United States History

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United States History

• From the VERY BEGINNING

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The Bering Strait

• Native Americans have been inhabiting the land of
  the Americas for hundreds of years.
• Many historians say that they migrated to the
  Americas from Asia, crossing the Bering Strait.
• Native Americans had hundreds of tribes and
  cultures all across the continents of North and
  South America.

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Columbus Many Changes

• 1492
• Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
• Christopher Columbus left Spain looking for
  spices.
• Searching for a shortcut to China and the East
  Indies, Columbus sailed west.
• Europeans did not know that the Americas existed.
• Columbus sails to America 1492.
• Why did Columbus travel?
• Wealth
• Fame

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Claiming American lands

• Europeans were excited about a new land.
• Spain, England (also called Britain), and France
  set up colonies in the Americas in the 1500s and
  1700s.
• Why did they want the colonies?
• Natural resources!! Timber for ships, cotton,
  tobacco, etc
• A colony is a territory controlled by another
  country. (write at bottom of page)
• The Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock in
  Massachusetts. 1620
• Why?
• Freedom of religion

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European colonies (pg. 4 in Burrito Book)
French traveled down St. Lawrence River
English traveled to the modern day US. (Virginia
and Massachusetts
French traveled up the Miss. River
Spanish
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Vs.
Bellwork October 19th 1. What event is this?
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Bellwork Friday, October 19th

• This takes place in Boston Harbor in the 1700s.
• 2. What are they throwing overboard?
• 3. Why are they throwing it overboard?
• 4. What are they upset about?

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The French and Indian War

• The French and Indian War is fought between
  England and France over who will control the area
  of the United States.

Vs.
English
French
Vs.
Indians
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Results of the French and Indian War
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After the French and Indian War

• Wars are expensive!
• England must pay for the war!
• How??
• Taxes!

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Boston Tea Party

• Like taxes on tea!
• Taxes on stamps!

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The Revolutionary War

• The Revolutionary War begins.
• American colonists write the Declaration of
  Independence and send it to England because they
  no longer want to be ruled by them.
• July 4th 1776 (memorize)

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The New Nation

• The American colonists won and named their new,
  independent country, The United States of
  America.
• George Washington became the first president.

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The Louisiana Purchase

• Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd President, doubled the
  size of the United States in 1803 by purchasing
  the Louisiana Territory from France.
• Lewis and Clark explored the land.

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Gold and the 49ers

• Gold is discovered in California and many people
  move in search of riches.

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Industrialization

• The United States became more industrialized
  especially in the Northeast, and millions of
  immigrants arrive here for better jobs,
  opportunities, and freedom.

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Cultural Diversity

• Millions of immigrants came to America searching
  for JOBS, FREEDOM, AND GREATER OPPORTUNITIES.
• As a result, the U.S. is very culturally diverse
  today.

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The Violent Question

• With more people in the country, more territories
  became states.
• Will those states allow slavery?
• The Southern states thought that it should be a
  state decision whether to allow slavery or not.
• The Northern states thought that slavery should
  only be allowed in the Southern states not the
  new states.
• Civil War was fought from 1861-1865.

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The Civil War

• The Civil War 1861-1865
• Causes slavery Is it a state decision or
  a country decision?
• North (The Union) (President Abraham Lincoln)
• vs.
• South (The Confederacy) (President Jefferson
  Davis)

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World War I

• World War I
• U.S.A., France, Britain(England) and others
• vs.
• Germany, Austria-Hungary
• Germany and Austria-Hungary lost the war.

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The Great Depression

• October 1929Stock Market crashed. Many
  people lost their savings in the banks and their
  jobs.
• A depression is a severe downturn in business
  activity. (Many people get laid off and companies
  go out of business)
• A very difficult time in the world.
• Pictures.

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These men are applying for a job.
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The Great Depression
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The Great Depression
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World War II

• Adolf Hitler comes to power in Germany and six
  years later invades neighboring countries (1939).
• Japan also invades neighboring China.
• US gets involved after Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
  (Dec. 7th, 1941)
• War ends with atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
  and Nagasaki, Japan.

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Cold War begins

• A few years after World War II, there were two
  countries with atomic bombs USA (democratic)
  and Soviet Union (Communist)
• The Cold War was a period of high tensions
  between the USA and Soviet Union.

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The Cold War a period of high tensions between
the US and Soviet Union

• US and Soviet Union tried to win allies during
  the Cold War (1945 1991)
• During the Cold War several other world events
  occurred
• Korean War (Communist North Korea vs. Democratic
  South Korea and USA 1950s)
• Vietnam War (Communist North Vietnam vs.
  Democratic South Vietnam and USA)
• Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

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The Cold War ends

• In 1991, the Communist country of the Soviet
  Union (USSR) lost control and the country divided
  into 15 independent countries.

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September 11, 2001

• Terrorists attack World Trade Center in New York,
  the Pentagon in Washington, DC, and hijack a
  plane that crashes in a field in Pennsylvania.

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Which came first?

• French and Indian War or Revolutionary
  War?
• Civil War or World War I?
• The Pilgrims or Christopher Columbus?
• The Gold Rush or The Great Depression?
• The Pilgrims or The Louisiana Purchase?

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Reasons people migrate?

• Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
• Why did Columbus come to America?
• Why did people move to California during the gold
  rush?
• Why did thousands of immigrants come to America?
• How did the Pilgrims reason for migration
  compare with the 49ers reason?

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