Today we started to share our top ten events from 8th Grade history.
We started the discussion with Christopher Columbus finding America.
Group 2's number one event on the list was the Revolutionary War. The Revolutionary War allowed us to get our freedom from Great Britain. Articles of Confederation was the first form of US government, it was a total failure. One of the greatest negative things to come out of the Revolutionary War was the loss of Great Britain's trade and protection.
The number three event that Group 3 had was the Constitution. Drafted in 1787 and ratified in 1789. It is the ultimate law of the US. The Constitution set up our government and set the different powers of each branch of government. It has been amended 27 times since it was formed.
Group 4's event was the Civil War. The Civil War was a war between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America. At first the goal of the North was to reunite the Union, later it changed to abolishing slavery.
Group 5's topic was 13 colonies. The colonies started to exist from about 1607 to 1783. Forming 13 colonies allowed us to have religious freedom from Great Britain, but it also allowed us to spread diseases to the Native Americans. The way the colonies were originally set up lead to the North and South not getting along.
Group 6's topic was Reconstruction. Reconstruction started in 1865, right after the Civil War, until 1877. former slaves were able to get many new freedoms throughout the reconstruction process. Many southerners did not like reconstruction because it gave rights to African-Americans and because the North forcibly took over the south.
The top ten that Mr. Bruns had was:
- Native Americans Coming and Going
- Columbus and Exploration
- Jamestown and Colonization
- Revolutionary War
- US Constitution
- Westward expansion
- Louisiana Purchase
- Mexican-American War
- Civil War
- Reconstruction
Other topics that did not quite make the top ten were: Industrial Revolution, War of 1812, Women's Suffrage Movement, The Great Awakening, and Transcontinental Railroad.
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