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You guys have made it through more than 250 years of American history! HUZZAH!

You guys have made it through more than 250 years of American history! HUZZAH!. Let’s review what we have studied!. A Quick Review of U.S. History:. 1600-1865. 1607: Jamestown, VA - First English settlement - Out of 900, 60 survived the first winter. 1617: Tobacco planted - cash crop

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You guys have made it through more than 250 years of American history! HUZZAH!

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  1. You guys have made it through more than 250 years of American history! HUZZAH!

  2. Let’s review what we have studied!

  3. A Quick Review of U.S. History: 1600-1865

  4. 1607: Jamestown, VA - First English settlement - Out of 900, 60 survived the first winter

  5. 1617: Tobacco planted - cash crop - plantation system develops - indentured servants

  6. 1619: First slaves arrive - replace indentured servants - racial caste system develops

  7. 1620: Pilgrims land at Plymouth, MA - Mayflower Compact - Education important: Harvard established 1636

  8. 1630: Puritans immigrate to New England - Religious freedom for themselves, not others Salem Witch Trial

  9. 1630 - 1763: Period of Colonial Growth - Economic and Social Development of Colonies - Population Growth - Conflict with Native Americans

  10. 1763: Proclamation of 1763 - First British attempt to limit colonies - England tired of fighting Native Americans on behalf of colonists

  11. 1776: Declaration of Independence - Official break from England

  12. 1776 - 1783: American Revolution - War to uphold Declaration of Independence

  13. 1781 - 1789: Articles of Confederation - First U.S. Government - Failure

  14. 1787: Constitution Written - Fixed problems of Articles of Confederation - Established our current government

  15. 1803: Louisiana Purchase - Doubled the size of the U.S.

  16. 1803 - 1861: Period of Expansion - 1812 - 1815: War of 1812 - “2nd Revolution” - Capitol burned - Battle of New Orleans fought two weeks after peace treaty - 1820 - 1861: Sectionalism Over Slavery - North/South in conflict over the expansion of slavery - Will new states/territories be free or slave? - 1846 - 1848: Mexican-American War - Conflict over Texas

  17. 1861 - 1865: Civil War - War between North and South - Issues include economics, states’ rights, social system - Ultimately, war is about slavery

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