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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
1400-1900
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Oct 11, 1492
columbus sailed to america
thought he was going to asia -
Jamestown,Virginia
first english colony was founded in jamestown virginia by a group of english settlers -
stamp act
extracted revenue from colonies. made every piece of printed paper taxed. and example would be news papers -
treaty of paris
this ended the revolutionary war and was signed by John adams -
market revolution
expansion of the market place and linked the united states of america together by roads and canals. -
diseases
dieseases had spread through america and had killed millions and killed off towns such as smallpox -
Native American Genocide
forced them otua their land and destroyed their lively hoods and took all of their resources and killed many unarmed natives -
transportation
transportation besides railroads also include steamboats which were invented in 1787.
wagons and horses were another sort of transportation. -
railroads
It influenced the population of cities, trade and transportation -
native americans
were the first people here in america until comubus sailed here and killed us off -
womens rights & education
woman protested for equal rights and for their education and not to be second class workers they also wanted the right to vote -
the treaty of ghent
this treaty ended the war and made federalists die out and showed that the united states was finally independent from britain -
second great awankening
this movement emphasized emotional individual conversion and christianity gave slaves hope for freedom -
Slavery
slaves were treated very poorly and were forced to be sold and forced to do what the white people said. most slaves were dying because the harsh wroking conditions. many slaves ran away and if they got caught they got killed or were harshly pushed. -
CIVIL WAR
a war between the north and the south of the untied states -
the 13th amendment
the abolishment of slavery -
civil rights act
guranteed civil rights of african americans -
inventions
in 1067 the type writer was invented.
1876 the telephone was invented.
the steel plow was invenetd. -
the dawes act
tried to force native americans into the white culture and broke up reservations.but this failed bcause the native americans were cheated of the best land -
reconstruction
this was to help rebuild america after the war and to fix everything up and this was the start of a new beginning
