The Erie Canal- A waterway in New York that travels about 363 miles from Albany, New York, on the Hudson River to Buffalo, New York at Lake Erie. It was 36 locks and was first purposed in 1808 and started construction in 1817 to 1825. It was used to transport good and people to places. It was faster then because they didn't have planes and had little reads. This made trade easier from eastern US to Western US. It also helped with trading.
The war of 1812- A major conflict between the Americans and the British which escalated to a world war with the US, Spain, France, and the Netherlands.
Civil War- From the year 1861-1865. A war between people who wanted different things in their country. This caused the Southern States to succeed.
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln- Happened on April 14, 1865 Abraham was shot by John Wilkes Booth while he was watching Our American Cousin.
Native Americans- What is the Bering Straight? It is also known as a land bridge connecting present day Alaska and Russia during the Pleistocene ice ages. It is roughly 1000 miles wide. This was important because if they weren't here we wouldn't know how to act. America occurred about 16500 to 13000 years ago.
Christopher Columbus- August 3rd 1492 Christopher Columbus departed from Palos de la Frontera with three ships. The first stop was Canary Islands. On October 11th 1492 they saw land and met a group of people known at the Taino Indians. He claimed land from Spain and renamed it San Salvador. The Spanish Monarchs were excited about his discoveries. Europeans brought over many diseases. The goal was to find knew life by crossing the Atlantic.
Colonization- Occurs whenever any one or more species populate an area. It may be used as a method of absorbing and there was the Russian Empire aimed. Colonization refers strictly to migration. The sixteenth century was the work of colonizing. South America was settled rapidly.
The Revolutionary War- A war of the Americans against Britain concerning America's Independence from Britain. It started because the knew Americans wanted freedom from England and taxes were being forced on them by the King. They didn't want any taxes. The after effects consist of the Treaty of Paris, and George Washington became president. It also had major effects on the American Economy, and made women's rights be promoted.
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