Weekly Blog- Aug 31-4th

Monday- Presentations

 Patrick, AJ Shane and Dillon

The Spanish claim a new empire- 1492 mid 1500's 

first settlement in Florida

Indian culture areas- trading

Louisiana purchase- 1803 

Wyoming to Iowa and Montana to Louisiana

$11,250,000

Led to the expansion of the united states

Thomas Jefferson was president

English settlement in James town

Fort established in 16'07

john smith "governor

Anthony, Fidel and Andrew

Native Americans 

Pangea

Land Bridge- between russia and alaska to track animals

Land regions 10 regions

They new introduced crops

History would've been changed 

First weapons 

1492 - christopher columbus

3 ships taken with

Intent was to sail across the world to end in Asia to find new trading routes when he died based on his entries he didn't realize he found a new continent he thought he was in Asia

He rediscovered America for Europe

Started Native American slave trade

started the first genocide of the Indians (raping) 

Birth of a nation 

Delaration of independence 

revolutionary War started

 Treaty of Paris signed ending the war 

Industry- 

Industrial Revolution

Without it we wouldn't have the economy we have today 

Dif. sources of fuel 

textiles cotton/clothes/bottles

advances in technology

In 1760- 18 something after the Civil war

Agriculture < Industry

started trade 

big role in civil war winning more industries in the north 

Dec. 20 1860- states divide civil rights weren't equal 

Abe- Republican 

April 12 1861 fort Sumter Confederates started it Robert E Lee of the south surrendered

Tuesday- 

We are doing more presentations: 

Mike, Lucas, Christian

Revolutionary War- 1775-1783

Colonists vs. loyalists

GW and john Adams

GW- first president   revolutionary war 

Civil War- 1861-1865

Union vs confederates

Abe, Robert E Lee-  Confederate

Ulysses s. Grant - Union

Constitution- 

Gave all american rights

39 people signed

Freedom 

Boston Tea Party- 

Lead by Samuel Adams

Closed the Harbor 

Higher taxes

made the British mad

1773 of Decmeber

June 1 1812- December 24 1814

President Madison

War against Britian

Shortage of cotton- blockage of trade 

Neither side really won. 

Bella, Ayana, Mikayla- 

Rumors of cannibalism

Civil War- 

South- wanted to have slaves

Abe Lincoln- abolishes slavery 

Abe never said publicly that he would abolish slavery 

Wednesday- We finished the last presentations 

The constitution set up the branches of government

Market Revolution- 1813-1840 

economic change - lowering prices when mass production started 

Roads, canals, telegraphs and steam boats- better transportation

more jobs

western expansion

started the industrial revolution

more transportation and communication

Women were paid less than men

Civil war- 

started April 12th 1861 at 4:30 am 

when the confederate soldiers stormed into Charleston

My group presented

Charlotte, bailey, lexi,- 

Rev. war

10. Important things; 

Native Americans coming and going

Columbus exploration

colonization

New world let you get out of situations in Europe

Revolutionary War

US constitution

Texas war- Industrial revolution

Mexican American war- 

Civil War- 

Re-construction

Thursday- 

Mr. Bruns is going over his "top 10 list" 

Friday- Each group and group member filled out a collaborative survey

and evaluated each other on how well we worked together and how I presentation went

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