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lms 8 history
Important years
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1607 | Jamestown was founded off the present day Virginia, first permanent English settlement in North America |
| 1620 | Plymouth is founded in present day Massachusetts by the pilgrims, sign in mayflower compact |
| 1776 | The year we declared independence from England, United States is created and the Declaration of Independence is written on July 4th |
| 1787 | Founding fathers meet in Philadelphia Pennsylvania at the constitutional convention, our current constitution is written |
| 1803 | The Louisiana territory is purchased from France by president Thomas Jefferson, doubled the size of the United States |
| 1861-1865 | American civil war is fought between the north and the south |