U.S. History Notes Day 4 QUIZ FRIDAY!!!

Thomas jefferson Wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776 Important facts! Wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776 3rd president of the United States Bought the Louisiana Purchase doubling the size of the U.S. in 1803 Day 1

Andrew jackson 7th president of the United States Important facts 7th president of the United States “President of the People”-common man, born in a log cabin Responsible for Trail of Tears-forced the removal of Cherokees Day 1

Industrial revolution- after war of 1812 At home factories People make products at home to sell SLOW… Large factories used water or steam power to make products Lots of factory workers FAST! Day 2

Steamboat Inventor – Robert Fulton Revolutionized transportation and trade in the U.S. Day 2

Texas Annexation U.S. annexed Texas-1845 This led to the Mexican War Day 3

Treaty of guadalupe hidalgo Treaty that ended the mexican war Added all of the land from sea to shining sea to the U.S. Mexican Cession now a part of the U.S. Day 3

COTTON GIN-ELI WHITNEY -invention to clean cotton -faster cotton cleaning led to more cotton being planted -more cotton means more slaves

HARRIET TUBMAN escaped slave became a conductor on the Underground Railroad Helped more than 300 slaves to freedom in the North