Timeline Assignment HISTORY

By mmayfield8

  • Lousiana Purchase

    The United States purchased 828,000 square miles from France. They paid 15 million for this plot of land west of the Mississippi river

  • Texas Gains Independence from Mexico

    Texas declared independence from Mexico and became its independent entity. This is a short venture but one that stood out in Texas History

  • Texas joins US

    The Republic of Texas joins the United States of America. They were the 28th state to join

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    President Abe Lincoln declared slaves being held to be free from slavery. This was the beginning of the abolishment of slavery

  • Allies won WW1: Versailles Peace Treaty

    The United States being included in the Allies during WW1 gained victory during a world war. This was the treaty that ended the war

  • BEGINNING OF The Great Depression

    Severe worldwide economic depression. Started in the United States but had effects everywhere. Caused unemployment, deflation, and declines in output

  • END OF The Great Depression

    Severe worldwide economic depression. Started in the United States but had effects everywhere. Caused unemployment, deflation, and declines in output

  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    The United States was attacked on this day by Japan in a naval surprise attack. This started the US' involvement in WW2

  • Date of Japan's Surrender- end of WW2

    Japan surrendered after atomic bombings and this ended WW2

  • 9/11 attack

    Islamist suicide terrorists rode 4 commercial airline planes into different locations. The Twin Towers event killed almost 3,000 people