THE USA
1775 - 1900
PLAN
-The War of Independence & the birth of the United States -Societal debates during the Civil War & the abolition of slavery -Territorial expansion & the role of philanthropy in transforming American society
The War of Independence
1775 - 1783
THE THIRTEEN ORIGINAL COLONIES
TIMELINE
Boston Tea Party
Treaty of Paris
Beginning of War
1776
1774
1773
1783
1775
Continental Congress
Declaration of Independance
The Civil War and Abolition
1861- 1865
The North
The South
Supporting states' rights and the preservation of slavery
Advocating for a unified nation and the end of slavery
KEY EVENTS :
- 1860- Election of Abrahm Lincoln -1861- Beginning of the Civil War -1863- Emancipation Porclamation -1865- End of the war, abolition of slavery
Expansion and Philanthropy
19th Century
Manifest Destiny and the Frontier
-1845- Emergence
Native Americans forced off their lands
-1890- Frontier closed
Philantropy
RECAP
1775 | War of Independence | Civil War | Westward expansion 1900
QUESTIONS :
Q1 - What did the American colonist dumped into the harbor ? Q2 - Who was the president opposed to slavery ? Q3 - Wich part of the U.S as won the Civil War ? Q4 - Can you name one of the 13 original colonies ?
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