Tuesday, August 28, 2012

[7 Luke]

The first group to present, their top ten were "Christopher Columbus discovers America." I learned that Columbus took 17 ships on his voyage, and Columbus died in 1506, Vikings were the first to find America, but they didn't document it. Next, was "Jamestown is Settled." "The Civil War" fought from 1861-1865. The North and The South fought, North had more advantages. War was fought while Lincoln was President. Their next point was "American Revolution: Boston Massacre" and then "American Revolution." The Treaty of Paris was signed on Sept. 3, 1783. The next slide was the "Red River War" the Indians believed their land that was reserved for them was being taken from them. The war began on June 27, 1874. 28 hunters defeated 300 Indians. The next point was Lewis and Clark/Louisiana Purchase, the expedition began on May 21, 1804, it ended on Sept. 23, 1806, 33 men went on the trip with Lewis and Clark, they were Corps of Discovery. The next slide was "War of 1812." Treaty of Ghent ended the war. The British sacked and burned down the original White House. "The Oregon Trail" was their next slide. Many people walked the 2,000 miles barefoot, 1 in 10 people died from disease, poor sanitation, or surprising gunshots. Some immigrants migrated to California in search of gold, this lead to the gold rush. "The Mexican War" was the next slide. The U.S. had 13,283 soldiers, and Mexico had 16,000 soldiers, but America won. The "Reconstruction" was their next slide.