Native Americans were the first people to live in the United States.
Chapter 1 : Native Americans
Grew : cotton, corn, squash, pumpkins, beans
Chapter 1 : Native Americans
Hunted : buffalo for meat, weapons, clothing and blankets Hunted deer and turkey
Chapter 2 : Christopher Columbus
"Queen Elizabeth of Spain, can I have a ship to sail to India for gold?!?!"
"Yes! You can have 3 ships; the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria. And you have to share the gold."
Chapter 2 : Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean. On October 12, 1942 they saw land. North America!
Chapter 2 : Christopher Columbus
"I CLAIM THIS LAND FOR SPAIN!!"
Chapter 3 : Spanish Explore
The Spanish explorers wanted to find Seven Cities made of gold. The explored the southwestern region of the USA.
Chapter 3 : Spanish Explore
"Lets find gold down the Mississippi River."
"Okey Dokey"
Chapter 3 : Spanish Explore
The Spanish built missions to force Native American's to learn Christianity.
Chapter 4 : Thanksgiving Dinner
Pilgrims and Native Americans give thanks
Chapter 5 : English Settle America
Chapter 5 : 13 Colonies
Massachusetts Pennsylvania New York Rhode Island Delaware New Jersey Virginia New Hampshire Maryland North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Connecticut
Chapter 6 : French come to America
"We have came from France and traveled all the way down the St. Lawrence and Mississippi RIver."
Chapter 6 : French come to America
The Native Americans showed the French how to make snowshoes so they could walk in the very deep snow.
Chapter 7 : Stamp Act
"You will need to pay taxes, Sir. For your paper and book. Or OFF WITH YOUR HEAD! We will tell the king of England."
Chapter 7 : Boston Tea Party
Chapter 7 : Boston Massacre
A colonist threw a snowball because they didn't want to pay taxes. British soldiers fired back. 5 colonists dead.
Puritans didn't allow FREEDOM OF RELIGION. They didn't want to pray in the Church of England.
American Revolution
The American's wanted freedom from England. The American's won the war and became a free nations.
Benjamin Franklin
I am a printer and an inventor. I discovered electricity and published many books. I helped write the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution .
Welcome to the Gulf of Mexico
George Washington
Declaration of Independance
NO WAY! This is unjustified!!
Constitution
We don't want your tea!! We won't pay taxes on this tea!!
The Louisiana Purchase
"Napoleon Bonaparte, I would like to buy New Orleans from Spain? DO we have a deal!!"
The Adventures of Lewis and Clark
Lewis, Clark, Sacagawea and York traveled from the Mississippi River, over the Rocky Mountains and all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
Mount Vernon, Virginia. Home of commander in chief of the Continental Army and first lady Martha Washington.
The Founding Fathers wrote the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776. "All men are created equal"
Constitutional Convention. Philadelphia, PA United States of America first set of laws.
Louisiana Puchase
"Sure, for $15,000,000 it's yours!"
The Industrial Revolution
THESE WORK CONDITIONS ARE TERRIBLE!! NOOOOOO!!
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Cotton Gin : Eli Whitney Spinning Jenny : Samuel Slater Steam engine : Robert Fulton Steamboat Locomotives Canals
The Industrial Revolution
"What a wonderful day for a country drive in our new Ford Model T. Let's go, honey"
"I'm off to work in the factory."
Trail of Tears
Many Native Americans had to leave their home and face a dangerous and harsh journey to travel to Oklahoma after Andrew Jackson took their land.
1st Women's Right Movement
Women wanted to be equal to men: -right to vote -equal pay -not give their money to their husbands -wanted to be able to work outside of the home