Emily's group continued
Market Revolution
1793-1909 in the U.S
it was a change in manual labor originating in the south.
in 1817 James Monroe replaced James Madison as president
change in industry
Westward Expansion
was when the government wanted people to move west because of the lewis and clark expedition
many people went in 1849 which led to the football team the 49r's
people came from all over to find gold
Oregon trail was when people moved westward into Oregon
Mexican American Way
in 1835 the Texans fought for independence from Mexico
in 1836 they won their independence
almost 10 years later Mexico declared war on Texas
Civil War
it was a war between the north and the south, union and confederates
it officially started on April 12, 1861 at Fort. Sumter with a southern victory
Lincoln didn't want the states to secede but later on he declared war on the south
Lincoln made the emancipation Proclamation in 1865 declaring slaves free
Transcontinental railroad
started in 1863 finished in 1869
started in council bluffs and laid 1087 miles of tracks
on may 10th 1869, the golden spike was driven into the track where the two railroads met
Preston's group
Christopher Columbus
took seven years to get everything together
sailed four times and thought he was in Asia but later figured he found a new continent
Revolutionary War
Started on April 19th 1775
A war between The U.S and British
The First Commercial Ice Cream
first started in the U.S and was hard to keep cold or keep without melting
Drafting the Constitution
on September 17th, 1787 and went into effect in 1789
The Louisiana Purchase in
1803 the US purchased 828000 square miles from France for about 15,000,000 dollars
it greatly expanded our country and caused people to move west
Civil War
the south seceded from the north.
the war started because the south thought they should keep slavery and Lincoln just wanted to keep slavery contained in the states it was already in.
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