most significant event in american history?

Answer 1

the signing of the declaration of Independence, no other event would exist if not for that one

Answer 2

There are many possibilities. American Revolution in which we gained our independence. The Civil War which made us a true nation with the same idealology and the end of slavery. World War 2, in which we mobilized an entire nation into a war to end Nazi occupation of Europe, and Japanese occupation of the Asian continent. I would have to say though, that the Most Significant event would have to be the writing and signing of the Declaration of Independence. Without this document, ratified by all 13 colonies, we would never have been able to leave British control of the colonies. If just one colony would have not ratified it, then the whole revolution may never have taken place, and the British could have possibly won the Revolutionary War.

Answer 3

1) Declaration of Independence
2) The Civil War
3) Manifest Destiny and Westward Expansion
4) World War One
5) The Great Depression
6) FDR's New Deal
7) World War II
8) The Civil Rights Movement
9) The Cold War
10) The Collapse of the Soviet Union and the dawn of the USA as the world's only super power.

It's been a busy 230 years, but these are the events that have shaped us as a nation and people.

EDIT: James B below is absolutely right about the Constitution of 1791. That should absolutely be on my list but I didn't think of it.

Answer 4

In my opinion November 11 is the most significant in American history.

Answer 5

Lemme see the candidates:

1. Washington's victory at Yorktown, Oct. 17, 1781.
2. first controlled nuclear chain reaction on Dec 2, 1942 under Enrico Fermi's direction
3. Pickett's Charge, July 3, 1863-Confederate high water mark
4. Man's landing on the moon - 1969
5. JFK assassination - 1963
6. Civil Right Act signed into law - 1964.
7. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
8. Free Speech Movement in the 60's
9. Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor


My pick is Dec. 2nd, 1942, Enrico Fermi's first to control nuclear chain reaction, the world has been staring into the black abyss of nuclear holocaust ever since............

Answer 6

i think of the creation and invention of the suggestion age - beginning up with television and then added enhancement with the technologies and computing device age of advice and information vacationing quicker in the process the worldwide. we would not have this dialogue board and would not be attentive to of circumstances and stipulations happening around the continent much less all over the area without the enhacements of technologies and use of air/radiowaves or maybe fiber optics. seem how long we "lived at evening" till the suggestion slowly traveled from place to place as communities have been linked by using advice. From the marathon runners to the horse show, to the trains, autos, airmail, and now digital mail.

Answer 7

Your asking this question. Because of the answers you will get, you will go on to do the most important even in the future. Of course, then that event will be more important than the asking of your question.

Answer 8

Lunar landing. Apollo 11.

Answer 9

Which do you seek the horrible errors or the accomplishments?
I shall answer both- allow me!

Horrific Crimes never dealt with and ignored is renaming America how it was taken and those abused from the very beginning!
African & Indians! losing morality and spirituality! anything goes!

Accomplishments Personally - My people the Africans & Indians I am direct decentants of them both have survived and remain and gain strenght and power!

Answer 10

Winning the Revolutionary War. It's obviously significant because if there was no war, or if we'd lost for that matter, we'd still be under English rule...probably.

Answer 11

Turn into today's news. When drug smugglers can run the USA, that's pretty significant. Time to clean them out. The English couldn't beat us on our own ground, why should the illegal drug smugglers?