Wednesday -We worked on our blogs and then presented.
Christopher Columbus- Came on 3 ships. Thought he was going to west of the indies. Didn't know he discovered a new continent. Wiped out Native Americans with diseases. Provided trade with the Native Americans. Started slave trade with Native Americans.
Revolutionary War- we won and became the United States of America. Gave us freedom. Articles of Confederation failed. State government was more powerful than federal.
US Constitution- into affect 1789. Supreme law of the US.
Executive- President, VP, Cabinet, enforces law
Legislative- Congress, declares war,
Judicial- Supreme court, federal courts, determine if laws are unconstitutional.
Checks and balances- make sure all branches are fair. Ex. congress pass bill, go to president (veto or sign it), congress override veto by 2/3 vote.
Thursday- we continued blog discussion
The 13 colonies were started with Jamestown. British colonies on Atlantic coast. Allowed exports and religious freedoms. Spread diseases to Native Americans.
Reconstruction- process of rebuilding (physically, socially, politically) the south after the civil war. Blacks became segregated. Ended about 12 years later. Things went back to blacks not being equal.
Transcontinental railroad- 1862-1869 laid 1,060 miles of track from Council Bluffs to San Francisco. Made it easier for travel and lot faster. Came into conflict with Native Americans. Helped with trade and transportation.
Louisiana Purchase- France offered land for 5 cents an acre. Doubled the size of the US. The resources were good from this. Lots of lives were lost due to not knowing much about the land. Eventually they called it the Great American Desert so people didn't want to move there.
Mexican American War- Mexico thought their boundaries were different than we thought. They felt like we invaded them so they attacked us. Then we went to war. Many countries down there hated the US.
Oregon Trail- 1843-1869 Lots of new land obtained. Lives were lost. Got people to move west.
French and Indian War- War fought between British colonies and French and Indians. The British people won. The french and Indians were kicked out of Canada. Started taxing after war. Lead to Revolutionary War. Didn't have to worry about France at the time.
Industrial Revolution- Manufacturing process was made faster and more efficient. Making stuff faster is cheaper. Steam powered engine and transportation on rivers. Children had to work long hours in factories for little pay. Many new products were made available.
Jamestown- 1608- The first English colony in the US. Lead to other colonies. Lot of people died. Starved to death and there were Native American attacks.
Trail of tears- Andrew Jackson had an Indian removal policy that had to leave. They were moved to Oklahoma called Indian territory then. More land for white people. 4,000 out of 15,000 died
Gold Rush- James Marshal was building a saw mill when he found a gold nugget. People then moved out to California for a better life. People would sift through sand all day to find gold. Most people didn't become rich. Lots of stealing and fighting.
Great Awakening- Changed colonial culture. People left old churches to join Protestant churches. Morals began to fall apart so this rekindled that with religion.
Bering Land Bridge- 20,000 years ago. Humans crossed it from Alaska to south america. They followed the animals. The ice age ended and now it is ocean.
We continued our blog discussion again.
Women's Suffrage Movement- 1820- Women wanted to be equals to men. In 1920 they wanted to vote. Wanted to do what men can do instead of just stay home and take care of the family. Women got the right to vote. There weren't any negatives.
War of 1812- 1812-1815- War between the US and Great Britain. British were cutting off trade routes.
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