Today in class:
We were given the topic and expectations for our assigned blog
The topics that we are going to be tested on were reviewed.
1. The first Native American Removal:We forced the native Americans off of their land in order to obtain the land and its resources. 1492 to the late 1800's
2. Columbus and exploration- 1492 until the early 1600's. Impacted our country because they discovered the riches of the U.S and it made people to come here. Opened the door for colonization. It also eventually had a negative impact on the native Americans. Spain, England, France, Netherlands, Portugal.
3.Colonization: 1600's and 1700's: people came over for religious freedom, to get rich, and to own their own land. Negative: Diseases were brought over that killed the N. Americans, started the need for slaves in the south. Positive: Settled america.
4. The Revolutionary War: Americans won their independence. Led to the U.S Constitution, which is the governmental base of our country. Legislative: congress. Judicial: all federal courts Executive: president and his cabinet.
5.Constitution.
6. Louisiana purchase: Purchase of the Great plains (Iowa Nebraska ect) 1803. Doubled the size of the United states. Luis and Clark discovered many new species, it led to the settlement of that land.
7. Industrial Revolution: Early 1800's. Building of infrastructure. Huge impact economically in our country.
8. Mexican American War: Boundary dispute... trying to get land from Mexico. Negative impact: the Mexican people distrusted and sort of hated us after words.
9. Civil war
10. Reconstruction: 1865 til 1877
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