Today is blog discussion day. We are going to discuss our Assinged blog #1. Some of the things we discussed were Yorktown, The Revolutionary War,Causes of the Revolutionary WarBoston MassacreBoston Tea Party-The colonists didn't like being taxed without representationProclimation of 1763- made by the british, the colonists didn't like itSugar Act- second act passed by the british, didnt bring in much money, so they looked for another way to get more money.Robert Smalls Civil War- enslaved on a ship, stole the ship with a few other african-americans when the crew went to sleep on shore. convinced Abraham Lincoln to have african-americans fight in war.The sharpshooters- little groups called companies, usually carried a pennsylvania rifle, made the guns more accurate with the grooves in the barrel. Someone made the longest shot with a rifle in that war at 350 feet.Westward ExpansionThomas Jefferson- purchased Louisiana in 1803 from France,Lewis and Clark- find water way to connect to the pacificThe West- the land of oppurtunities, the religious group called the mormans went west to escape persecution. The California Gold Rush also caused other people to move west just to get richer or at least try to get richer.The Alamo- The president of Mexico sent an assault on the Alamo mission. All of the texan defenders died except two.Agricultural Revolution- when they were developing things more on the farm. It lasted from 18th century-the end of the 19th century. Some farmers that were known for breeding animals. Breed animals for what they need them for.
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