored in provincetown. The pilgrams got permission from the English to settle in virginia. It represents freedom becuase they became free from the English.

Patrick Henry’s Speech to the Virginia Convention

Mar 23, 1775

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This is Patricks most famous speech give me liberty or give me death. King George declared that all 13 colonies was to be open to rebellion. This represents bravery because Patrick had to be brave to say that speech.

Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense”

Feb 14, 1776

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The challenge of the the British government's rights. Also to ask for independence from Britain. This represents freedom.

Declaration of Independence

Jun 11, 1776

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The Declaration of Independence is the signing for the independence for america. This americas most cherrish peice of history its the reason why we have indempendence and freedom now. This represents freedom and independence becuase we became a free country.

Constitution of the United States of America

Sep 17, 1787

citationConstitution of the United States of America is americas government fundamental laws, and the citizens rights. This is americans first governing document. This represents law becuase its the document of americas laws.

Opening of Ellis Island

Jan 1, 1892

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Ellis Island is tthe first place where imagrants from Europe go to when they come america. After five years, the receasive center burned down. This represents imagration beuase its the imagration center.

Plessy v. Ferguson

Apr 13, 1896

citationPlessy v. Ferguson is the project to equalize the two races. Plessy a balck male attempted to sit on the all-white railroad car. Plessy was found guilty on the grounds that the law was reasonable of the state’s police powers.

The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes (Scopes Monkey Trial)

Jul 20, 1925

citationJohn Scopes a biology teacher broke the Tenessee's law of not aloud to teach the evolutionary theory in the public schools. The state arrested him and went to trial, Scopes was declared guilty. This represents the law of schools becuase he broke the school law.

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” Speech

Jan 6, 1941

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The four freedoms of speech is four ways that people are able to speek freely. One is freedom of speech and aloud to expres anywhere. Second is the freedom that anyone can worship their own god.

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

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Early morning in Hawaii at US naval base the Japenese bombed the base. This was a turning point in US history the US declared war on Japan four days after. This is the meaningof war.

Brown v. Board of Education

May 17, 1957

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Brown vs Board of Education is the case so that black children were denied to go to public schools. It was for equal writes to get blacks the same education.

Little Rock Nine

Sep 2, 1957

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Little Rock Nine is the argument to allow to have a mixed race public schools in Little Rock. Nine black students enrolled into an all-white high school. This represents rights becuase blacks did not have rights to go into all-white schools.

9/11

Sep 11, 2001

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On 9/11 terrorists hi jacked 4 planes and 2 of them crashed into the twin towers in New York. The other 2 planes, one crshed into the Pentogon and the other crashed into a grass field in Pennsylvania. This represents terrorisim and fear.

President Obama’s First Inaugural Address

Jan 20, 2009

citationThe speech was given in Washington DC. The date also served as the 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln. This represents change and "A new birth of freedom."