Monday
Mr Bruns continued going over his rules and expectations and explained why they exist.
Tuesday
We finished up our top five events efore 1877
We are now going over the top five lists of important events before 1877.
Wednesday
Mr Bruns Ten Events that Shaped US History.
1. Native Americans Coming and Going (10,000+ years ago)
2. Exploration (1492-early 1600's)
3. Colonization (early 1600's-1770's)
4. Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
5. US Constitution(1789)
6. Westward Expansion(1800's)
7. Texas War for Independance (1835-36)
Mexican American War (1846-1848)
8. Civil War(1861-1865)
9. Reconstruction(1865-1877)
Thursday
The Europeans and eventually the United States forced Native Americans from their ground, lied to them, stole from them, killed them just to get their resources.
The U.S. killed buffalo because they were so important to the Indians, and causes close to a mass extinction
The Indian Removal Act (1830-1840)
The Age of Exploration( Spain, France, Portugal, Netherlands)
When Columbus came to the New World, he discovered Hispaniola(Hati and Jamaica) Cuba, and the Bahamas
Ferdinand Magellan- First Person to circumnavigate the World
Coronado- The First Person to explore Central United States
Cortez- The Person whom destroyed the Aztecs
Pizarro- Conquered the Incas
Ponce De Leon- Sailed to Florida
Cabot- Explored Canada, Looking for the Northwest Passage
Drake- Went Around the World Sailed Up the West Coast of North and South America
The Explorers were all after gold, but not all of them found gold, so they toomek what ever they could make money off of.
The Spanish had Most of South America, All of Central America, and Southwest North America
The Original 13 Colonies
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsyvannia
Conneticut
Rhode Island
Massachusets
New Hampshire
New York
The French and Indian Wor (1754-1763)
The Proclamation of 1763
"No taxation without representation"
The Townshend Acts (1767)
The Boston Massacre (1770)
The Boston Tea Party (1773)
The Intolerable Acts (1774)- Enforced Quartering, Removed Massachusetts Chartering
The first Congregational Congress(1774)
Declaration of Independance- 1776
Friday
The First Symbol of the Colonies "Don't Tread on Me" Was used to give warning to British Authorities to stay away and let them be
The First Paragraph of the Declaration tells as to why they are overthrowing the British, which is because they were not protecting their rights, which were: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
The Main Body of the Declaration tells of all the acts King Henry and the British commited.
The Last Paragraph says that they are declaring themselves independant
The Articles of Confederation: made states more powerful than the Federal Government, in which they could refuse taxes, not send troops, but in return, they only got one vote per state, which would leave more populous state underepresented.
The U.S. constitution is a living establishment of our goverment, everchanging, which creates the three branches of goverment and helps protect our rights.
The Three Branches are: Legislative, Executive and Judicial.
There are 100 Senators, and 435 Representives
The Congress makes laws, set taxes, declare war, override vetos, borrow money, Regulate international and national trade, and print money.
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