Christopher Columbus- was originally trying to find a fast way to Asia. A couple negative things about his voyage are he brought back slaves and disease. It also took a very long time!
Constitution- The first government of our country was the Article of Confederation. The constitution is the supreme law of the United states. It gave us Freedom of Speech Freedom of Religion The Right to Plead the Fifth, and many more. It established the three branches of government. The Executive, The legislative, and the Judicial branches of government. The president is in the executive Congress is legislative. Supreme court is in the judicial branch. They all have checks on each other so they make sure one doesn't get to powerful. Legislative branch makes the laws. Only congress can declares war. The supreme court, judicial branch, decides if laws are constitutional. Its a living document. We keep adding to it with amendments.
Civil War- It started in 1861 and it ended in 1865. This war was mostly about slavery. The North against the South, but the North won. It brought the country back together. It wasn't easy. Some negatives are a lot of people died. Besides slavery it didn't do much for the African Americans. They were still 2nd class citizens.
Native Americans crossing the land bridge B.C- They traveled from Alaska to the tip of South America.
Revolutionary War- Colonist came here and the British taxed them and they didn't like it so there was a war. Saratoga was a big victory for them. Some negatives are a lot of deaths. We lost Britain as our major trading partner. A positive is the taxes were lower. For Britain they were cut off.
Louisiana Purchas- We bought 5 cents an actor for land. We got a great bargain.
Declaration of Independents- The majority of it was about king George the third and Britain.
13 Colonies- Positive are religious freedom.
Texas Revolutionary War- The Alamo. Women and children were aloud to leave. 1830's. Texas won the Alamo. Texas was its own country for a little less than ten years and then they decided they wanted to be part of the United States and that's why they can fly their state flag at the same height at the U.S flag. A negative is we had issues with Mexico for many many years after the war.
Trail of Tears- 1830 1839. Andrew Jackson was president at the time. positive for white people was they were perfected from attacks from Native Americans. The united states government forced the people from their homes to Oklahoma, also known as Indian territory.
Organ trail- it was a 2,000 mile long trail. One of the positive thing about it was it helped developed our country out west. The transportation was horse and walking. A lot of people died from maybe disease, starvation, or Native American attacks.
Louise and Clark- 1804-1806. It was figure out what land was over there. We bought that land from france. 5 cents an acre.
War of 1812- 1812-1814. The British kind of bullied us. They impressed us. The white house was burned down in this war. Neither sides won. They just signed the treaty of gent.
Industrial Revolution- 1760-1840. Time period that changed manufacturing. They used child labor. They didn't have to pay the kids as much as the adults. The importants of the Industrial Revolution is it helps us with trade and everything that's manufactured. Negatives are terrible working conditions, and pollution. The industrial revolution also helped with population. over the last 213 years our population has went of 6 billion.
Mr. Bruns top ten- 1. Native Americans coming and going (forced)- 10-40 thousand years ago.
2. Columbus and exploration- 1492
3. Jamestown and Colonization- The Dutch, portagul, Spain, England, France
4. Revolutionary War- "Don't tread on us" Give us representation. Great Britain was treading on the colonist.
5. Manifest Destiny- The boundaries after the war was Missouri and Mississippi.
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