Today we discussed everyone's top ten.
Christopher Columbus
1492
discovered North America
Discovered America for European people (Native Americans already here)
Trying to find faster way to Asia
First trip landed on island of Hispaniola
Took dissease to new world killing natives
Started trans-Atlantic slave trade
Constitution
1787
First government was articles of confederation
Bill of rights- freedom of speech, religion, press, right to bear arms
set up democracy
set up 3 branches of government-executive(president), legislative(congress), and judicial(all courts) branch
checks and balances makes sure no one branch gets too much power
Civil War
1861-1865
War between north and south over different opinions biggest one was slavery
Freed slaves, kept union together
Massive loss of life, family's split, demolished southern citites, Racial groups began like KKK.
Native Americans cross land bridge
10 to 40,000 bc
Followed animals from Russia to America,
Natives helped European survive when they came to the Americas
Louisiana Purchase
1803
Land purchase from France it doubled size of America
gave us more resources and farm land
pushed out natives
Declaration of Independence
1776
Delcares Independence from England
Alamo/Texas war for independence
1835
Part of Texas war
After 13 days of fighting Americans were over run.
Had issues with Mexico for years afterwards
Trail of Tears
1838-1839
Kicked Indians out of land forced into Oklahoma
Many Natives died
People were safe from Indian attacks and gained land
Oreagan Trail
1811-1840
people moving west using this trail
moved out some natives
Expanded America
Mayflower Compact
Document made by pilgrims
gave them there rights like freedom of reliion
Lewis and Clark
1804-1806
exploring Louisiana purchase
Document plants, and animals
looking for route to sea
problems with natives
War of 1812
1812-1814
British were raiding American ships impressing sailors
white house burned down
Mr. Bruns top 10
Native Americans coming and going
Columbus
Exploration
Colonization
Revolutionary war
Westward exspansion
Louisiana Purchase
Mexican American war
Civil War
Reconstruction
Mr Bruns Gives 5 more
Industrial Revolution
War of 1812
Womens Suffrage
Great Awakening
Transcontinental Railroad
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