BLOG DISCUSSION!
Homestead act - people could settle in land if they built the land within a few years.
Harriet Tubman- rescued slaves, escaped slavery, Underground Railroad
The Great Awakening- trying to bring back religion in New England
Abraham Lincoln- 16th president, shot by John Wilkes Booth
Andrew Jackson- Indian Removal Act
The swivel chair- invented by Thomas Jefferson, early 1700's
Battles of Lexington and Concord- Start of revolutionary war, John Hancock and Samuel Adams were the commanders, Minute Men- citizen army Concord-British went looking for the weapons but citizens attacked them
Telegraph- invented in 1838
Lewis and Clark- Thomas Jefferson hired them to map the west after Louisiana Purchase
Settlement at Jamestown- King James-sent people to live there, John Smith helped people survive, there were diseases and starvation, Ralph and Pocahontas brought hope
Typewriter- 1830
Great Chicago Fire- October 8-10, more than 70 buildings burned, millions of dollars, people were homeless
George Washington- commander of Revolutionary War, first president, set the presidant for presidents
Thomas Jefferson- Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark expedition
Market Revolution- railroads were built for trade
Erie Canal- 1825 in October, 363 miles long, transport goods, New York, Hudson River and the Lake Erie
French and Indian war- war between British and French, colonists helped the British, French lost most land, British started taxing
Gold Rush- gold found in California, ended when silver was found
Trail of Tears- indian removal act, trail that indians went along, many died
Battle of Gettysburg- ended the war
Underground Railroad- network of trails, went to Canada, slaves escaped at night, stopped at houses
Texas War for Independence- wanted to become their own country, 1830's
Invention of Baseball- 1845
Battle of the Alamo- February-March 1836, Mexico had owned Texas, people wanted freedom, only woman and children survived
Custard's Last Stand- Indian Battle, 1876, Indians wiped out the Regimen
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