Week of Aug 29-Sep 2

Monday: work day

Tuesday: work day

Wednesday: presentations

First Group

Traveling to the West (Mid 1800's)
- Pioneers decided to travel west of the US to look for resources and expand America
- Oregon Trail
- Independence, Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon
- Narcissa Whitman- first women to make Oregon Trail on foot
- Levi Strauss- dry goods wholesaler during Gold Rush
- Mark Twain- wrote popular novels; traveled west in 1863
Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
- US war of independence
- Great Britain and 13 original colonies
- 700 British soldiers marched into Lexington
- 13 colonies later became US
- 217,000 american soldiers in war
- 4,435 deaths
Civil War (April 12,1861-May 9,1865)
- South wanted to secede
- Union- Abraham Lincoln
- Confederate- Jefferson Davis
- Most violent war of America
- Union victory
- First battle- Fort Sumter-started Civil War
- 620,000 deaths; millions of injuries
- Emancipation proclamation set freeing slaves as a goal
- Battle of Antietam Sharpsburg, Maryland; Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
War of 1812 (Jun 18, 1812-Feb 18, 1815)
- Second war of independence
- Between US and United Kingdom
- Great Britain wanted America back
- American victory
- Francis Scott Key- wrote national anthem

Thursday: presentations

Second Group- our presentation

Third Group

Era of Exploration (1450-1600)
- Europeans explore Africa, Asia and Americas
- Started exchange around the world
- Spices, gold, wealth
- Christopher Columbus
  - October 1492
  - Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
  - Renamed San Salvador
  - Sailed to America on accident
- John Cabot
  - May, 1497
  - East coast of North America
  - Claimed land for King Henry VII
- Amerigo Vespucci
  - Recognized separate continents
  - Both North and South America named after him
  - 1501 expedition
  - Confirmed separate continents
- Positive effects
- Where it all began
- Trade systems
- Led to colonization

Friday: presentations

Third Group Continued

Age of Colonization (1585-1763)
- Countries from Europe colonized the new world
- Spain came up from South
- Brought religions and politics
- Roanoke- first British colony (1585-1590)
- Sir Walter Raleigh led 1st hundred colonists
- John White brought men and they disappeared
- Jamestown
  - 1st permanent settlement
  - Settled in 1607
  - Went to Jamestown to find gold
  - John Smith- leader
  - Overcame great odds
- Plymouth
  - 1620
  - Pilgrims wanted fresh start
  - Rough years for pilgrims
  - Pilgrims befriended Pawtuxet Tribe
  - First Thanksgiving
- Established America
- Brought crops, religions, political ideas
- Disease, starvation, death
- Slaves
Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775-Sep 3, 1783)
- British taxing America; America not happy
- Colonies wanted to be own country
- Thomas Jefferson
  - Founding Father
  - Declaration of Independence
- Paul Revere
  - Midnight Ride
- Ben Franklin
  - Declare Declaration of Independence
  - Treaty of Paris
- George Washington
  - 1st president after Articles of Confederation
  - General of army
  - Articles of Confederation
- Valley Forge
  - Troops didn't feel like there was a cause to fight
- Taxation without representation
- Boston Massacre
  - 5 people died
  - 1st gunshot of Revolutionary War
- Boston Tea Party
  - Dec 16, 1773
  - Threw overtaxed tea into harbor
- Bunker Hill
  - A turning part in the war
- Signing of Declaration of Independence (1776)
  - Declared Independence
- Battle of Yorktown
  - British gave up
- Impact
  - Made us an independent country
  - Inspired people
  - Start from ground up
  - Economic troubles
Louisiana Purchase (April 3, 1803)
- Largest land purchase in US history and cheapest
- Thomas Jefferson sent Robert Livingston to purchase
- Napoleon refused
- Jefferson sent James Monroe to talk to Napoleon
- Napoleon offered all of Louisiana Territory
- Payed $15,000,000
- Key people
  - Thomas Jefferson- president at time
    - Sent Robert Livingston and James Monroe to talk to Napoleon
- Impact
  - Expanded country
  - More opportunities
  - Transportation
  - Native American land
  - More responsibility
- Changed shape of our nation
- Doubled in size
Civil War (April 12, 1861-May 9, 1865)
- Abraham Lincoln elected
- Didn't want slavery in new territories
- Offended southern states
- Southern states seceded and were led by Jefferson Davis
- Lincoln declares war to keep states united
- 1,100,000 casualties
- 1875- confederate surrendered, Union won
- Fort Sumter
  - Start of Civil War
- Battle of Gettysburg
  - Bloodiest battle
- Abraham Lincoln
  - Wrote Emancipation Proclamation- set goal to abolish slavery
  - United Nation
- Underground Railroad
  - Network of houses
  - Slaves trying to get up north and away from slavery
- Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant
- Impact
  - No US if Lincoln didn't declare war
  - Slavery abolished
  - Deadliest war in US history
  - Country divided
- Democracy survived

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Week of Aug 29-Sep 2

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