U.S. History Timeline Quiz
British General Cornwallis surrendered in Yorktown, VA. |
1773 |
After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor HI, the U.S. entered World War II. |
1776 |
Alcohol prohibition began. The 19th Amendment allowed women to vote. |
1781 |
The Civil War ended. The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the U.S. |
1789 |
The Declaration of Independence was written in Philadelphia, PA. |
1865 |
The U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. |
1920 |
Protesting taxes, colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor. |
1941 |
George Washington was inaugurated as U.S. President on April 30. |
1945 |