Ten events shaping us history

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Ten Events That Shaped US History to 1877 Native Americans Coming and Going(Forced) Columbus and Exploration Jamestown and Colonization Revolutionary War US Constitution Westward expansion Louisiana Purchase(Lewis & Clark) Mexican-American War Civil War Reconstruction

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Ten Events That Shaped US History to 1877

Native Americans Coming and Going(Forced)Columbus and ExplorationJamestown and ColonizationRevolutionary WarUS ConstitutionWestward expansionLouisiana Purchase(Lewis & Clark)Mexican-American WarCivil WarReconstruction

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Focus on the following when studying:

1. Period of time2. Basic definition3. How did it impact the US both positively

and negatively

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Reconstruction 1865-1877

Reconstruction left very deep divisions between the northern states and southern states

Once the northern governments and military left the south, traditional rich, white racist males took back over

Jim Crow laws and segregation was established

African-Americans would not see the rights they should have had in 1865 until 1964

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Student Topics Not On My List

Industrial Revolution-early 1800’sWar of 1812Women’s Suffrage MovementThe Great AwakeningTranscontinental Railroad