Monday-
1. Period of time
2. Basic explanation of what happened
3. Key people involved and major events
4. Impact on the US both positively and negative
Christopher Columbus-
- Discovered "New World"
- Sponsored by King Ferdinand of Spain
- Sailed on the Santa Maria (Nina and Pinta)
- Columbus Day- Killed over 250,000 Native Americans and started Native American slave trade
- Landed in Bahamas
- 4 voyages
- The Queen founded all his trips
- Sailed with 90 people on his voyage
Slavery-
- 1619-1865
- Jamestown, Virginia
- Dutch/20
- Triangular trade
- Started to make economy grow but morally bad
Revolutionary War-
- 1775-1783
George Washington-
- Commander of Continental Army 1775
- Lost more battles than won
- Didn't want to be president
- Had two terms (1789-1797)
Battle of Lexington and Concord-
- April 19th, 1775
- 700 British troops to 77 Militiamen
- Went to Concord's North Bridge
- British moved towards Boston
- 2,000 Minutemen
Battle of Yorktown- Gained independence
Constitution-
- September 17, 1787
- Articles of Confederation (Gave the power to all the states with their own law- didn't work together-- UNITED States)
- Created a stronger government but vague interpretation
- Founding Fathers
- Protects people's rights
Trail of Tears-
- 1830-1839
- Native Americans were driven off their land
- Andrew Jackson- Indian Removal Act
- 1,200 miles long
- Created farmland, but loss of culture but had bad relations)
- Loyalists- people who supported the King
- Patriots
- Iroquois- Indians that fought
Louisiana Purchase- Oklahoma, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming
Pilgrims-
- Plymouth Rock
- People who travel for sacred or religious reasons
- Move to America in 1620 on the Mayflower
- 102 people
- Left September 16th 1620 and 1623 had first Thanksgiving
- Thanksgiving was not official until President Lincoln
- One baby boy was born and one man died
Civil War-
- Started on April 12th 1861
- Fort Sumter in South Carolina (Confederate)
- Ended April 9th, 1865
- Abraham Lincoln- 16th President
- Emancipation Proclamation
- Union Command and Chief
- Robert E. Lee- Fought for Confederate
- Surrendered to General Grant at Court House in Virginia
- Reconstruction
- 1865-1877
- Rebuilding the south and conditions for slaves
- Andrew Johnson
- 1st president to be impeached
Founding the Nation
- 1733
- Boston Tea Party
- Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence
- "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death"
Indian Removal Act-
- 1830-1839
- Move West of Mississippi
- Andrew Jackson made the Act
- Trail of Tears (Cherokee) 1838-1839
- Oklahoma
- 4,000-5,000
Industrial Revolution-
- New era of creating machines
- 1712- Steam Engine
- 1764- The spinning Jenny (easier to make cloth)
- 1769- Improvement on Steam Engine
- 1794- Cotton Gin
- 1844- Telegraph
Mexican/ American War
- 1846-1884
- Fought on both sides of border
- first conflict fought on foreign soil
- 13,000 American soldiers killed (only 1.5%)
Tuesday- Continued to take notes over history projects
Wednesday- Continued to take notes over history projects
Thursday- Continued to take notes over history projects and reviewing for the test
Ten Events That Shaped US History to 1877
- Native Americans (10,000-50,000 years ago)
- Columbus and Exploration (1492- early 1600's)
- Jamestown and Colonization (early 1600's -1770's)
- Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
- US Constitution (1789)
- Westward Expansion (1800's)
- Texas War for Ind. (1835-36)/Mexican-American War ((1846-1848)
- Civil War (1863-1865)
- Reconstruction (1865-1877)
Major 4 Countries Who Explored
- Spain (1)
- England
- France
- Portugal
Major Explorers-
- Christopher Columbus
- Magellan
- Circumnavigate
- Amerigo Vespucci- what America was named after
- Henry Cabot
Colonization-
- Spain>South America and Southwestern United States and West side (Florida)
- Portuguese> Brazil
- French> Canada, Central U.S.
- British> Colonies, part of Canada
Don't Tread On Me-
- Snake represents the government
- Kept squeezing the colonies and never letting them have freedom
- Taxation Without Representation
Declaration of Independence
- Declare Independence
- People need to rise up against unfair governments
- Complains about King George III
Articles of Confederation
- Un- United States of America
- Failed miserably
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