8. Write the significance of the following years
a) 1820-
b) 1770-
c) 1917-
d) 1859-
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Answer:
Explanation:
1820 = Missouri Compromise, (1820), in U.S. history, measure worked out between the North and the South and passed by the U.S. Congress that allowed for admission of Missouri as the 24th state (1821). It marked the beginning of the prolonged sectional conflict over the extension of slavery that led to the American Civil War.
1770 = Mar 5 Boston Massacre (Incident on King Street): British soldiers kill 5 men in a crowd throwing snowballs, stones and sticks at them. African American Crispus Attucks 1st to die; later held up as early black martyr. Massacre galvanizes anti-British feelings.
1917 = April 2 – WWI: U.S. President Woodrow Wilson asks the United States Congress for a declaration of war on Germany. April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany. ... April 9–12 – WWI: Canadian troops win the Battle of Vimy Ridge. April 10 – An ammunition factory explosion in Chester, Pennsylvania kills 133.
1859 = Harpers Ferry Raid, John Brown's men arrived at Harper's Ferry in Virginia in order to instigate a slave rebellion. Brown's men were attacked by soldiers under Robert E. Lee on October 18th, after which Brown and several of his men were captured.