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

3. Let’s review what we have studied!

4. A Quick Review
of U.S. History:

5. 1607: Jamestown, VA
- First English settlement
- Out of 900, 60 survived the first winter

6. 1617: Tobacco planted
- cash crop
- plantation system develops
- indentured servants

7. 1619: First slaves arrive
- replace indentured servants
- racial caste system develops

8. 1620: Pilgrims land at Plymouth, MA
- Mayflower Compact
- Education important: Harvard established 1636

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

10. Census Year Population 1630 4,600 1650 50,400 1670 111,900 1690
: 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

11. 1763: Proclamation of 1763
- First British attempt to limit colonies
- England tired of fighting Native Americans on behalf of colonists

12. 1776: Declaration of Independence
- Official break from England

13. 1776 - 1783: American Revolution
- War to uphold Declaration of Independence

14. 1781 - 1789: Articles of Confederation
- First U.S. Government
- Failure

15. 1787: Constitution Written
- Fixed problems of Articles of Confederation
- Established our current government

16. 1803: Louisiana Purchase
- Doubled the size of the U.S.

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

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