Mon: - Forum post leader choosing
- presentig projects 7th Grade History Review:
https://mrbruns.ning.com/group/ushistory/forum/7th-grade-history-review
-> Presenting the projects
- Civil war 1861-186
- one of the largest wars in US history
- south supported slavery; south: Jefferson Davis, president
- north won; north: Abraham Lincoln
French and Indian war
- battle between France &India and England
- France dominated at the beginning but England won in the end
- England gained more land which eventually lead to the Revolutionary War
Battle of Gettysburg
-July1, 1863- july 3, 1863
-most important battle of the civil war
- it was fought in Northern Virginia, Southern Pennsylvania
Revolutionary War
- War of independence
- fought by the 13 American colonies and the British rulers
- 1775-1783
- 15 000 US troops
- 4 435 US troop deaths
- free from Britain rule
- declaration of independence
- lowered taxes
Vicksburg
- April 1862- July 1863
Bering Sea Land Bridge
- 14 000-20 000 years ago
- Clovis people
-Brought Native Americans
- Established first European Settlers
- Native American methods and wayz
-Fierce resistance traveling west
Tue: projects:
Industrial Revolution
-18th-19th centuries
-Industrialization of countries
- Jmaes watt, Henry Ford
- Negative: slavery
- Positive: cheap, fast
- 1760-1820/1840
- hand production in manufactories
American Gold Rush
- 1845-1855
2 billion worth gold was found
-Amador county, California first gold found
- James Marshall start the gold rush
- Gold Seekers are called 49ers, came in 1849
-helped the economy
Wed:
Christopher Columbus
- was trying to find a way to get to asia faster but ended up in America
- The Columbian Exchange
-chicken pox
Women rights
- started in summer 1848 in seneca falls, New York
- kead by Elizabeth cady Stanton
-didn't have the same rights as men
- once marries they lost everything
- women could not vote
- not allowed to sit in certain places
- now:
- women can vote
- women are also now allowed to serve on the jury
Mr. Bruns top 10
- Native Americans Coming and Going(forced) 10 000 years ago
- Columbus and Exploration (1492- early 1600's)
- Jamestown and Colonization ( early 1600's - 1770's)
- Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
- US Constitution (1789)
- Westward expansion (1800s)
- Texas War for Ind (1835/36)/Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
-Civil War (1861-1865)
- Reconstruction (1865-1877)
Thu:
-The Ununited States of America
-13 little Countries
- No president, congress
- Fail
Constitutional Convention
-> Was designed to change the articles
US Constitution
- 3 government: Judicial, Legislative, Executive
- gave power to states
Explorers:
- christopher Columbus
- Hernan Cortez
- Francisco Pizarro
-Ferdinand Magellan
-Amerigo Vespucci
What part of america did a specific Country settle?
- Spanish- Southwest US, South America
-Portugal- Brazil, South Amrica
- France- Central part of US, Canada
- GB- part of Canada, eastern Part of US
- Russia- Alaska
- Dutch - New York, New York city
"Don't tread on me" flag
French/Indian war
"No taxation without representation "
Fri:
Louisiana purchase states:
-Iowa
- Wisconsin
- Arkansas
- Nebraska
- South Dakota
Louis and Clark expedition
- given the duty to explore Louisiana purchase
- started mapping their ways
- found new plants and animals
Texas war of independence
- Texas used to be part of Mexico
- Mexico opened up immigration and encouraged Americans to
move to Mexico
requier
-> roman catholic
->no slavery
Texas became an independent country
Mexican Cession:
- California
- Arizona
- Nevada
Comments
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