US History

US History

We will.... trace characteristics of various contemporary societies in the United States that resulted from historical events or factors such as colonization, immigration, and trade.  (6.1A)

​History of the U.S.A.- COLONIZATION

​Earliest inhabitants of North America were the Native Americans. There were dozens of different groups that had different ways of life using available local resources.

• Europeans started coming to this area in the 1500’s. They wanted to claim the land to use its natural resources and increase trade.

  • Spanish came in the 1500s and built outpost.

    • Founded St. Augustine, Florida in 1565

    • By the 1700s they settled parts of New Mexico, California and Texas

  • French came in the 1600s, and claimed a vast stretch of land from eastern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.

    • They traded furs with the Native Americans

    • Later on the French built settlements; such as, New Orleans

​Europeans cont.

​In the 1600s, the British began to send colonists to the Americas and claim land for their country.

• First settled Jamestown, Virginia in 1607

• Plymouth, Massachusetts followed in 1620

• Eventually there were 13 colonies formed in what is now the USA.

Multiple Choice

The individuals arriving in the America aboard ships during the 1600s along the Atlantic coast occurred during which era in U.S. history? [Pilgrims arriving on the Mayflower]

• industrialization

• colonization

• capitalism

• civil rights

​American Revolution

• In the late 1700s, the British colonistbegan to resent the taxes and trade policies forced upon them by the British government.

  • In 1776 they declared their independence from Britain, which resulted in the The Revolutionary War. The war lasted until 1783 - with Britain finally recognizing the colonies as an independent nation called the United States of America

Multiple Choice

Which event resulted in the the 13 Colonies gaining their independence from Great Britain?

• Civil War

• French & Indian War

• American Revolution

• Civil Rights Movement

​Westward Expansion began in the early 1800s

​In 1803, Thomas Jefferson DOUBLED the size of the United States with the Louisiana Purchase

• Soon after Jefferson commissioned Lewis and Clarkto explore the newly acquired Territory. They were to map their journey, and record data about the plants and animals they found.

• The USA also gained Florida from Spain and part of the Oregon Territory from Britain.

• In 1845, the United States annexed Texas. This angered Mexico and led to war. The USA won the war the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo gave the USA California and most of the western states between Texas and the Pacific Ocean.

Multiple Choice

Which term describes how Texas was added to the United States?

• conquest

• annex

• colonization

• exploration

​Manifest Destiny

​the idea that it was the right of the United States to expand westward to the Pacific Ocean.

Multiple Choice

The idea of America expanding from sea to shining sea (Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean) is called _____________________.

• American Exceptionalism

• My Business

• State's Rights

• Manifest Destiny

​Civil War

​People in the northern states and southern states disagreed over the issues of slavery and states’ rights. 

• When Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860, 11 Southern states seceded from the Union to form the Confederate States of America.

• The Civil War began in 1861. It lasted for 4 years, and over 600,000 Americans died.

• The North won, and the country was reunited. Slavery was abolished and millions of African Americans were freed.

​Industrialization

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People began moving from rural farms to urban cities. As machines replaced work done by hand, farmers were left without work and moved to the cities.

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​The Great Migration was the migration of African Americans from the south in search of better paying jobs in the north after the civil war. 

Multiple Choice

Machines replaced work done by hand, farmers were left without work and moved to the cities.

• Industrialization

• Civil War

​World War I and World War II

• World War I began in Europe in 1914. The United States tried to remain neutral, but joined the Allied Powers whenGermany sank an American ship. Germany surrendered in 1918.

• World War II broke out in Europe in 1939. Adolf Hitler, German leader, wanted to create an empire in Europe, Japan wanted an empire in eastern Asia.

  • The United States entered the war when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941.

  • The United States and the Allied forces defeated Germany in May 1945.

  • In August 1945, the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan.

  • At the end of the war nearly 55 million people had died world wide.

​Cold War

​After WWII, the United States and the Soviet Union became the world’s two major powers.

• The United States and Russia competed for leadership in the world in what became known as the “Cold War,” because no actual fighting every occurred.

• The Cold War lasted until the Soviet Union broke apart in 1991.

Multiple Choice

This political cartoon shows the conflict that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union. This event was called the _____________.

• American Revolution

• Manifest Destiny

• Cold War

• Civil War

​Civil Rights Movement

​Following the Civil War, African Americans were freed from slavery, but did not have equal rights as their white neighbors. In the 1960s a Civil Rights movement began to fight for all citizens to have the same basic rights.

• In the mid 1960s, the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act were passed - outlawing racial segregation in public schools and allowing African Americans the right to vote.

Multiple Choice

Resulted in African Americans having the right to vote.

• Civil Rights Movement

• Township Act

• Segregation

• Boston Tea Party

​September 11, 2001

​Terrorism is violence against civilians for political goals.

• On 9/11/01, terrorist seized planes and crashed them into the Twin Towers in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and another plane crash landed in Pennsylvania.

• Following the attacks the United States declared war against terrorism in Afghanistan and other countries in Southwest Asia.

Multiple Choice

The use of violence against civilians by individuals or groups to reach a political goal is called ________________.

• free enterprise

• terrorism

• democracy

• colonies