Chris Columbus;He sailed. August 1492 departed from Palos de la Frontera with three ships. First ftop was Carary Islands. Voyage took longer than expect. Finally saw land on October 11, 1492. He landed in the Bahamas but he thought it was Indies. Met a group known as Pokos. Claimed the land for Spain&renamed it San Salvador. He set sail to colonize 1493. Eurpeans brought over many diseases.Find new life crossing the Atlantic to the New World. Seven years, it took for someone to fond for him. Spanish finally did.
Jamestown; In 1607. First big settlement. Around James River- named after King. If you lived- you were lucky. Came from Cirginia Company Ships. Arrived to late to plant anything, so by 1610 less than 100 of the origanal 500 conlonists had survived. In 1614 luck changes with John Rolfe came to harvest tabaco. Than he married Pocahontas&she got babtised so relationship with Natives got alot better.
Revolutionary War; War of independence. Started in April of 1775&ended 1783. Fought by American army&millitia&the british emprire on one side&the Us. In all 25,000 Americans died from this was. About 8,000 deaths from battles. 17,000 from were from the outbreak of smallpox that happend between 1775 1782. Started because new Americans wanted freedom from England&the texes that were being foced on them by the King. Taxation without reperasation angered the colonists&went out seeking to become an independant nation. The British King was trying to hold on to the new land&economic powerhouse removes all taced expect on tea. On July 4th 1776 the colonies signed the Decleration of Inderpence. War continued on for many years. Held onto the war in hoped that Britian would just give up eventuially&award America their inderpende. The new Country finally got it's wish on NOvemer 25, 1783. Feorge Washington was made presidant of the USA beased on leadership skills of Calley Forge. The Treaty Of Paris, Jan. 14th 1784. Major effexts on the American economy. Slaced in the North were freed because of their assistance in the war. The Proclamation ine was gone&Americans ecpanded, invading Native Americans territories.
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Drafting of the Constituation; The constituational converion began to deliberate on the 25th 1737. It was adopted Sept. 17, 1797 and went into effect march 1789.
Lewis&Clark;1804-1806 Sent by Thomas Jeffersen. To Native Americans the expedition was a beginning of an end. Led accurate maps that helped realize the Us. Wanted them to discover water route. Took more than 2 years to complete. Had three purposes- To map a route would be part of passage betrwwn the Atlantic&Pasific. To trace boundies. Actions did not affect the world emmidatly.Intruduced variets of plants&animals. Pruduced map to Pacific.
Erie Canal;- First produced in 1808&started construction 1817 to 1825. Opened in October 26, 1825. A waterway in New York that travels about 363 miles. To link Lake Erie&the other Freat Lakes with other lakes. Atlantic Coast. It was used to transport goods&people to places. Faster way becuase didn't have planes nor many roads. It made trading easier from eastern US to the western Us. Connected the Hudson to Erie. Was faster&reduced shipping costs.
Constitution; The founding fothers got together to create a set of laws which is now the constitution. These set of laws are the highest laws in the US. The constitution written in 1787. Now helps out by creating the congress, the presidency and how the govern works.
Jefferson Era; When he was in office. He was known for the purchase of Lusiana Purchase. He sent Lewis&Clark. Helped because without him we wouldn't have the states we live in today.
Andrew Jackson; wanted to remove the indians frin their land. &snet them all to a reseve west of mississippi. Natices fought back with warfare. &Brought suit by supreme court. Had to be removed from only land they know. Was cause of "Trail of tears" &Made natives leave there land to go to the reserve. Death for over 4,000 cherokees beccuase exhaustion, starvastion, &horrible dease.
Gold Rush; People were overcome by the idea of the american dream. To live without worrying about money&supporting family, or debts to pay off. Gold became the quick way to make that dream come trye. Started around
Oregon Trial; 1843 or 1840-60. A route across the central&western US used esp. by settlers moving west. It impacted because Americans got pushed further&further west. Until the government gave them their own reservation.
Mexican-American War; Texans fight for inderpenence from Mexico in 1835. 1836 Texas gains inderpendence at the Battle of San Jacinto. April 23 1846 Mexico declares was on the US. Feb 22-23 1847 the Battle of Buena Vistaris the last major battle.
Reconstruction;; 1864-1877 Southern US from 1863 to 1877. Basically was figureing out how to incorporate to southern states that seceded back into ths US Recession in 1873 Panic 1873.
George Washinton's Presidancy; First Presedent ever. After plauing a large role as commander in chief during the Revolutionary War. Got 100 percent of votes. On Decemeber 14, 1799 Washington died after spending time outside in freezing rain&snow.
Lousiana Purchase; April 30th, 1803 the nation of France sold 828,000 sware miles of land, west of mississippi river to the Us. Perchesed from France that they called Lousiana. Before we aquired it France was in conrol of it from 1699-1769. Expanding our country. &We got more crops&stuff.
Market Revolution; 1793-1909. US was a drastic change in the manual labor system origanating in the South&soon moving to the North&later spreading the entire world. In 1817 James Monrow replaced James Madison as president in US.
Westward Expansion; Was when the Government was tryung to get poeple to move west. James Marshall discovered gold, which sent many people out west. Many went during 1849 they are referred as the '49ers. People from all over came to find gold.
War of 1812; War of 1820 was a major confict between the americans&the british. the war was fought in two ways, land&sea battles. The number one naval battle was on August 1st of 1812. Was the capture of the USS Argus.
Civil War; The eleveion of the anti-slavery Republican Ab Lincoln as peresident in 1860. The caused seven southern states to secede from the Union to fotm Confederate States. April 12, 1861 at Ft. Symter, it was a southern victory. April 9th 165, Final Surrender of the Confederacy. 600,000 casualties (sever were wounded or become amputes) Unsolved problems between North&South.
Assassination of Ab Lincoln; Shot by John Wilked Booth while wastching Our American Cousin. Lincoln was first American president to be assasended.
Natice Americans; Land bridge connecting present day Alaska&Russia during the Pleistocence ice ages. Roughly 1,000 miles wide. Evendiance suggests the the Paleo-Indians widespread habitation of American occured about 16,000 years ago.
Colonization; Occurs whenever anyone or more species populate an area. May be used as a method of absorbing&there was a Russian Empire aimed to dreadually. Colonization refers strictly to migreation. The sixteenth century the work of colonizing America was left almost entirely to the poeople of Spain. South America was settled with no less raptidity.
Transcontinental Railroad; The railroad was started 1863&finished in 1869. The Union Pacific started in Council Bluffs, Iowa. he laid 1,087 miles of track. The Central Pacific 690 miles. Four men were also known as "The big four". The Chinese were the ones that immigrated&built. Union Pacific labors were mostly made up of Irish&veterans of both Union&Confederate armies. When the railroad reached Salt Lake many mormans helped lay down.
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