Civil War :
Between April 12, 1861 - May 9, 1865
Was known as "War Between the States"
23 Union States
4 Border States
11 Confederate States
First Battle was in Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania was the bloodiest battle
Robert E. Lee was one of the most talented and successful generals of the war
One of the most tragic wars in American History but it also reunited the nation
Revolutionary War :
Between April 19, 1775 - September 3, 1783
Was fought between Great Britain and the Original 13 Colonies
Major Events were The Boston Tea Party, The Boston Massacre (sparked the war), The Declaration of Independence, & Paul Revere's Ride
George Washington lost more battles than he won
Ben Franklin wrote drafts for the DOI
Louisiana Purchase :
Land Deal Between US and France
Napoleon offered an estimated 827,000 square miles for $15 million
Territory stretched from Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains
Industrial Revolution :
Began in Britain in late 1700s and spread to the US in the 1800s
Many modern inventions, jobs, and transportation were created
The population went from agricultural to industrial
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin
Elias Howe invented the Sewing Machine
James Watt improved the steam engine
Changed Concept of Work
Work conditions were bad
Air and water was polluted
America is Discovered
Christopher Columbus "discovered" America in 1492
America was named Amerigo Vespucci
Spread of Diseases
Population Decrease/Death
War Of 1812
June 1812- February 1815
United States vs. British
French thought U.S. was trading with British, British thought U.S. was trading with French
No Definite Winner
"2nd War For Independence"
James Madison was President
British Troops invaded Washington D.C. and burned down the White House
A piece treaty was eventually signed by the United States and the British
Neither country gained any geographical additions
Canada gained more trust and pride with the British Empire
Manufacturing was boosted in the United States
"Star Spangled Banner" was written by Francis Scott Key
fishing rights
impressment great Britain was stopping and were forcing those people off the ships and send them back to Britain
Civil War
From 1861-1865
Union (North) vs. Confederacy (South)
Ended When Jefferson Davis (Southern President) was caught
Ulysses S. Grant Union General and 18th president of the United States
Robert E. Lee was the Confederate General
Chancellorsville and Shiloh were the deadliest battles of the war
The Battle of Gettysburg was the major turning point in the war (23,000 Union Casualties and 28,000 Confederate Casualties)
Stronger U.S. Government
Ended Slavery
620,000 deaths and millions injured
KKK was founded
Battle of Fort Sumter was the first battle of the war
Christopher Columbus
4 Voyages
Trying to find Asia
Found the Americas thinking they were in Asia
August 3, 1492 he left Spain with 3 ships
October 12, 1492 he landed in the Bahamas
Caused disease among the Native Americans
Used Native Americans as work slaves
Expanded Colombian Exchange
Cultures were exchanged
Jamestown Settlement
April 6 1607
3 Ships left England to find land for the king
Went through the Chesapeake Bay and up the James River
John Smith was in charge of the settlement
Pocahontas saved John Smiths life
Pocahontas and her friends would take food and other goods to trade with the settlers
In the winter of 1609 - 1610 the settlers completely ran out of food and many settlers started dying
First successful settlement in the Americas
Declaration of Independence
The 13 colonies wanted independence from King George III
Signed by 56 people from the 13 colonies
Some people who signed were John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, and Roger Sherman
States all men are equal
Created a government for the people
French and indian war
1754
First battle surprise attack may 28th 1754
British victory
Steam engine
Thomas newcomen invented the first true steam engine
The powered everything
Native americans
Columbus and exploration
Jamestown and colonization
Revolutionary war
Us constitution
Westward expansion texas war
Civil war
reconstruction
Columbus
Magellan first person to go around the globe
Amerigo vespucci america named after him
Cortez took out the aztecs
Francisco pizarro incas
Cabot
Sir frances drake went along the coast of the americas
Spain
Southwest US
Florida
South america
France
Central US
And canada
British
Canada and 13 us colonies
Portuguese
south america
1961 23 amendment
27th amendment
The period of time after the civil war in which the south had to be rebuilt and reorganized and brought back to the union
Reconstruction left very deep divisions between the north and the south
Once the northern governments and military left the south traditional rich white racist males took over
Johnson is now president house of representatives charged him and investigated him
election of 1876
Rutherford B. hayes vs. samuel J.Tilden
Tilden won the popular vote and was leading electoral votes
4 states had disputed results
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