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Pilgrims and the Plymouth Rock 1500's
Pilgrims from England and Dutchland cross the ocean to see if there is another landmass. When they arrived on America's land, they mark a rock with "1620" to commemorate the event when they founded America. -
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Industrial Revolution
This was a period of technology improvements in the United States and England. Many famous inventions (like the steam powered engines) were created, and many ideas were spread around. -
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Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary war was a war between America's government and England's colony. The after affects of this war created the Declaration of Independence. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was created by the colonies in America to state that England no longer had control over them. The colonies then formed little states, and were known as the United States. -
Louisiana Purchase
Spain had control of most of the current-day United States, and gave Louisiana territory to France. The U.S. then negotiated with France and bought the territory for 11.25 million U.S. currency. -
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Civil War
The Civil War was fought between the Northern and Southern parts of the United States. The war was about slavery; North believed slavery should end, while the South believed slavery should stay. In the end, he North won, and slavery was abolished. -
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World War I (WWI)
World War One started when assassins killed the Archduke of Hungary. Did you know that the war was "technically" caused by a sandwich? The countrys in the world split; Axis and Central powers. -
19th Amendment ratified
THe 19th Amendment was a document that stated that women gained the same rights as men. This includes wages, property ownership, marriage laws, ownership of children, etc. -
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The Great Depression
The Great Depression started with the market crash of 1929. Many people had invested in stocks, and when they crashed, many became poor, and U.S. currency changed values. -
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Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl was one of the worst droughts in U.S. history. The drought was so bad, in fact, that wind picked up the dried topsoil of the ground, throwing around dust. Crops died, and many struggled to live. -
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World War II (WW2)
The war started with Hitler's invasion of Poland, which led to many more country seizes from Hitler. Hitler also caused the Holocaust during this, killing more than half of the Jewish population. In the end, the Allies won, with Japan formally surrendering. -
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The Cold War
Tension between the United States and the Soviet Union about power caused the outbreak of the Cold War. The United States challenged the Soviet Union's power. In the end, the two sides had made a stable relationship. -
Apollo 11
Neil Armstrong and two other crew members landed on the moon and were known as "The first man on the moon". The mission had lasted for about 8 days. -
Chernobyl Disaster
The Chernobyl Disaster was a chemical radiation explosion in the nuclear power plant in Ukraine. It was classified as a level 7 event, and was one of the worst nuclear explosion in history, with the radiation being about 40 times worse than the bombs that were dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. -
9/11 Attack
The Twins Towers , Pentagon, and the World Trade Center was hit with planes that were hijacked by terrorists. The fourth plane was steered towards a field in Pennsylvania, after the passengers attempted to gain control of the plane again. A total of about 3 thousand people died in the attacks.
