2. Civil War  War fought between the Northern and Southern states  South – wanted slavery and to break away from the United States  North – wanted to abolish slavery and stay one country  Deadliest war in American history  North won the war

3. The California Gold Rush  Gold was discovered in California between 1848-1855  300,00 people rushed to CA  Became known as the Forty–niners because most arrived in 1849  Boom towns – towns that became very populated sue to the discovery of gold  Ghost towns – towns that became deserted after all gold was mined

4. The Trail of Tears  Gold was discovered on Cherokee land in 1828  President Andrew Jackson forced the Cherokee to leave their land  Forced to walk hundreds of miles to Oklahoma  Many Cherokee died

5. Christopher Columbus  Columbus originally intended to sail to China and East Asia

6. Neil Armstrong  Armstrong was put in command of Apollo 11 which would be the first manned landing on the moon  Launched July 16, 1969  Armstrong was the first man to walk on the Moon on July 21, 1969  Collected Moon rocks and were on the moon for over 21 hours

7. The Dust Bowl  Drought that devastated the Great Plains in 1930s  Due to little grass, the winds easily picked up the loose soul  Resulted in dust clouds, called “black blizzards”  Solution – plant trees and grass, allow portions of farmland not to be planted on, plow in circles