1. American History

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

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. 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

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

8. 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

10. 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

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

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

13. Angola, Louisiana, USA By National Geographic