Tuesday April 29th

[3Jessica]

• Civil War

  • Power of government in congress

  • Who has more? Free or slave?

  • Slave or free?

  • Had to happen

  • Lincoln was going to abolish slavery for the new territory

  • South wanted to leave America

• Focus of America 1789- late 1800s

  • Building up our government

  • So many resources

  • Moving west and war with Mexico

  • Issues over slavery and the civil war

  • Fixing unsolved issues with Great Britain War of 1812

  • Building up Schools, Railroads, Businesses

• Era of Imperialism

  • Rich taking over land from weaker countries

  • 1800s

  • A lot of European powers wanted Japan

  • A lot of European powers wanted Africa

  • Wanted natural resources

• Strong countries of 1800s

  • Strongest: Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain

  • Up and Comers: US and Japan

  • Losing Power: Spain, Italy, Ottoman Empire aka Turkey, Austria-Hungary