Cycle 3 – HISTORY

In 1492, Columbus made the first of four trips to the Caribbean on three Spanish ships named the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria

In 1620, the Pilgrims from Plymouth, England signed the Mayflower Compact before landing in Plymouth, Massachusetts

In 1773, colonists dressed as Mohawks dumped tea from the British East India Company into Boston Harbor

In 1776, the Continental Congress published the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, announcing the colonists' intent to form a new nation.

In 1789, in New York, George Washington was granted the full powers and responsibilities of the presidency by the U.S. Constitution.

In 1803, the purchase of Louisiana from France prompted westward exploration by pioneers such as Lewis and Clark and Congressman Davy Crockett.

The War of 1812 gave confidence to the U.S. to write the monroe Doctrine, warning Europeans not to attempt to colonize the Americas.

In 1820, Henry Clay worked out the missouri Compromise allowing Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state.

The Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act, and the Dred Scott Decision preceded the secession of the Southern states.

In 1853, after the Mexican War and the Gadsden Purchase, Polk's belief in the doctrine of Manifest Destiny was realized.

In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln went to war with the southern states which had seceded from the Union

In 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia.

In 1868, the 14th Amendment made all former slaves U.S. citizens and paved the way for the Civil Rights Movement.

During the late 1800s, tycoons like Vanderbilt, Rockerfeller, Carnegie, and Swift fueled the nation's Industrial Age by developing American resources.

In 1898, Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders defeated the Spanish at the Battle of San Juan Hill while trying to help the Cubans win their independence.

From 1820 to 1930, more than 37 million immigrants came to America seeking freedom and the opportunity to increase their personal wealth.

In 1917, President Wilson asked Congressto delare war on the Central Powers two years after German U-Boats sank the Lusitania, killing American citizens.

On December 7, 1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, causing the U.S. to join the Allies in World War II.

In 1949, the U.S. and its allies formed NATO to resist the spread of Soviet communism.

In 1954, in Brown vs. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the segregation of public schools by race is unconstitutional.

In 1969, U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin were the first men to walk on the moon.

On September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center in New York City was destroyed by Muslim fundamentalists, beginning America's War on Terrorism.

We the People of the United States, in order to form a mroe perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Wellfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

1. Freedom. 2. Own Guns. 3. Quartering Soldiers. 4. Warrants. 5. Cannot Testify Agaist Self. 6. Right to Speedy Trial. 7. Right to a Jury. 8. Cruel, Unusual Punishment. 9. People's Rights. 10. State's Rights.