American History 1
By: Ethan Johnson
Important People
- George Washington - Founding father and the first president of the United States, Had a big roll in American Revolution.
- Thomas Jefferson - Wrote the declaration of independence and the third president of the United States
- Abraham Lincoln - The 16th president of the United States and was the one to help ban slavery
- Nat Turner - an Abolitionist
- William Penn - Colonist and Founded Pennsylvania
Five places
- Virginia colony - One of the original thirteen colonies
- Gettysburg - The bloodiest battle in american history
- Boston - One of the original 13 colonies and was the place of the Boston tea party
- South Carolina - The first state to succeed from the union
- Yorktown - the final battle in the Revolution
5 Inventions
- Cotton gin - made the production of cotton quicker
- Telegraph - Made the transportation of messages quicker
- Railroad - made transportation much quicker and easier
- Barbed wire - more protection for cattle from thieves
- Mini ball - A cannon ball that was small
5 conflicts
- North vs South - A huge conflict about slavery and weather it should be abolished or not
- Fights with NA - They took there land and sent them to reservations
- French and Indian War - The British fought to keep North America
- Whisky Rebellion - Colonists rebelled on the tax of whisky
- Tea Act - The colonists pored tea in water because they did not like the tax on it.