Transcript ivan velez - davismiddleschool

The fist Americans were
known by evidents that the
fist Americans were from
Southeast Asia and the
southern Pacific area. They
came across the Bering
Sea.
Some reasons for
European exploration
that led them to the
North American
Continent was to find
gold, silver, and
precious stones. To
expand their
knowledge of the
world. Finally to find a
route to the spices of
Asia. Some explorers
were Christopher
Columbus and Amerigo
Vespucci
European Impact
An impact of an
establishment of
colonies by
Europe in North
American people
who already lived
there was that
its going to
create a war that
is caused over
land.
Great Britain, Spain
band France were
some of the
European countries
that established
major colonies.
Explorers landed in
America for some
time before English
settlers arrived in
what is now
Jamestown Virginia
in 1607.
• France, Britain, and the
Indians were involved
(fighting) in the war. The
cause of the war was that
they were fighting for
control of land which was
North America. It started
in 1754 and ended in
1763. England won the
war.
The Path To Independence
The colonists
wanted freedom
and
independence
from Britain
because of high
taxes,
unfairness and
unfair laws
Benjamin Franklin
and George
Washington both
played a huge role
in the revolutionary
war. George
Washington was
captain/general of
the U.S Army.
Benjamin Franklin
dealed with treaty.
He also signed the
declaration of
independence.
The American Revolution
One advantage that
British had over the
colonists was that
they had way more
people The advantage
that the colonists had
over the British was
that they were
fighting on their own
land so they new the
battlefield very well.
This event occurred
through 1775-1783. A
major battle was the
Battle of Lexington.
After Independence
The new
document is the
U.S
Constitution.
The three
branches are
Legislative
Branch,
Executive
Branch, and the
Judicial Branch.
More Growth of America
The United States
had bought the
Louisiana
purchase. The
California province,
The Texas
annexation, and
Oregon Country.
These places were
bought and won
from wars.
Jefferson doubled the size
of the United States by
the Louisiana Purchase
doubled the Country
size. Then he sent the
explorers Lewis and
Clarke to explore the
new land. France
Arkansas, Missouri,
Lowa Oklahoma,
Kansas, Nebraska, and
parts of Minnesota.
Some reasons the
southerners had for
wanting to split the
United States was
for the states to
have more power
and freedom. It
started on April 12,
1861 and ended on
April 9, 1865.
Newly free black
population adapted to
life in the United
States after the civil
war. African
Americans could now
go to school. They
had more freedom
then they had before
the war.
What started world war 1 was
the assassination of Archduke
Franz Ferdinand of Austria
and his wife Gavrilo Princip.
President Wilson felt that the
USA should not become
involved in World War 1 when
the war began. What made
the United States enter the
war was the that Germany
told the commanders of the
German U-boats to sink any
ships that they thought were
bringing supplies to the Allies.