1. The big six

2. US Constitution Written Mayflower Compact 1787 1620 1607 1861-1865
Jamestown
1776
Declaration of Independence written
1803
Louisiana Purchased
Civil War

3. Jamestown - 1607 The first permanent English settlement.
Founded in 1607

4. Mayflower Compact
Agreement signed by the pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts to consult each other about laws for the colony and promise to work together to make it succeed.
First self-government in the colonies.

5. Declaration of Independence - 1776
Document written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776 declaring the colonies independence from England.
It was signed July 4, 1776

6. Brain Pop Video
Thirteen Colonies

7. Constitution of the United States
Document that sets out laws and principles of the government of the United States.
Was ratified (approved) in 1787.

8. Louisiana Territory – 1803
Thomas Jefferson, 3rd president of the United States, purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803, doubling the size of the United States.

9. Westward Expansion

10. Westward Expansion Video
BrainPOP | Westward Expansion

11. The Civil war was fought between 1861 – 1865
Civil War Causes
Civil War