America 2015

Is America the Country it Set Out to Be?

By brianbass4410

  • Declaration of Independence signed

    Declaration of Independence signed
    Colonies declare war on Great Britain in hopes of gaining true freedom over tyranny
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    How did we get here?

  • Constitution signed, granted "all" Americans certain rights and freedoms

    Constitution signed, granted "all" Americans certain rights and freedoms

  • Civil War begins as the country is split over which Americans really have rights.

    Civil War begins as the country is split over which Americans really have rights.

  • Martin Luther King shot fighting to gain equal rights for all Americans, some 100 years after the Civil War.

    Martin Luther King shot fighting to gain equal rights for all Americans, some 100 years after the Civil War.

  • Riots break out in Ferguson, Missouri over racial injustice issues. Country has many following racially charged incidents in the next year.

    Riots break out in Ferguson, Missouri over racial injustice issues. Country has many following racially charged incidents in the next year.