We started our first project, to find the top ten most important events in US history. Then we started presenting them on Wednesday and to take notes

Top 10 history notes

Columbus-

The first to discover the westward side of the earth.

It was the start of European exploration and eventually the start of America.

Died before he could find out that he had discovered new land

Civil War-

One of America's worst war.

Over 3 million fought

Over 600,000 people had died.

Louisiana Purchase-

The start of Westward settlement in America.

It was also the start of the Lewis and Clark expedition which went westward across America.

purchased 5.3 million acres of land from France.

Reconstruction-

After slaves were free, They had to get used to being like the whites and vise versa.

Slaves had to be taught, find jobs, and eventually live like regular Americans.

Towns had to be rebuilt and rebuild what America had used to be.

Gold Rush-

After amounts of gold had been found, over 300,000 people started looking for gold.

Gave America a rich new society.

Underground Railroad-

It was a secret way of travel to secretly save slaves and bring them back to freedom.

more than 100,000 slaves were able to make it to the north using it.

13 Colonies-

The first group of Americans

They had fought for their independence from Britain to become free

French and Indian war-

The second war with Indians along side the French against the Great Britain

Great Britain had started enforcing taxes and had started the uprising

Both sides had owned Ohio

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