American History

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American History

• Taken From Nadine Lepretes LEAP Review

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The Bering Land Bridge most scientist believe
that people migrated across the Bering land
bridge to settle the American continents.
To see the land changing through time go
to http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beringia
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European explorers, primarily Spanish, French,
and English, who came to the New World brought
devastation to the native cultures major
killers infection and disease.
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Spain dominated the seas until 1588, when the
English defeated the Spanish Armada and captured
control of the worlds oceans.
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One of the early English colonies, established on
Roanoke Island in what is now North Carolina,
disappeared as one of the nations first
mysteries.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roanoke_Colony
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English gave rise to the new nation America.
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Many colonies established for religious freedom
Middle Colonies know as Breadbasket colonies.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Colonies
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The Pilgrims, a religious group that had
withdrawn from the Church of England, landed at
Massachusetts Bay and established Plymouth
Plantation. The Mayflower Compact was the first
agreement that recognized that government comes
from the consent of the government
(self-government).
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_mayflower_compact
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The Great Awakening was a religious revival that
swept the colonies in the 1730s by famous Puritan
ministers such as Jonathan Edwards and George
Whitefield.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Whitefield
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Edwards_(th
eologian)
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The trial of John Peter Zenger established the
principle of freedom of the press in our nation.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Peter_Zenger
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The French and Indian War was fought over the
Ohio River Valley between the British and the
French to see who would control North America.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_French_and_Indian
_War
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French and Indian war causes Great Britain to tax
colonies to pay for the debt which will lead to
the American Revolution.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution
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Proclamation Line of 1763 to keep American
colonist east of the Appalachian Mtns.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proclamation_Line_of_
1763
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Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Quartering Act, Tea Act,
Intolerable acts taxes and laws passed by
Britain on American colonists.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution
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First Continental Congress the 12 oldest
colonies met in Philadelphia Georgia did not
attend suspended all economic relationship with
Britain.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Continental_Con
gress
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Battles of Lexington and Concord shot heard
round the world 1st battle of American
Revolution.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_lexington_
and_concord
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Second Continental Congress 1775-1781
legislature for the 13 colonies declaration
proclaimed.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Continental_Co
ngress
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The Declaration of Independence is the first
founding document written by Thomas Jefferson.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_jefferson
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American Revolution fight for independence
1175-1781 against Great Britain.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution
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Battle of Saratoga turning point of the
American Revolution France becomes an ally.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Saratoga
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Treaty of Paris 1783 ended the revolution and
recognized the independence of the United States.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_1783
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Articles of Confederation the 1st constitution
of the US a loose agreement of the 13 states to
unite.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Articles_of_Confedera
tion
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Shays Rebellion Shayss tax rebellion
symbolized the weaknesses of the young nation
under the Articles of Confederation and led to
the Philadelphia Convention and a new
constitution.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Conventi
on
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The Northwest Ordinance specified how territories
and states were to be formed from lands the US
gained from the American Revolution.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Ordinance
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The US Constitution is the cornerstone of our
American government.

• Basic principles
• Sovereignty idea that the people are the source
  of a governments power
• Federalism national and state governments have
  authority over the same territory and people
  (share powers)
• Separation of powers responsibilities are
  divided among 3 branches
• Three Branches
• Legislative congress made laws
• Executive president enforce laws
• Judicial courts interpret laws

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9 of 13 states had to ratify the constitution for
it to be put into effect
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13_colonies
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The Bill of Rights

• First 10 amendments protect the basic rights of
  American Citizens
• Added in 1791.
• Amendment 1 freedom of speech, religion, press
• Amendment 13
• Amendment 19 womens right to vote

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The Cotton Gin changed the course of agriculture
in the South and led to the growth of slavery.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_Gin
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The Whisky Rebellion was the first problem that
challenged the authority of the new federal
government.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisky_Rebellion
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Marbury v. Madison US Supreme Court ruling that
established judicial review ( the right of the
Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional).
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marbury_v._Madison
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The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the
US. Thomas Jefferson sent Robert Livingston and
James Madison to France to purchase New Orleans.
They bought all of LA from Napoleon Bonaparte for
15 million.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_purchase
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Lewis and Clark sent to explore Louisiana to the
Pacific Ocean.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FileCarte_Lewis-Clar
k_Expedition-en.png
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The War of 1812 is called the Second war for
Independence fought against Britain and showed
the nation would not back down against a strong
nation.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_1812
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Battle of New Orleans fought after war was over
was an American Victory with Andrew Jackson as
general and proved Louisiana citizens were
American.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_New_Orleans
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Westward Expansion belief in Manifest Destiny
the destiny of the US to acquire all the land
from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
from sea to shining sea.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FileUnited-states-te
rritorial-acquistions-midcentury.png
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McCulloch v. Maryland US Supreme Court decision
was a landmark case that established the
principle of implied powers congress has the
right to pass all laws.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCulloch_v._Maryland
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Missouri Compromise settled the debate over
slavery by admitting Missouri as a slave state
and Maine as a free state.
For an animation showing the free/slave status of
U.S. states and territories, 1789-1861,
including the Missouri Compromise.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FileUS_Slave_Free_1
789-1861.gif
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The Monroe Doctrine was a warning to European
nations about colonizing the Western Hemisphere.
Stay out of the New World or else. 1st foreign
policy.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_Doctrine
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Indian Removal Act gave the president the power
to negotiate removal treaties with those tribes
living east of the Miss. River the removal
opened up millions of acres of land for
settlement by Americans.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Removal_Act
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Nullification Crisis was a test of whether or not
a state could nullify (cancel) laws passed by US
congress South Carolina tried to nullify and
Andrew Jackson as President enforced
Congressional law.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nullification_Crisis
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The Annexation of Texas in 1845 expanded the
boundaries of the US, added another slave state
to the Union and led to the Mexican-American War.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican-American_War
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The Mexican-American War was fought against
Mexico. The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo gave US
the Mexican Cession.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Guadalupe-H
idalgo
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Seneca Fall Convention is where the womens
rights movement officially began with the
leadership of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia
Mott.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucretia_Mott
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Cady_Stanto
n
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The discovery of gold in California sparked one
of the greatest human migrations in history which
transformed California and the Nation.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_gold_rush
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Compromise of 1850 settled the dispute over
slavery for a short time.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_slavery
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Kansas-Nebraska Act reopened the question of
slavery in the territories. Both territories
could vote for or against slavery.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas-Nebraska_Act
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Dred Scott Decision US Supreme court decision
Dred Scott was a slave and could not sue stated
Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dred_Scott_Decision
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Growing Sectionalism North industrialized
South agriculture
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Election of 1860 deep division existed among
Americans on the future of the country. Within
weeks of the election of Abraham Lincoln, the
southern states had begun to secede (withdraw
from the nation).
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Election_of_1860
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The Civil War fought to preserve two very
different political, social, and economic visions
ended by changing familiar ways of life in both
the North and the South.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Civil_War
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The Emancipation Proclamation President Lincoln
made slavery the issue of war freed all slaves
in the South
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emancipation_Proc
lamation
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The Freedmens Bureau helped African Americans
gain access to the rights that they had been
denied during slavery.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreedmenE28099s_Bu
reau