Industrial Revolution-
between 18th and 19th century
industrialization of Countries
James Watt, Eli Whitney, Henry Ford
Positives- lot cheaper and lot faster; Negatives- more use of slaves
American Gold Rush
1848-1855
thousands of foreigners came to the US
Amador County. California- found gold
James Marshall- Started gold rush
Gold seekers (49ers) traveled across the ocean in search of riches
Towns created gold miners
Created hundreds of towns, and was the foundation for many states like California
Helped economy
Created boomtowms that laid foundation for some future settlers
Greed cause many people to steal, cheat, and use other people
Created ghost towns
Civil War
April 12, 1861 and ended April 9, 1865
The North (Union) and the South Confederate got into fight about slavery
Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, SC
Positive-Slavery was abolished
South cam back to join North
Negative- Dead bodies everywhere form fights, buildings were destroyed
Seven slave states secede from Union a.k.a Confederate States of America
The War of Independence
1775-1783
War ended in 1781
Treaty of Paris wasn't completed until 1783
Treaty of Paris set our boundaries for the new nation, U.S. now stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River
Launching of the new nation
1789-1800
First task Washington and congress faced was creation of Judicial system
1789-1795 we had our first secretary of treasury
Voting rights
Declared independence from great Britain in 1776
Only white mean could vote if they have property
In New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania if they were free black men they could vote
1820 all white mean could vote even if they don't have property
Market Revolution
Expansion of the marketplace, early 19th century
brought great opportunities to farmers, craftsman, and entrepreneurs
Mayflower Compact
November 11, 1620
Governing document of Plymouth Colony
Fleeing from King James
41 English colonists (102 passengers)
John Carver- first governor (1620)
William Bradord (2nd Governor, for 30 years)
Temporary government
Independent in religion
Revolutionary War
April 1775- September 3, 1783
War of independence
1778 France signed alliance
John Adams (First vice president, second president of U.S.
John Dickinson (Served in Confederate Congress, President of Delaware
Pos- U.S. fights for independence against Great Britain; new colonies/nations
The Constitution
Created September 17, 1787
Ratified June 21, 1788
The authors of the U.S. is the Philadelphia Convention
Supreme law of the U.S.
Benjamin Franklin- Leading author and printer
Louisiana Purchase
Land cost 11.5 million
Owed France $3.75 million dollars, so we payed them $15 million
U.S. purchase 826 million square miles of territory
15 states were created
One of Thomas Jefferson's biggest accomplishment while in Presidency
Pos- Helped shape who we are today
Neg-Costs more money to run this country because of the purchase
Mr. Bruns
Native Americans Coming and going (Forced) (10,000 years ago)
Columbus and Exploration (1492- early 1600's)
Jamestown and Colonization (early 1600's-1770's)
Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
US Constitution
Comments
Good notes but you didn't do week one.