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Invention of electricity
Electricity was on people's minds in the 1740s in United States, but not was how are today. People used electricity for magic tricks by creating sparks and shocks. Scientists conducted experiments with electricity, but scientific thinking about electricity had not changed much in hundreds of years. Electricity wasn't "useful" yet.
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American Revolution
During 1765 to 1783, the american revolution took place in our country. Before be declared as a independent country, we fought against Great Britain. This event was how we were tired to be under the Britain law and that they didn't take take us seriously. Today, thanks to this revolution we were able to show ourselves that we are strong and that we are enough to make our own country. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. All the people need to pay for the piece of printed and this is important because we learn about that need to pay for printed.The money collected by the Stamp Act was to be used to help pay the costs of defending and protecting the American frontier near the Appalachian Mountains. -
Boston Massacre
In the U.S, the Boston Massacre is one and the first of the most important events during the American Revolution. On this event, British soldiers attacked Boston people killing 5 colonists. This event made to t he U.S fight for their independence. Today, this event is remembered as the first battle in which the U.S opened his eyes. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of independence is one of the most important events in the U.S. This was the beginning of how the Americans started to make their own decisions. In fact, this gave us the opportunity to show to Great Britain that we are strong and we don't depend on them. On July 4, 1776 Americans declare independence to Great Britain, forming our country only with 13 Colonies. Today, there are 50 states in which our people live with freedom. -
Constitution of the United States of America
Once that the U.S declared independence, the constitutions was signed on September 1, 1787 Philadelphia. This document was how every decision have to be under the new law. This document gave the power to the government to make a systematic and uniform country. Today, there are changes in this document, that have provided a lot of support to our country and to our people. -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights, is a document in which it provided rights to our people. This document is too important because is the way in which our fathers started to make our society equal in value for each american. In 1791, the congress passed a total of 12 amendments in which over time have been changing. Today, is one of the most important documents because people see it as the begging of our nation. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
In 1846, there was big tension between the U.S and Mexico. This tension ended with a treat, in which Mexico decided to give a big part of his territory to the U.S; in exchange of 15 million dollars. Because part of the economy depends on the west side of the country, this event is too important. If we wouldn't have this part of the country, the economy would be too weak. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, gave a big step for the U.S, to become strong and rich country. -
American Civil War
During 1861 to 1865, the Civil War remained in the U.S. The North and South had different thoughts about the slaves. The north wanted to give them total freedom, while the south did not. This made a confrontation between both sides. On May 9, 1865,the North side finally won. If this war would have never happened, probably slavery would still existing today and some African Americas would not have totally freedom at all. -
Emancipation Proclamation
In 1863, Abraham Lincoln gave the emancipation to the slaves. This made a lot of controversy for the whole country. One of the reason of the American Civil War and how the North and the South fought to each other. This proclamation let slaves to be free and escape from their owners. After this, African Americans started to work, to get union lines, etc. The emancipation proclamation of Abraham, was the beginning for the slaves to finally be free. -
Invention of the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell was recognized as the first parent of the invention of the telephone in the U.S.The first telephone call was spoken by Alexander Graham Bell in March 10, 1876, to his assistant, Thomas Watson. Graham Bell first become interested in the science of the sound because both of his mother and wife were death.Graham Bell formed the Bell Telephone company in 1877. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
During War World I, the U.S wanted to keep the country neutral; they don't wanted to be involved on the war. However, this changed when Germany attacked and sinked the famous ocean cruiser, the Lusitania. A lot of Americans were aboard the ship; people who eventually died. This made the U.S declared war to Germany. Because the U.S made the allies won the war, the rest of the world saw the U.S as a strong country. In both WWI and WWII, thanks to the U.S, the enemies failed the war. -
Women Suffrage
On August 18, 1920 for the first time women were able to vote. The women not can to vote and this was important because made a difference for all the things. National and international organizations formed to coordinate that voting rights. The International Woman Suffrage Alliance was an important because they fought for the women rights. -
The Great Depression
During October 29, 1929 until April 1939, the Great Depression took place around the world; starting in the U.S. The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. Many of people suffered about economic. The Great Depression help to improve in the industry and the economy of the people. -
The Creation of the Atomic Bomb
During WWII, the develop of new weapons was the central attention for each side. The U.S was the first country to develop nuclear weapons; creating the atomic bomb. This was important because, once that the U.S threw it on Japan, most of the countries started to be scare of the power of the U.S with nuclear weapons. This was one of the reasons of why U.S won the war and helped the allies to win it too. -
The Cold War
There was a tension between the soviet union and the U.S. This event was important because the soviet union and the united states fight to end anti-communism in the countries. The cold war was the most important political issue of the early postwar periods. -
The Vietnam War
After WWII, during 1955, there was a big tension between the soviet union and the U.S. One of the most important events during this event, was the Vietnam War. In this war, the north side of Vietnam was communist, while the south was kind of democratic. The U.S was involved with this event because he wanted to make sure that the communist were not spreading out. For the U.S, this event was important because we showed to the Soviet Union that we were not going to give up. -
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
During the 1960's, African Americans were baned from voting. The 15th amendment states that any person can vote, no matter what. Because many people were abusing and ignoring this, the Voting Rights Act were signed. In this document, people votes were protected by the government. If this act would have been never signed, African Americans would not be able to vote today. -
September 11 Attacks
The famous 9/11 is a horrible day for americans. During a flight, Islamics terrorists took certain planes and crashed them into the pentagon and the twin towers located in New York. A lot of people died this day, including the passengers of the planes taken. This made the government take an absolute decision, in which they ordered to increase the protection and security in each airplane base, border, or any other form of entry to the country. -
Singapore Summit
As one of the most actual important events in the U.S., the meeting between the North Korea president and the U.S president is too important. In the past, those two countries were enemies to each other. Finally, those two countries ended up in a agreement in which North Korea will stop its nuclear program, and the U.S will guarantee security for North Korea. If everything goes well in the future, there will be pacific relations around the world.
