Colombian Exchange
1. 1492-Today
2. Trading of animals, plants, disease, etc. between Eurasia and the new world
3. Yellow fever and small pox
4. Wiped out most of the native Americans
Rev. War
1. 1775-1783
2. War between Britain and the new world
3. Thomas Jefferson, King George III, George Washington
4. Created this great country
War of 1812
1. 1812-1814
2. Americans went to war with Britain
3. Gen. Andrew Jackson
4. Growth in American industries
Civil War
1. 1861-1865
2. Decided whether the US would be slavery or freedom country
3. Abe Lincoln
4. Abolished slavery in the US
French and Indian War
1. 1754-1763
2. War between France and England over land ownership of the Americas
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4. England gained land which lead to the Rev. War
Land Bridge
1. 14,000-20,000 years ago
2. Native Americans migrated
3. Clovis people
4. People inhabited the US for the first time. Natives helped the Europeans settle.
Industrial Rev.
1. Between 18th and 19th century
2. Industrialization of countries
3. Eli Whitney
4. Produce things much faster
American Gold Rush
1. 1848-1855
2. People came to the US to find gold
3. James Marshall
4. Hundreds of towns were created and helped create states in the west. Helped the economy in the west.
Christopher Columbus' discovery
1. 1492
2. Found the Americas
3. Christopher Columbus
4. New animals and plants were brought over but so were diseases
Declaration of Independence
1.1776
2. Declared our freedom from Britain
3. Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock
4. Allowed this country to become independent and its own.
Women's rights
1. 1848
2. Women wanted to have the same rights as men
3. Elizabeth Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Susan B. Anthony
4. Women are now treated the same way that men are.
Mayflower Compact
1. 1620
2. Sailing and fleeing from King James
3. John Carver, William Bradford
4. Began settlement in the US. Independent religion.
Articles of the Confederation - First government after Rev. War. Gave the states all the power and did not have a main leader. "The Ununited States"
Hernando Cortez - conquered the Aztecs (Spain)
Pizarro - conquered the Incas in South America (Spain)
Magellan - First person to go around the world. Proved the earth is round
Executive - President
Legislative - Congress
2 houses of Congress- representatives and senate
Judicial - Supreme Court
Western boundary of US after Rev. War - Mississippi River
Thomas Jefferson authorized the Louisiana Purchase - 15 million $. Bought from France
Texas War for Independence
Texas was Mexican territory. Mexico encouraged Americans to move to Mexico. If you moved to Mexico: Had to convert to Roman Catholic, no slavery. Texans wanted to fight Mexico to get independence. Won and became independent country and then, within 5 years, US made Texas part of the US.
Mexican Cession - CA, NV, AZ, NM, UT, WY
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