The Terrible Winter of 1609
1609
Emme’s favorite historical figure
HAMILTON!!!
Ancient Greek civilization that held the first Olympic Games
Olympia
The fist capital of the United States
New York City
America vs King George III
The Revolutionary War
The Declaration of Independence was signed
1776
This English monarch had 6 wives and established the Anglican Church
King Henry IIIV
Ancient Roman city destroyed by a volcano eruption in 79 CE
Pompeii
Program introduced by FDR to help America recover from the Great Depression
The New Deal
This war was fought between the Puritans and the Anglicans in England
The English Civil War
The Apollo 11 moon landing happened
1969
Ancient Egyptian queen known for her relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony
Cleopatra
This civilization built Machu Picchu high in the Andes Mountains
The Inca Empire
This amendment guaranteed freedom of speech, religion, and the press
The First Amendment
This war between America and Mexico took place from 1846 to 1848
The Mexican-American War
World War II ends
1945
The founder of Pennsylvania
William Penn
Ancient city in Greece known as the birthplace of democracy
Athens
1803 land deal that almost doubled the size of the U.S.
The Louisiana Purchase
This 1950-1953 war ended with an armistice rather than a peace treaty
The Korean War
The Fall of the Republic of Rome took place
27 BCE
This explorer led the first expedition to fully circumnavigate the globe
Ferdinand Magellan
“Cradle of civilization“, located between Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Mesopotamia
1786-1787 uprising by Massachusetts farmers that exposed weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation
Shay’s Rebellion
This 1918 German offensive on the Western Front was their final major push before defeat in World War I
The Spring Offensive