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Declaration of Independence
By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. It summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking independence. The Declaration of Independence is still important because it says the American people believe in equal rights for all. -
American Revolution (1765-1783)
The American Revolution was a colonial revolt that took place between 1765-1783. The American Patriots in the 13 Colonies won independence from Great Britain, becoming the United States of American. They defeated the British in the American Revolutionary War in alliance with France and others. The most important effect that as a result of the colonial victory over Great Britain, the new country of the U.S. of America was created. Also, we declared and achieved our independence from Britain. -
Bill of Rights Passed
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. James Madison wrote the amendments, which list specific prohibitions on governmental power, in response to several states for greater constitutional protection for individual liberties. This document is crucial to American citizens because it puts limits on the national government’s right to control specific civil liberties. It explicitly guarantees our rights and most importantly, protects our individual freedom. -
Slavery Abolition Act
The act of Parliament that had abolished slavery in almost all the British colonies, freeing more than 800,000 enslaved African Americans in the Caribbean and South Africa as well as a small number in Canada. It received Royal Assent on August 28, 1833, and took effect on August 1, 1834. This is very important because it was a start of a more equal and free society. -
California Gold Rush
The California Rush began in 1848 when gold was found by James W Marshall at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California.The news of gold quickly spread around and brought about 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad.This is one of the most significant events to shape the first half of the 19th century since it created the largest mass migration in American history.Also, it brought workers to California and played an important role in integrating California’s economy. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
On April 14, 1865, John W. Booth became the first person to assassinate an American president when he shot and killed Lincoln in his box at Ford’s Theatre in Washington. Booth believed that Lincoln was to overthrow the Constitution and to destroy his beloved South. This is important because occurring by the end of war, this was a part of a larger conspiracy intended by Booth to revive the Confederate cause by eliminating the greatest President for his leadership during the American Civil War. -
Pure Food Drug Act
The Pure Food Drug Act was passed on 1906. It provided the federal inspection of food products and medicines which prevented the manufacture, sale, or transportation of misbranded or poisonous foods or other products. This is is important because this act created the Food and Drug Administration which protects and promotes public health. -
World War I (1914-1918)
After the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and lasted until 1918. During the conflict, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan and the United States. -
Women's Suffrage Movement
The women's suffrage movement was a long fight to win for women to achieve to win the right to vote. However, after many decades, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted American women the right to vote and was ratified on Aug. 18, 1920. This is a very important because after many difficult circumstances, the 19th Amendment now protects the right for women to vote. Also, it granted women more political rights like property rights. -
The Roaring Twenties (1920-1929)
The 1920s in the United States, called “roaring” because of the exuberant, freewheeling popular culture of the decade. The Roaring Twenties was a time when many people defied Prohibition, indulged in new styles of dancing and dressing, and rejected many traditional moral standards. This created a huge impact in history because it affects our modern technology and life style of today. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in US history. It began on 1929 and did not fully ended until 1939. The stock market crash of October 1929 signaled the beginning of the Great Depression. By 1933, unemployment was at 25% and many banks had gone out of business. This event is the most important economic event because it caused enormous hardships for millions of people and the economy became very unstable which led the US economy to fail creating a large turning point. -
World War II (1939-1945)
The war was fought between the Allied powers of the United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union against the Axis powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan, with their allies. The war had been caused by the takeover of Germany by Adolf Hitler and its foreign policy, Italian Fascism in the 1920s, and Japanese militarism preceding an invasion of China in the 1930s. Both wars had been significantly important because they both had a big contribution to how we run things today. -
The Holocaust
The Holocaust is known as the genocide during WW2 in which the Nazi Germany murdered around 6 millions of Jews. This event is significant in our world history because it shows the traumatic events that occurred during WW2. Also, it is an important reminder to uphold the values of democracy in today's world. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise of Japanese planes attacked the U.S. Naval Base at Hawaii. After the attack, the bombing killed more than 2,300 Americans and it completely destroyed the American battleship U.S.S. This event is important because after the attack, the U.S. was fully committed to the war effort and went into defeating Germany, Japan and Italy. It also signifies the entry of the U.S. into WW2. -
Civil Rights Movement (1950's-1960's)
The civil rights movement was a popular movement to secure African Americans equal access and opportunities for the privileges and rights of U.S. citizenship. Although the start of the movement goes back to the 19th century, it came through in the 1950s and 1960s. This is a very important event in history because it affected the lives of many people and benefited their ways of living. -
The Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Their enrollment was followed by the Little Rock Crisis, in which the students were initially prevented from entering the racially segregated school by Orval Faubus, the Governor of Arkansas. This showed how unfair education had been for people of color and that these students knew there had to be something done on this crisis. -
Apollo 11
The United States' Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two people on the Moon. That mission was taken by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. The astronauts also returned to Earth the first samples from another planetary body. This is a monumental achievement because it shows what humanity could accomplish as it was the first time that any human being has ever gone to another world beyond Earth. Also, exploring outer space helps us gain knowledge about our solar system. -
Attack on the Twin Towers
On September 11, 2001, there had been a series of four planned out attacks all in different places. This one being the twin towers, taken place in New York City, where a terrorist group had crashed one plane in each tower intentionally. This is has been on of the most dramatic events in history killing thousands of people who are stilled remembered today at the memorial which was made in dedication to those lives lost during this. attack -
Attack on the Pentagon
Back to what was said about the Attack on the Twin Towers, this attack had happened on the same day as the previous attack which had also been caused the same way. Sadly many had been killed and a memorial had also been made in memory and dedication to them as well. -
First African American President
On November 4, 2008, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois was elected president of the United States over Senator John McCain of Arizona. Obama became the 44th president, and the first African American to be elected to that office. He was subsequently elected to a second term over former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. This was very very important because it just shows pride, diversity society has become compared to how it was back then.
