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Journey Through United States History: From Exploration to Civil War

Explore key events from North American Indian cultures to the Civil War, including exploration, colonization, and the road to independence. Learn about early settlements, conflicts, and significant milestones in U.S. history. Understand the impact of westward expansion and industrialization on shaping the nation. Discover the stories of pioneers, soldiers, and leaders who played pivotal roles in the country's development. Engage with the evolution of the United States from its early days to the brink of the Civil War, highlighting important events that have shaped the nation's identity.

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Journey Through United States History: From Exploration to Civil War

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  1. Wednesday, August 14, 2013

  2. United States History Review

  3. c. 12,000 BC • North American Indian cultures flourish across the continent.

  4. 1000 AD • Leif Ericsson (Scandinavian) lands on Newfoundland • No permanent settlements were established.

  5. 1492 • Christopher Columbus (financed by Spain) lands in the Bahamas. • Further exploration follows (by many other European countries, primarily Great Britain & France) and colonies were established

  6. Spanish Exploration: • 1513 Juan Ponce de Leon lands on Florida’s coast • 1565 Saint Augustine, Florida • First permanent European colony in North America

  7. English/British Exploration: • 1607 – Jamestown, Virginia • First permanent English settlement • 1620 – Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts • Pilgrims formed the Mayflower Compact, the root of our government

  8. English/British Exploration: • 1664 – New Amsterdam is taken from the Dutch and renamed New York

  9. England France Spain

  10. 1754 – 1763 • French & Indian War • Wars between Britain and France competing for control of North America • France and Britain each had American Indian allies • Treaty of Paris (1763) ends the war

  11. Road to the United States • 1770 – Boston Massacre • 1773 – Boston Tea Party • 1774 – First Continental Congress • 1775 – 1783 American Revolution • 1776 – Declaration of Independence

  12. United States of America Early 1800’s • Brand new country • Presidents elected • Government traditions established • Growing pains • 1803 – Louisiana Purchase • 1812 – 1814 • War of 1812 against Britain • Star Spangled Banner

  13. United States of America • 1819 – Spain cedes Florida to the USA • 1820 – Missouri Compromise • Free vs. Slave States • 1830 – Indian Removal Act • President Jackson forces the relocation of 50,000 Native Americans from the eastern part of the country to west of the MS river

  14. United States of America • 1836 – Texas declares its independence from Mexico (becomes a state in 1845) • 1838 – Trail of Tears • 15,000 Cherokee Indians forced from Georgia to Oklahoma • 4,000 died from starvation • 1846 – 1848 • Mexican War (US gains western land)

  15. United States of America • 1848 – 1849 • California Gold Rush • 1860 • Abraham Lincoln elected President • South Carolina secedes from the USA • 1861 • 5 more states secede from the USA and form the Confederate States of America

  16. Civil War North South • United States of America • Yankees • Billy Yank • President: • Abraham Lincoln • General: • Ulysses S. Grant • Confederate States of America • Rebels • Johnny Reb • President: • Jefferson Davis • General: • Robert E. Lee

  17. Civil War • April 1865 • Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia.

  18. Late 1800s • 1863 – Homestead Act allows settlers to claim 160 acres of land • 1865 – Thirteenth Amendment ratified, prohibiting slavery • 1867 – USA buys Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million

  19. Which all brings us to: Unit One (Westward Expansion) AND Unit Two (Industrialization)

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