Monday- Forum post leaders share their topics. Start presentations.
Anja's Group-
- The Colombian exchange- Trade of goods between Eurasia and the new world. This brought diseases.
- Revolutionary war- America leaving Britain
- War of 1812- U.S. goes to war with Britain
- General Andrew Jackson- attacked the British after a peace treaty.
- Civil War- a fight against the states for the f
- Thomas Jefferson's presidency- Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark.
Jakes Group-
- Civil War- Started by Slavery? Had the most casualties of any war.
- French indian war- battle between France and England. France and England wanted more of North America
- England won the war.
- Battle of Gettysburg- Most important battle of the civil war
- General Lee ordered the union to attack the Confederates with a 15,000 troop disadvantage.
- Revolutionary War- started in 1778- War of independence. Positive to the US because it was closer to independence
- George Washington - general of 13 colonies.
Chad's group-
- Bering sea Land bridge- Native people followed animals to north america.
- Brought Native Americans
- Indians fought us traveling west
- American Revolution- 4,000 deaths- 13 colonies fought for independence- didn;t want British in charge of them. Key people- George Washington
- Free from Britain rule, Lower taxes, American death.
- Industrial Revolution- Between teh 18th and 19th centuries
- Making things by machines, make things faster
- Important people-James Watt, Eli Whitney, Henry Ford
- Positives- make things cheaper and faster
- Negatives- needed more slaves to help get things done
- Gold Rush- Thousands of people came to the US to search for gold. James Sutter- 1st man to find gold in California. Gold seekers were called 49ers.
- Hundreds of towns were created because of this
- Positives- Helped the economy, laid foundation for future settlers,
- Negatives- Greed and Ghost towns.
- Civil War- South wanted slaves- north didnt
- Fights broke out
- Positive- america came back together
- Thousands of deaths and ruined towns
Tuesday-
Kayla's Group-
- The war for independence
- Positive- Gained independence from Britain.
- Negative- death,
- Treaty of Paris set boundaries for the new nation. To the Mississippi river from Canada to Florida.
- Launching of the new nation- Creation of the Judicial system
- First Secretary of treasury-Alexander Hamilton
- Voting rights- Declared independence from britain
- Only white men could vote.
- Civil War- Fought from 1861-1865
- Market Revolution- Expansion of the marketplace in the 19th century
- Brought opportunities to farmers craftsmen and
Wednesday- Continue with Presentations
Haley's Group-
Christopher Columbus
- Was looking for a direct water route to asia
- Key people- Christopher Columbus and Rodrigo de Triana
- Positive- Colombian exchange and new explorers
- Negatives- diseases that killed native americans
Declaration of Independence
- Stated we were free from Britain
- Important people- Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert livingston, Benjamin Franklin
- positive- Freedom,
- Negative- Slavery
Women's rights
- Started in 1848 in Seneca falls
- Lead by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott and Susan B. Anthony
- women were not allowed to
- Vote
- Sit in certain places
- Take part in government
Industrial Revolution
- Transition to Manufacturing with machines
- Important people- Edmund Cartwright and Sir Humphrey Davy
- Positive- We can build things faster and more of them
- Negative- Child labor and unsafe working conditions
Civil War
- War between Union and Confederates
- Confederates surrendered at eh Appomattox Courthouse
- important people- Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant
- positive- No slavery and voting rights for all men
- Expensive and Death
Claire's Group-
Mayflower Compact
- First governing document of Plymouth Colony
- Called pilgrims
- Near Cape cod Massachusetts
- Important people- John Carver and William Bradford
- Positive- Government and independence from religious persecution
- Negatives- none
Constitution
- The authors were from the Philadelphia Convention
- Supreme law of the U.S.
- Important people- Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and Alexander Hamilton
Revolutionary War-
- War of independence
- Wanted freedom from the King of England
- Important people- John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Dickinson
- Positives-U.S. won independence
- Negatives- French Revolution
Louisiana Purchase
- Land was $15 million
- Doubled the size of the U.S.
- Important People- Thomas Jefferson and Robert Livingston
- Positive- Be part of France without this purchase
- more money to run our country
Civil War
See above
Thursday- Mr. Bruns went over his top 10 topics for the class and presented them
Friday- We assigned new forum post leaders, and we finished our group evaluation paper.
Branches of government-
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
Executive- President
Legislative- Congress
Judicial- Supreme Court and all federal courts
Texas War for Independence-
- Texas used to be a part of Mexico
- Mexico encouraged Americans to move into Mexico
- Had to be Roman Catholic
- No slaves
- Texas started to fight back
- Battle of the Alamo
- America lost
- Texas eventually won
- Texas became and and Independent country
- America Took Texas
Mexican American War-
- President Polk- Believed in manifest destiny
- Mexico believed that we invaded them
- We believed they invaded us
- Mexican Cession- California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado
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