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Boston Massacre
The colonists did not what the soldiers to be there. The colonists wanted to take it into their owen hands. -
Declaration of Independence
If Britaian would not have tightened the reins on America. Americans may not have revolted, and went to war. -
The Louisiana Purchase
President Thomas Jefferson made the Louisiana Purchase in This Purchase doubled the size of the nation, and it also gained control of the Mississippi River. The United States got all this land from France. The cost of this purchase was $15,000,000. The total amount of land they got was close to 800,000 square miles. -
The Lewis and Clark Journey West
Lewis & Clark:
What Lewis was hired to do was to recorded new plants and animal species along the way on the journey plus he lead the expedition. On the over hand Clark was the expert map maker and responsible for making the maps that would guide more Americans west. On this expedition Lewis and Clark faced many dangers: weather, wildlife, Native tribes and so on. -
The Trail of Tears
A trail that the cherokee indains were drove off of their land west of the mississippi river. -
Fugitive Slave Act
It was passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern slave-holding interests and Northern Free-Soilers. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
It was the best-selling novel of the 19th century and the second best-selling book of that century, following the Bible. It help the abolitionist cause in the 1850s. In the first year after it was published, 300,000 copies of the book were sold in the United States. -
Bleeding Kansas
It was a series of violent political confrontations in the United States involving anti-slavery Free-Staters and pro-slavery. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
It was a major turning point in history that would eventualy lead to the dropping of the Atomic bomb. -
D-Day
D-Day is a very sad day there were many unnecessary deaths. -
Brown v. Board of Education
After almost 100 years fighting for equality afican Americans felt hope. This was encouraging as many hoped legal and social obstacles would decline. -
The Death of Elvis
Elvis became an American singer and actor. He was a leading figure of rock and roll. -
Terrorist Attack
Since the 4 planes were hijacked, and then crash. Thousands of people died. -
My Birthday
Best day ever. -
Ravens Win The Super Bowl
For the first time in Super Bowl history, the game featured two brothers coaching against each other—Jim and John Harbaugh, head coaches of the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens, respectively—earning it the nickname Harbaugh Bowl or The Harbowl
