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revolutionary war ends
the revolutionary war ended when we signed the treaty of Paris. Over the years we gained a relationship with England. -
louisiana purchase
The Louisiana purchase doubled the size of the US, increasing the maximum population, and leading to more exploration. as the size of the US increased, we were able to explore and purchase more land from the current owners to what we have today. -
civil war starts
Since the free and slave states wanted one or the other, but not both, they fought over if the united states should be a slave country, or a free country. -
abraham Lincoln assassinated
Abraham Lincoln gets killed by John Wilkes Booth in a theatre -
civil war ends
The north won the war by surrender of the confederate armies. this was a step forward in the movement to free the slaves -
Manhattan project
During world war two, the US built a nuclear bomb in secret from the public, just in case Nazi Germany bombed us. -
Death of jfk
John F. Kennedy was shot in a car by Lee Harvey Oswald (maybe). Lyndon Johnson (his successor) took over and signed the civil rights act -
Vietnam war ends
our military won the war, but the government lost it. The Communists in North Vietnam signed a peace treaty, surrendering, but our politicians didn't sign it. -
Twin tower attacks
19 al-Qaeda army guys hijacked four planes and did suicide attacks on the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, and one hit the pentagon. -
Death of osama bin laden
Seal team six was sent out in may of 2011 to assassinate Bin Laden. it took the best team in the army to take him out because he was heavily guarded.