-
The exchange of people, diseases, animals, and crops. The diseases played a huge role in exterminating the natives.
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/precontact-and-early-colonial-era/old-and-new-worlds-collide/a/the-columbian-exchange-ka -
16th-century religious, political, intellectual and cultural upheaval in Catholic Europe. Led to groups like groups like puritans and pilgrims gain streanth.
-
The first recorded lacrosse game began.
https://filacrosse.com/fil/origin-history -
First recorded game of criket
https://www.athleticscholarships.net/history-of-cricket.htm -
British government stopped colonies from settling west of Appalachians. Colonies didn't like that led to declaration of independence
https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/1763-proclamation-of -
A letter containing resolves to the taxes. British ended up ignoring it which fired up the patriot cause.
Resolves sheet in class -
The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot between British and colonists. Riled up patriots even more.
https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-massacre -
Congress approved the final text of the declaration of independence. The colonies were becoming america.
https://www.constitutionfacts.com/us-declaration-of-independence/fascinating-facts/ -
Someone first playing a game like rugby
http://www.rugbyfootballhistory.com/originsofrugby.htm -
A philosophy that drove 19th-century U.S. territorial expansion. Led to things like Indian removal act and trail of tears.
https://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion/manifest-destiny -
First recorerded game
http://www.seanlahman.com/baseball-archive/brief-history-of-baseball/ -
Mass migration to California in hopes of gold. Drastically increased the population of California which helped make what it is now.
https://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion/gold-rush-of-1849 -
Confederate troops fire on Fort Sumter.
Start of civil war. TCI -
A battle between the Union and the Confederates. The Union won and forced the Confederates to retreat which they could never recover fron.https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-gettysburg
-
The first recorded game of soccer
https://www.athleticscholarships.net/history-of-soccer-football.htm -
Group created to terrorize African Americans.
-
A group that was created to terrorize African Americans.
-
The huge railroad connecting the east and the western United States. Allowed for goods and people to be transported very quickly in the civil war. Also helped speed up migration.
https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/transcontinental-railroad -
First recorded football game, Rutgers vs Princeton
https://www.profootballhof.com/football-history/birth-of-pro-football/
