You guys have made it through more than 250 years of American history! HUZZAH!

Let’s review what we have studied!

A Quick Review of U.S. History: 1600-1865

1607: Jamestown, VA - First English settlement - Out of 900, 60 survived the first winter

1617: Tobacco planted - cash crop - plantation system develops - indentured servants

1619: First slaves arrive - replace indentured servants - racial caste system develops

1620: Pilgrims land at Plymouth, MA - Mayflower Compact - Education important: Harvard established 1636

Salem Witch Trial 1630: Puritans immigrate to New England - Religious freedom for themselves, not others Salem Witch Trial

Census Year Population 1630 4,600 1650 50,400 1670 111,900 1690 1630 - 1763: Period of Colonial Growth - Economic and Social Development of Colonies - Population Growth - Conflict with Native Americans Census Year Population 1630 4,600 1650 50,400 1670 111,900 1690 210,400 1700 250,900 1720 466,200 1740 905,600 1750 1,170,800 1770 2,148,100

1763: Proclamation of 1763 - First British attempt to limit colonies - England tired of fighting Native Americans on behalf of colonists

1776: Declaration of Independence - Official break from England

1776 - 1783: American Revolution - War to uphold Declaration of Independence

1781 - 1789: Articles of Confederation - First U.S. Government - Failure

1787: Constitution Written - Fixed problems of Articles of Confederation - Established our current government

1803: Louisiana Purchase - Doubled the size of the U.S.

1803 - 1861: Period of Expansion - 1812 - 1815: War of 1812 - “2nd Revolution” - Capitol burned - Battle of New Orleans fought two weeks after peace treaty - 1820 - 1861: Sectionalism Over Slavery - North/South in conflict over the expansion of slavery - Will new states/territories be free or slave? - 1846 - 1848: Mexican-American War - Conflict over Texas

1861 - 1865: Civil War - War between North and South - Issues include economics, states’ rights, social system - Ultimately, war is about slavery