Friday, August 31

[2Justin]

We continued the presentations

The numbers messed up again

1. Group one
   1. Native Americans crossing the land bridge
      1. They were following animals for food
   2. Christopher Columbus
      1. He was trying to get to Asia
   3. The Colonies
      1. The start of our country and fought for independence
   4. French and Indian War
      1. Fighting over land and wealth
      2. Caused more taxes on the colonies
      3. French lost in most of the battles
         1. The colonists started feeling less dependent on Britain
   1. Revolutionary war
   2. The colonies wanted independence and the British didn't allow that
   3. 1. The colonies won and formed America
   1. Lewis and Clark
      1. Followed the Missouri river to try to get to the west coast
      2. They discovered what the west was like
   1. Gold Rush of 1849
      1. Gold nuggets were found in Sacramento Valley
      2. Peaked in 1852
      3. Brought thousands of new immigrants
   2. Civil War
      1. Between the Union states and the Confederate states
      2. The Confederate states didn't want slavery to be abolished
   3. Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
      1. April 14, 1865
      2. First president to be assassinated
   4. Reconstruction
      1. Rebuilt everything from the Civil War

 

1. Group Two
   1.  Christopher Columbus
      1.  Came over three times
   2.  Jamestown
      1. Many didn't survive
      2. Brought people over since there was more land
   3.  Revolutionary War
      1. 1775
      2. Gave the US independence from the British
   4.  Lewis and Clark
      1.  Explored the Northwest territory
      2. Gave us maps of the country
   5.  Constitution
      1. Highest laws
      2. Written in 1787
   6. Jefferson Era
      1. 1801-1809
      2. Louisiana Purchase
   7.  Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Policy
      1. Wanted to move the Indians
      2. They fought back
      3. removed from their lifestyle
      4. Caused the trail of tears
         1.  Cherokees leave to go to a reserve
            1. Over 4,000 died
   8.  Gold Rush
      1. 1848-1850
      2. People wanted to live without having to worry about money
      3. Gold became a quick way to make their life that way
   9.  Oregon Trail
      1. First act of setting in the west after Lewis and Clark
      2. 1840-1860
   10. Reconstruction - 1863-1877
       1. figuring out how to get the southern states back into the country
2.  Group 3
   1.  Jamestown
      1. May 14 1607
      2. Most died from being unprepared
      3. Tobacco got money to Jamestown
      4. John Rolfe married Pocahontas to make the relationship with the Indians better
   2.  The Revolution
      1. A war fought by the colonies and Britain
      2. American Victory
      3. American Freedom
      4. 25,000 American deaths
   3.   George Washington's Presidency
      1. 1789 he became the first president under the Constitution
      2. Only president to get 100% of the votes from the Electoral College
      3. died in 1799
   4.  Louisiana Purchase
      1.  The purchase of 828,000 square miles of land
      2. Mississippi River to the rocky mountains
   5.  Lewis and Clark
      1. 1804
         
         1. Took over 2  years
      2. Claim the Oregon territory and make a map of the country