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Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is one of the greatest documents of the united states history. -
Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin
In 1793 Eli Whitney invented the cotton cleaning machine. Before it would take a man a day to clean a pound of cotton with the machine one man could clean fifty pounds of cotton a day. -
lewis and clark journey
Lewis and Clark traveled from the east to the west coast. Up the Mississippi river they found over 200 plants and animals. They also made maps of the Mississippi river and made friends with Indians. -
louisiana purchase
The United States bought Louisiana for about 15,000,000 dollars in 1804. The U.S. bought about 530,000,000 acres for .03 dollars an acre. -
The Staem Boat
In 1807 a man named Robert Fulton made a steam boat. This made long trips by boat shorter and could go up stream which other boats couldn't. -
The Texas War for Independence
Texas went at war against Mexico for freedom from Mexico. The Texans claimed the rest of the U.S. and then later joined the United Stated. -
The Alamo
Texans met at a settlement called Washington-on-the-Brazos to decide to decide what to do about Santa Anna’s troops. -
Trail of Tears
In 1838, federal troops commanded by General Winfield Scott forced about 16,000 Cherokees into camps and they were forced into a new land. -
The Mexican American War
Texas and Mexico were having problems making boundaries the U.S... also knew that there was a slave trade down in Texas too. -
The Donnor Party
In the spring of 1846 the donor party set off on a trip out west and they got stuck on a mountain pass and they went to cannibalism and ate each other there was very few that survived. -
The California Gold Rush
In 1848 a man named James Marshall found gold and this created a flood of people moving into C.A. to try and find gold. The gold rush eventually slowed down and was pretty much over by 1855. -
The Attack on Fort Sumter
The Attack on Fort Sumter is what started the civil war. -
bombing of peral harbor
It was the event that involved the United States in world war 2 the bombing killed thousands. -
The Supreme Case: Brown v The Board of Education
This court case ended public school segregation. -
The first ford mustang was built
This was the most popular car sold by ford today there have been than 8 million sold! -
The Death of Elvis
Elvis was the king of rock and died at the early age 42 -
birthdaay
the gratest day in history -
disaster
thousands of people died when terrorist atacked the twin towers. they also atacked the pentagon
