U.S. History

By dr8907

  • Colonial America

    The 13 colonies were Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts Bay, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island.
    The 1st colony was found in 1607 but the 13 colonies werent declared independent from grate Britian until 1783

  • American Revolution

    The American Revolution was from April 19, 1775 to September 3, 1783

  • Declaration of independence

    The Decloration of independence was established on July 4, 1776 but was signed on August 2, 1776.
    Three rights from the Decleration of Independence are "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."
    The reason the Decleration of Independence was wrighten was because the 13 colonies wanted to end high taxes.

  • Constitutional Convention

    At the Constitutional Convention the Constitution was written and signed.
    The oldest member at the Constitutional Convention was benjamin franklin.
    The Constitutional Convention was from May 25, 1787 to September 17, 1787

  • Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase was purchased in 1803.

  • Womens right movement

    Women wanted to end how they were being treated my men in the U.S..
    Leaders of the woman's right movement were Lucy Stone, Susan B. Anthony, and Matilda Joslyn Gage.
    The Womens right Movement was from 1848 to 1920.

  • Civil War

    The Presidents durring the Civil war were Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
    The reason the civil war started was to end all slavery in the united states.
    The civil war was from April 12, 1861 to May 9, 1865

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery in the U.S..
    The Emancipation Proclamation was written on January 1, 1863.

  • Spanish American war

    The Spanish American war was from April 1898 to August 1898.

  • World War I

    The president during World War I was Thomas Woodrow Wilson.
    World War I lasted from July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918.

  • Great Depression

    The president during the Great Depression was Franklin D. Roosevelt.
    The Great Depression lasted from 1929 to 1939.

  • World war 2

    The two presidents during world war 2 were Franklin D. Rossevelt and Harry S. Truman.
    The U.S. fought against Germany, Japan, and Italy during world war 2.
    The generals during world war 2 were General Macarthur and General George S. Patton, and general dwight d. eisenhower.
    World war 2 was from September 1, 1939 to September 2, 1945.

  • Cold War

    The concern during the Cold war was Russia wanted to turn everything into communisum and the U.S. and England didn't want that.
    The cold war lasted from 1947 to 1991.

  • Civil rights movement

    The key leaders in the civil rights movement were Matin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, John F. Kennedy, and Rosa Parks.
    The purpose of the Civil Rights movement was to end all segregation and slavery in the U.S.
    The Civil rights movement was from 1954 to 1968

  • 9/11/01

    On 9/11/01 the twin towers were atacked by terriost they drove 3 planes into the twin towers.