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The Enclosure Acts
The Beginnings of the USA (2.2)
Originally inhabited by Native Americans (Indians). Crossed on the Bering Land Bridge.
Christopher Columbus (1492)
In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Amerigo Vespucci (1499)
First to realize America was a new continent.
The Road to Independence
No taxation without representation.
British taxed Colonists but Colonists were not represented in British Parliament. 1773 Tea Act caused the Boston Tea Party
1775 Continental Congress began acting as a national government. 1776 Declaration Of Independence (penned by Thomas Jefferson) 1781 British Surrender
1783 Peace Treaty of Paris
American Civil War
Factors in thNorth and South had different economic systems —Plantations vs. Factories Disputes over slavery
—Balance of political power between “free” and “slave” statese
The Civil War
From 1861-1865
Slave states broke away from the United States and became The Confederate States of America
Lincoln vs. Jefferson Davis Grant vs. Lee
North finally defeated the South
Significance of the War
Kept America together Destroyed Slavery
Reconstruction of the South —Very long and difficult
—A lot of hatred between Southerners/Northerners & blacks/whites
WWI