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Marco Polo - trade,
across Asia to China,
between China and Western Europe -
Portugal and Spain - wanted sea routes to Asia,
Bartholomeu Dias -- Portugal
Got to southern tip of Africa,\ got scared
Vasco da Gama
MADE IT TO ASIA! Curcumnavigate - sail around the world,
Magellan build empires -
Christopher Columbus
Went west to FIND Asia - actualy found Bahamas
Ships = Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria -
- Magelian - curcumnavigate -- went all around the world2. Conquistadors - early Spanish explorers, looking for gold3. Tenochtitlan - Aztec Empire capital, Spanish will conquer
- Montezuma - leader of Aztecs friended Cortes (leader of Spanish), a. Pizzaro did same to the Incan Empire (*Peru) (Mayans too)
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Martin Luther - german monk, criticized pope's authority
NOT CATHOLIC - NEW WAY OF THINKING
Broke away from catholic curch John Calvin - french religious thinker,
led another group to break away -
"rebirth" - interest in old Greek and Roman learning
creativity, trade = wealth, art, religion, bill of rights, individual liberty -
Spain brings guns, weapons, DISEASE
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Pilgrims arrived from England and formed the 13 colonies
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English Bill of Rights,
gave rights to the people -
philosopher,
Charles de Montesquieu - published book
spirit of laws,
England's govt. being "best",
Executive, legislative, judicial -
Outbreak of British-French rivalry = the war
- Indians/French vs. British
- Fur trade = conflict 3.
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Proclomation of 1763 --
GB told colonist to stay EAST of Appalatian Mountains Met in Albany, NY to find way for colonies to defend themselves against the French, wanted general Govt. = not approved -
Colonists boycotted stamp, tea, and other acts
Boston tea party,
British took away some acts -- (pleased colonists for a bit) -
Colonists are unified,
1st time they got together and wanted to be free from Britain,
CHALLENGING BRITISH CONTROLL -
First battles of the revolutionary war.
Redcoats approached,
70 minutement postioned on town common to fight,
8 minutemen died, stories of who shot first were thrown around,
20,000 militiamen now held Boston under siege -
July 4, 1776
Declared own Independence = Rev. War.
Letter to british king about US wanting independent freedoms -
Asked peace, King George said no,
decided to break away,
George Washington = army's top commander,
no taxation without representation -
First Government,
failed,
states had too much power -
WAR FOR FREEDOM
British planned to crush rebellion by force
Patriots, neutral, loyalists American victory! -
ENDED THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. AMERICA WON!!
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Document we have today
Created during constitutional convention -
National Debt - after wars
Alexander Hamilton - bank
National Bank - wanted by citizens for first time
Tariff / Revenue / Taxes - we got taxed to pay debts
Didn't like it = rebellion
Whiskey Rebellion - bartering (trade)
Cash flow - bad
Whiskey - good
Tax Whiskey - angry citizens -
Great Britaijn & french WAR,
we are neutral (trading with both)
stole ships - didn't like us being neutral
GB "impresses" soldiers = persuades army
Spain makes peace treaty - Mississippi river & new orleans,
won't get left in dark -
Louisiana Purchase,
bought from france (by Thomas Jefferson),
Napoleon didn't have use, worried about GB.
(he wanted to conquer world...) -
Oregon trail,
Congress sponsored,
Western Movement = Rural life,
expanding country