1. Exploration and Colonization2. Revolutionary War3. Westward Expansion4, Industrial Revolution of the early 1800's5. Civil War and ReconstructionTopics discussed were: the Boston Massacure a total of five people were killed. Two were guilty and were branded with a M on their thumb. The Boston Massacure was a cause for the Revolutionary War. The Battle of Trenton was in the winter time. On Christmas night there was a big storm and Washington decided to cross the Deleware River. Only two were injuried. Paul Ravere was famous for the ride to tell everyone that the British were coming. British were the first to fire. The Donner Party was a group of people that were moving westward. Some of them died because of starvation. The weather was bad, so they couldn't make it up the mountain. They tried to keep the kids alive. Oregon Trail was traveled by 400,00 people. The trail went through 6 states. 2,170 miles long was the trail. The Trail of Tears general Scott started moving the indians that were forced to move. Oklahoma was the state where the Indians were moved to. The Louisiana Purchase was in the middle of the US, Great Plains. We got the land from a French leader. Sacagawea had a son. Her and her husband became a interpreter team. She helped in trading horses, picking berries for medicine, and found food. At the end her husband was given money and land. She wasn't given anything. The inventions of the early 1800's one was the flying shovel. It made clothes quicker. Spinning gin could spin faster.
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