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American History

American History. 1492 – 2008. Discovery. Columbus sails from Spain in 1492 1507 Ponce de Leon discovers Florida Columbus 1607 First permanent English settlement, Jamestown, Virginia 1620 Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts.

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American History

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  1. American History 1492 – 2008

  2. Discovery • Columbus sails from Spain in 1492 1507 Ponce de Leon discovers Florida Columbus 1607 First permanent English settlement, Jamestown, Virginia 1620 Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts

  3. Early American Exploration

  4. New Country • French-Indian War 1750s • American Revolution 1776 – 1783 • Lexington and Concord • Yorktown George Washington

  5. Continental Congress Ben Franklin

  6. Constitution • Approved in 1791 James Madison Great Compromise Senate House Checks and Balances Supreme Court

  7. Bill of Rights

  8. American West • 13 Colonies began to look West • Agreed new states would have equal rights • Early explorers: mountain men Daniel Boone

  9. Indians

  10. Settlement of the West • By 1890, all open land was gone. • Train • Telegraph • Ranchers and Farmers

  11. Civil War • 1861-1865 • Union vs. Confederacy

  12. Growth • World Power • Spanish-American War 1898 Cuba Philippines

  13. Immigration • 1830s Irish • 1850s Italians • 1860s Asians • 1880s Eastern Europeans • Russians • Jews • First Immigration Law 1920s

  14. World War I • 1914-1919 • U.S. enters in 1917 Air war German Bunker

  15. Depression • 1929 – 1941 NRA CCC WPA

  16. World War II • 1939 – 1945 • U.S. enters in 1941 Flag raising at Iwo Jima Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin at Yalta Franklin Roosevelt

  17. Map of Europe

  18. Korean War • 1951-1954 • United Nations vs. Russia and China Chinese troops

  19. Changes in the Country • Civil Rights Women’s Rights Space Age Baby Boom generation

  20. Vietnam War • Started with French • U.S. joined in 1958 • SDS • Ended in 1975

  21. Political Changes • Resignation of the President and Vice President 1974 Richard Nixon (far right) And Spiro Agnew

  22. Conservative Surge Ronald Reagan 1980 -1988 George H. W. Bush 1988 -1992 Bush Reagan

  23. Today Positive • Lone superpower • Media domination • Technological leadership Negative • Declining world status • Political turmoil • Economic decline Pittsburgh

  24. Future • Population: 300 million • Abundant natural resources • Unlimited military power • Pollution • Gap between rich and poor • Growing minority populations • Educational decline

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