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A Historic Overview 1829-1865

The United States of America. A Historic Overview 1829-1865. Na Rae Sin, Muhan Chen. ★ Andrew Jackson. March 15, 1767 - June 8, 1845. President seventh President of the United States (1829–1837) He was First in many ways Born Waxhaw area, on North Carolina-South Carolina border

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A Historic Overview 1829-1865

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  1. The United States of America A Historic Overview 1829-1865 Na Rae Sin, Muhan Chen

  2. ★Andrew Jackson March 15, 1767 - June 8, 1845 • President • seventh President of the United States (1829–1837) • He was First in many ways • Born • Waxhaw area, on North Carolina-South Carolina border • Career:Lawyer, Soldier • Political Party: Democrat

  3. ★ Westward Expansion 1789-1849 • The original territory • The United States - in 1783, thirteen States. • *Ceded to the United States • All the territory west of the present boundaries of the States • Virginia, 1784; Massachusetts, 1785; • Connecticut, 1786 and 1800; South Carolina, 1787; • North Carolina, 1790; Georgia, 1802. • *Cede = (v) to give sb control of sth or give them power

  4. ★ Mexican-American War 1846-1848 • Causes of conflict • The desire of the U.S. to the Pacific Ocean • The Texas War of Independence and the subsequent annexation of that area to the United States • Consequences of conflict • The United States acquired the northern half of Mexico • Flash Map

  5. ★Gold Rush 1848-1855 • American Dream • Discovery • James Marshall : January 24th, 1848 • Fever • By early 1849, gold fever was an epidemic • The Gold Rush attracted people - Latin America, Europe, Australia, and China.

  6. ★Fort Sumter • as one of a series of fortifications on the southern U.S. coast • Construction began in 1827, and the structure was still unfinished in 1860 build up a sand bar in the entrance to Charleston harbor • It was designed to house 650 men and 135 guns in three tiers of gun emplacements, although it was never filled near its full capacity.

  7. ★Confederacy • The Confederate States of America AKA CSA • an unrecognized state eleven southern slave states • and after four years of fighting in the American Civil War, the Confederate armies surrendered, its government collapsed • and its slaves were emancipated

  8. ★The Union • the Union federal government of the United States • supported by the twenty free states and five border slave states(Arkansas, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee) • It was opposed by 11 Southern slave states that had declared a secession to join together to form the Confederacy

  9. Credits • Andrew Jackson • http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/andrewjackson • http://ncpedia.org/biography/jackson-andrew • Westward Expansion • http://www.sonofthesouth.net/texas/westward-expansion.htm • Mexican American War • http://www.historyguy.com/Mexican-American_War.html • http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/index_flash.html • Gold Rush • http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/home.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War#cite_note-MissFacts-118 • http://image.baidu.com/i?ct=503316480&z=0&tn=baiduimagedetail&word=%C3%C0%B9%FA%C4%DA%D5%BD&in=21756&cl=2&lm=-1&pn=2&rn=1&di=31117701615&ln=1&fr=&ic=0&s=&se=&sme=0&tab=&width=&height=&face=0&fb=0

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