Important Dates

1974:A.President Kennedy is assassinated.B.Richard Nixon resigns as President.C.The Beatles arrive in America.D.The Korean War begins.

B. Richard Nixon resigns as President.

July 1776:A.Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox.B.Columbus lands in the Bahamas.C.The Declaration of Independence is signed.D.Slavery ends.

C. The Declaration of Independence is signed.

1836:A.Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox.B.The battle of the Alamo leads to Texas independence.C.The American Revolution begins.D.George Washington becomes the first U.S. President.

B. The battle of the Alamo leads to Texas independence

1991:A.MTV begins broadcasting.B.The Korean War begins.C.The first Gulf War begins.D.Thomas Edison invents the light bulb.

C. The first Gulf War begins.

1898:A.Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox.B.The Spanish-American War leads to overseas expansion of the U.S. C.Cherokees are forced to walk the “Trail of Tears.”D.Columbus lands in the Bahamas.

B. The Spanish-American War leads to overseas expansion of the U.S.

c1000:A.Columbus lands in the Bahamas.B.The Declaration of Independence is signed.C.Vikings establish settlements in New Foundland, Canada.D.Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomatox.

C. Vikings establish settlements in New Foundland, Canada

This is the war where the White House was burned:A.The American RevolutionB.The Vietnam WarC.The War of 1812D.World War 1

C. The War of 1812

1492:A.World War 1 begins.B.Columbus lands in the Bahamas.C.World War 2 begins.D.The American Revolution begins.

B. Columbus lands in the Bahamas.

October 24, 1929:A.Pearl Harbor is bombed.B.World War 1 begins.C.The stock market crash sets off the Great Depression.D.Cherokees are forced to walk the “Trail of Tears.”

C. The stock market crash sets off the Great Depression.

1964:A.American troops are officially fighting the Vietnam War.B.World War 2 begins.C.Martin Luther King, Jr. is assasinated.D.Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox.

A. American troops are officially fighting the Vietnam War.

1969:A.Armstrong and Aldrin land on the moon and Woodstock takes place.B.Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy are assassinated.C.The Vietnam War begins.D.Schools are ordered desegregated.

A. Armstrong and Aldrin land on the moon and Woodstock takes place.

1950:A.World War 2 begins.B.The Vietnam War begins.C.The Korean War begins.D.The first atomic bombs are used.

C. The Korean War begins.

1789:A.George Washington becomes the first President of the United States.B.Columbus lands in the Bahamas.C.Slavery ends.D.The Declaration of Independence is signed.

A. George Washington becomes the first President of the United States.

April 9, 1865:A.World War 1 begins.B.World War 2 begins.C.Slavery begins.D.Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox.

D. Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox.

August 6, 1945:A.The first atomic bomb ever used is dropped on Hiroshima, Japan.B.World War 2 begins.C.American soldiers fight in the Vietnam War.D.American soldiers fight in the Korean War.

A. The first atomic bomb ever used is dropped on Hiroshima, Japan.

1607:A.The colony at Jamestown, Virginia is settled.B.Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox.C.The American Revolution begins.D.Slavery is abolished.

A. The colony at Jamestown, Virginia is settled.

1964:A.Columbus lands in the Bahamas.B.The Civil Rights Acts are passed.C.Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox.D.President Kennedy is assassinated.

B. The Civil Rights Acts are passed.

1963:A.President Kennedy is assassinated.B.Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy are assassinated.C.Abraham Lincoln is assasinated.D.Thomas Edison invents the light bulb.

A. President Kennedy is assassinated.

1775:A.Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin.B.World War 1 begins.C.Thomas Edison invents the light bulb.D.The American Revolutionary War begins.

D. The American Revolutionary War begins.

December 7, 1941:A.World War 1 begins.B.World War 2 begins.C.The stock market crash sets off the Great Depression.D.Japan bombs the U.S. at Pearl Harbor.

D. Japan bombs the U.S. at Pearl Harbor.

1838:A.World War 1 begins.B. Cherokees and other Indians are removed along the “Trail of Tears.”C.Slavery ends.D.Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox.

B. Cherokees and other Indians are removed along the “Trail of Tears.”

1954:A.World War 2 begins.B.The Supreme Court orders school desegregation.C.Martin Luther King, Jr. is assasinated.D.The Vietnam War begins.

B. The Supreme Court orders school desegregation.

1848:A.The Mexican-American war leads to the annexation of parts of the Southwestern United States.B.Vikings settle in New Foundland, Canada.C.World War 1 begins.D.Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox.

A. The Mexican-American war leads to the annexation of parts of the Southwestern United States.

1914:A.World War 1 begins.B.The Vietnam War begins.C.Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox.D.The Spanish-American war ends.

A. World War 1 begins.

1962:A.World War 2 begins.B.President Kennedy is assassinated.C.The Cuban Missile Crisis occurs.D.The Vietnam War begins.

C. The Cuban Missile Crisis occurs.

April 14, 1865:A.The Civil War begins.B.Slavery is outlawed.C.President Lincoln is assassinated.D.Jamestown is founded.

C. President Lincoln is assassinated.