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
05
French and Indian War
Battle for supremacy in America between France and Great Britain-The British Colonies Unite
(1754-1763)
07
Boston Tea Party
Sons of Liberty- resistant movement against the British Government
(1773)
09
Writing of Declaration of Independence
Early founding Fathers- John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson (1776)
10
American Revolutionary War
The 13 colonies unite to break free from the British Empire
(1775 - 1783)
15
Thomas Jefferson
"Do with your pen what in other times was done with the sword"
(1743 - 1826)
16
The Louisiana Purchase
The nation doubles in size by purchasing land from France
(1803)
17
Lewis and Clark with Sacajawea
The exploration of the Louisiana Purchase resources and west coast expedition (1804 - 1806)
24
Abolitionist Movement
Frederick Douglas, slavery and the underground railroad
(1830s - 1865)
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
39
Bigger than Life
Great American Achievements
41
New Media
Reaching the Masses
42
Sports
43
American Music
New Genre
46
Flower Power
The last revolution
(1965 - 1972)
50
The next generation
Yet to be written
