American History

I.Discovery of the new world ? the “ first Americans ” ? Christopher Columbus ? Amerigo Vespucci The Earliest Settlers Brilliant Indian Civilizations The 2nd Migration Movement

II. The Colonial Period ? The 1 st English colony at Jamestown, Virginia 4 patterns of colonies ? The original 13 colonies ? Causes for the colonization Features of the new colonies

III. The War of Independence ? Conflicts between the British gov ’ t and American people ? The “ Boston Tea Party ” The First Continental Congress ? Lexington and Concord 2nd Continental Congress

? George Washington ? Thomas Jefferson ? The Declaration of Independence ? Battle of Saratoga ? The War and its significance

IV. A new form of government ? The Articles of Confederation The Constitution Convention The “ Great Compromise ” Federalists and the Federalist Papers ? The Bill of Rights The first federal gov ’ t of the US

V. The War of 1812 Causes of the war Impact of the war on the US

VI. Territorial Expansion and Westward Movement The old Northwest ? The Louisiana Purchase ? Armed uprising of the Americans in Texas Implications of the “ Manifest Destiny ” ? The War with Mexico

VII. The Civil War ? Slavery in America Extension of slavery and the Compromise of 1850 ? Abolitionist movement and anti- slavery reformers ? Harriet Beecher Stowe ’ s Uncle Tom ’ s Cabin

North and South ? Abraham Lincoln ; The Union The Confederate Ulysses s. Grant : Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ? The Emancipation Proclamation ? Robert E. Lee The 13 th Amendment

VIII. Rapid growth of Capitalism Causes for rapid growth of the US Concentration of production and capital.

Angola, Louisiana, USA By National Geographic