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Signing of the Declaration of Independence
On July 4th, 1776, the delceration of independence was signed. -
The Adoption of the Articles of Confederation
The articles of confederation were the United States' first written form of government. -
The british surrender at Yorktown
When the British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his troops in Yorktown, Virginia. General Cornwallis brought 8,000 British troops to Yorktown. They expected help from British ships sent from New York. -
Shay's Rebellion: Attack on the Springfield Armory
Farmers had made sacrifices during the revolution and were then demanded to pay their debts, which angered them. They than attacked a federal arsenal and the government attacked back. -
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Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention (also known as the Philadelphia Convention, the Federal Convention, or the Grand Convention at Philadelphia), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to address problems in governing the United States of America. -
The Ratification of the Constitution
The last state to ratify the Constitution was Rhode Island, winning by a slim 2 votes. -
The Ratification of the Bill of Rights
The first 10 amendments were ratified by 2/3rds of the state legislatures. -
Cotton Gin Patented
Eli Whitney's original cotton gin patent, dated March 14, 1794. The invention of the gin promoted and spread slavery so work could be done and money could be earned. -
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
The first american expedition to the west to explore the purchase of the Louisiana territory. -
First Mill Built in Lowell Massachusetts
Produced cotton first and led to women having jobs and clothing being manufactured commonly. -
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Trail of Tears
Andrew Jackson forced the Cherokee indians to move west so that the whites could have their land. 4,000 cherokee died. -
Gold Discovered at Sutter's Mill
On Jan. 24, 1848, James W. Marshall discovered gold in a river near Sutter's mill, sparking the California Gold Rush. -
Signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The war officially ended with the February 2, 1848, signing in Mexico of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The treaty added an additional 525,000 square miles to United States territory, including the land that makes up all or parts of present-day Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. -
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The Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter (April 12–14, 1861) was the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter, near Charleston, South Carolina, that started the American Civil War. Following declarations of secession by seven Southern states, South Carolina demanded that the US Army abandon its facilities in Charleston Harbor. -
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The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg, fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863, is considered the most important engagement of the American Civil War. After a great victory over Union forces at Chancellorsville, General Robert E. Lee marched his Army of Northern Virginia into Pennsylvania in late June 1863. -
The battle of little Bighorn
Indian tribes who fought June 25th through June 26th. -
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The Great Depression
The Great Depression (1929-39) was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world. In the United States, the Great Depression began soon after the stock market crash of October 1929, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors. -
Apollo 11 moon landing
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first to humans to land o the moon on this day. -
9/11
The september 11th terrorist twin towers attack. -
Mia Sluder's Birthday
This is the day that I, Mia Rose Sluder, was born. -
The inauguration of Barack Obama