History in a Flag​

E Pluribus Unum “Out of Many, One”

50 paintings of the history of the United States chronologically illustraed  by Lewis Lavoie
7 feet h x 14 feet w – mural located in South Jordan Utah USA

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01

Native Americans
(Pre-Columbian)

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02

The arrival of the Europeans
Early colony, Jamestown
(1607)

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03

The First Thanksgiving
Puritan colonies and help from the natives
(1621)

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04

The Great Awakening
Period of Religious Revival- Freedom of Expression
(1730-1740)

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05

French and Indian War
Battle for supremacy in America between France and Great Britain-The British Colonies Unite
(1754-1763)

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06

Benjamin Franklin
"The First American"- the campaign for colonial unity (1706-1790)

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07

Boston Tea Party

Sons of Liberty- resistant movement against the British Government

(1773)

08

The Midnight Ride
The beginning of the battles at Lexington and Concord
(1775)

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09

Writing of Declaration of Independence
Early founding Fathers- John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson (1776)

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10

American Revolutionary War
The 13 colonies unite to break free from the British Empire
(1775 - 1783)

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11

Raising of a new flag
A symbol to unite a nation
(1777)

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12

The Constitution of the United States
A new law to govern a new country
(1787)

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13

George Washington (1732 - 1799)
The First President of the United States
(1789-1797)

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14

District of Columbia
Dream for a Great Nation and the beginning of Capitol Hill
(1790)

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15

Thomas Jefferson
"Do with your pen what in other times was done with the sword"
(1743 - 1826)

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16

The Louisiana Purchase
The nation doubles in size by purchasing land from France
(1803)

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17

Lewis and Clark with Sacajawea
The exploration of the Louisiana Purchase resources and west coast expedition (1804 - 1806)

18

Daniel Boone
Pioneers of the wild frontier
(1734 - 1820)

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19

James Monroe
Keeper of a republican government
(1823)

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20

The Alamo
The formation of the republic of Texas
(1836)

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21

Westward Expansion
Manifest Destiny
(1840s)

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22

The Mexican American War
The growth of the West Coast
(1849)

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23

The CaliforniaGold Rush
The growth of the West Coast
(1849)

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24

Abolitionist Movement
Frederick Douglas, slavery and the underground railroad
(1830s - 1865)

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25

Abraham Lincoln
(1809 - 1865)

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26

The Civil War
The fight to keep a country together
(1861 - 1865)

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27

Emancipation Proclamation
All men are created equal
(1863)

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28

Transcontinental Railroad/Pony Express
Connecting the nation
(1863 - 1869)

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29

Reconstruction Era of the United States

1863-1877

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30

Great Inventors
Alexander Graham Bell (1876 Telephone)
and Thomas Edison (1879 Lightbulb)

31

Sailing Into the Next Century
The dawn of steel and oil in America

32

The Golden Door
19th century mass Immigration
(1892-1905)

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33

Theodore Roosevelt
in office (1901 - 1909)

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34

The Wright Brothers
The invention of the airplane
(1903)

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35

Henry Ford
An automobile for everyone
(1908)

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36

World War I
The Treaty of Versailles
(1914 - 1918)

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37

Women's Suffrage
A Time for New Laws
(1920)

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38

The Transatlantic Flight of Lindberg
(1923)

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39

Bigger than Life

Great American Achievements

40

World War II
The Atomic Bomb and the Birth of a Superpower
(1939-1945)

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41

New Media
Reaching the Masses

42

Sports

43

American Music

New Genre

44

Martin Luther King Jr
Civil rights movement
(1929 - 1968)

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45

First Man on the Moon
America Goes Where No Man Has Gone Before
(1969)

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46

Flower Power
The last revolution
(1965 - 1972)

47

Ronald Reagan (in office 1981 - 1989)
End of The Cold War

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48

Entering the 21st Century
The Space Program, Global Communication and the Internet

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49

9/11
(2001- present)

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50

The next generation

Yet to be written

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