911 Is the topic for Assigned blog number 2. TESTT TOMMOROW- use your daily blogs- use the powerpoints from Mr. Bruns!
1. Native American Removal- Colonel and US policy of getting rid of Native Americans and getting what we wanted from them such as land. From 1492 up to the late 1800s. There were sicknesses spread throughout these times
2. Columbus and Exploration- From the late 1400s into the late 1500s and early 1600s. Columbus went out on his journey where he discovered free land that had gold, slave labor, trees. This brought a lot of riches back into the country. Spain France England, Portugal, Netherlands. These were the big countries that came over and colonized.
3. Jamestown and Colonization- 1600s into the 1700s. People came over for freedom or religious reason The push and pull effect. Diseases were brought over, this was the start of our nation.
4. Revolutionary War- After the French and Indian War. Started by in forcing taxes. War between Britain and the Colonist. In the years 1770. We got our independence.
5. US Constitution- Protects peoples rights. It sets up our government.. Legislative Branch-Congress. Judicial- Court system. Amendments.
6. Louisiana Purchase- 1803 President Jefferson Purchased it. The Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi River were the boundaries. Iowa Kansas Nebraska were all apart of it. LOOK AT MAP MR.BRUNS PUT UP. This impacted us cause it double the size. Lewis and Clark discovered a lot of knew species.
7. Industrial Revolution- Early 1800s. Building infrastructure such as roads, buildings, schools. It is building up things to make US a better place. We need good infrastructure to have a good country.
8. Mexican American War-1840s. We thought the border was Rio Grande and Mexico that it wasn't. This war was all about getting land. US defeated them and got more land. Mexico did not like us for many years.
9. Civil War- about slavery. The North won. Large number of casualties. Freedom of Slaves. 14 15 16th admendments were formed.
10. Reconstuction- 1865 to 1867 after the Civil war. The south had to be brought back into the union and be rebuilt.
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