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revalutionary war
The Revalutionary War gave the colonies their independence from Great Britain. The 13 states were now free to join together and become the United States of America. They could now form their own government and make their own laws. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was a land deal between the United States and France. The U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River through for $15 million dollars. This expanded our nations size and helped us grow as a nation. -
Civil War
The American Civil war was started by tension between northern and southern United States. They were fighting over issues including states rights vs federal athority, western expansion, and slavery.The election of the anti-slavery Republican Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860 caused seven southern states to secede from the Union to form the Confederate States of America. After four years of brutal fighting the war prooved to be the most expensive war fought on american soil. -
Slavery Abolished
Slavery was abolished using the thirteenth amendment. It freed all men in the United States and made all men equal. President Abraham Lincon was assasinated shortly after because of his action to have the thirteenth amendment. -
Women rights Movement
Women were given the right to vote through the 19 amendment. It was fought over from 1848 until 1920. Women were finally equal to men. -
The Great Depresion
As stock prices plummeted with no hope of recovery, panic struck. millions ofAmericans were left without jobs as the unemployment rate rose. IT was the beginning of government involvement in the economy and in society as a whole. -
WWII
World War II started when adolf hitler invaded poland in 1939.World War II was the deadliest military conflict in history. Over 60 million people were killed, which was over 2.5% of the world population. -
Brown vs Board of eEducaton
Many states had laws establishing separate schools for white students and another for black students. This landmark case made those laws unconstitutional.Brown vs Board of Education ended legal segregation in public schools. -
Man on the moon
It was a space race and the U.S. won. Apollo 11 landed on the moon in july 1969. many spacecrafts have been on the moon since. -
911
On September 11, 2001, three airplanes were hijacked by terrorists to attack the two World Trade Centers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, DC. The death toll was around 3,000 people. This affected americans very much and changed the way we live today.
