Monday:
Big things that shaped America: Revolutionary War Taxation without representation, colonization Jamestown, civil war states rights and slavery, constitution, Native Americans forcing them off of the land they lived on, Westward Expansion 1800's, Texas War for Independence/Mexican-American war, Reconstruction,
Native Americans were forced westward by the United States, trail of tears, forced and swindled out of their land, we broke promises to the Native Americans, Wiped out their buffalo
Columbus came over to the new world, around Florida and Spain,
Magellan, sailed around the world first,
America Vespucci, America named after him, explorers destroyed Native Americans for gold,
Francis sir Drake, Huge voyage along west side of Americas
Tuesday:
Exploration was meant for finding gold and returning home
LIne of Demarcation- pope drew line, all land west goes to spain, all land east went to portugal
Lots of people came over from europe to the now United States for freedom of religion
Spain settled 4 major areas in the new world: Modern day Texas, California, Western south america, central america
Potugal settled modern day Brazil
2 Major areas France settled: Canada, central United States,
England: 2 Major Parts, Eastern new world and Northern Canada
13 Colonies: Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire
Causes of the Revolutionary war:
The Townshend Acts
The Intolerable Acts
French and Indian War
The Boston Tea Party
The first congregational Congress
The Proclamation of 1763
The Boston Massacre
The Gatson Flag, Rattlesnake became early symbol for the United States
The Purpose of the Declaration of Independence: meant to declare independence from England
1st paragraph: Great Britain is doing terrible things justifications
2nd paragraph: The things King George has wronged the colonies of
3rd paragraph: Declaring independence
Articles of Confederation: State had more power than the Federal government
Eventually the Articles did not work so the constitution was made
Constitution: Document that sets up our government
The failure of the articles brought out the constitution
Separation of powers: three branches of government, Executive, legislative, Judicial
Checks and Balances: Makes sure there is a balance of power
Legislative: makes Laws
Executive: passes laws
Judicial: decides if the laws are lawful
Father of the Constitution: James Madison
Two houses of congress: House of representatives, Senate
US Senators: 100
6 year terms for senators have to be 30 years old
Representatives: 435- that number is determined by population
2 year terms for Representatives
Wednesday:
Congress powers: make laws,set taxes, Declare war, Borrow money, Regulate international and national trade, Print money
George Washington was the precedent for serving two terms
Franklin D Roosevelt served the longest presidency, he would have served 12 years and would have served 16 but he died
supreme court justices can be impeached or step down
Current chief Justice is John
Electoral college- the process in which we elect the president and vice president of the United States
The West in US history why people moved- Gold Rush, Religion, Farming, Cattle Ranching
Manifest Destiny- Idea of god letting us move west
Louisiana Purchase- Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska
Thursday:
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