Erie Canal
a water canal om new york that travels 363 miles from Albany.
it has 36 locks
it was the transportation system
the purpose was to link great lakes and Atlantic coast. and also to transport goods and people.
it made trade easier and faster
War of 1812
the war was fought in two ways land and sea.
it was between british and america
Civil War
it was started after abraham lincoln became president.
war ended in 1865
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
on april 14 he was shot by john Wilkes booth
Lincoln was the first president shot.
Berning Strait
a land bridge that connected alaska and russia it is a about 1,000 miles wide.
it is water today
Columbus
he left with three ships the first time.
voyage took longer then expected.
first land the sited was bahamas and he thought it was india.
european brought over many dieases
Colonization
occurs whenever any one or more species populate an area.
revolutionary war
the were mad that they were taxed by someone who was over the ocean and by a king.
British wanted to keep the taxes cause it was bringing in so much money.
with help from Spanish and french, they keep the war going so the king gave up.
proclamation line was the place where native american could live.
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