Events in American History

Revolution

1. There were 13 colonies by the time of the French and Indian war.
2. Since the French and Indian War had been expensive for King George 3., he taxed the colonies heavily. This resulted in protesters throwing English tea into the Boston harbour.
3. The Revolutionary war began in Boston, when some 700 British soldiers marched from Boston to Concord. The Americans knew they were coming, and the war begun.
4. The colonies declared their independence 4th July 1776 in Philidelphia. Thomas Jefferson penned the words: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal and endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights: Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Slavery and the Civil War

1. The first group of slaves arrived in America as early as 1619.
2. In the late 1700s there was a movement trying to abolish slavery, and in 1807 the US made the importation of new slaves illegal.
3. Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860.
4. After Lincoln was elected, South Carolina left the Union, and was followed by 10 other states.
5. The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves in 1863.

The USA in WWI and WWII

1. Woodrow wilsons policy in the beginning of WWI, is called isolationism, and involves a nation to stay out of war.
2. When an American boat was attacked in 1917, Wilson had to declare war on Germany. Otherwise, they would most likely stay out of the war.
3. League of nations was formed to secure peace. However, it didn't last long, mostly because of the allies harsh treatment of Germany after the war.
4. The US provided their allies in the beginning of WWII with arms and supplies, but as soon as Japan attacked the US naval base of Pearl Harbour, and Hitler declared war on the US four days later, Franklin Roosevelt had no other choice but to declare war on Germany and the Axis power.
5. Harry S. Truman was the president to make the decision to drop two atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
6. American women entered the workplace to play their part in the war effort. This also game American economy the biggest boost the natian had ever expirienced.

The Cold War

1. After WWII, one would expect the US and USSR to work together in reconstructing the post-war world, however this was not the case. The US and USSR, aswell as their allies, became locked in an international power struggle, known as the cold war.
2. The first country who made it to the space was USSR.