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Competition for North American Colonies
Britain and the French were fighting in America over land, and caught between them were the American Indians -
American Indians
they received presents from both sides because they both want to be allies so they can take their land. and the Indians realized this and tried to play in smart -
Indians and french
the Indians started to get miss treated by Britain so they sided with the French. they set up outposts on Britain land that were protected by Indians and used them for trade. -
discuss the crisis
John Adams, a Patriot, and Jonathan Sewell -
The Second Continental Congress
assembly in Philadelphia -
the colonists of British America made three important decisions
they declared independence from Britain. Second, they chose a republican model for their new government. Third, they confederated the 13 states as the United States of America -
The Nation's First Textile Mills
they used the power of the river to power their machines into making this mill -
the us navy is made
created the navy branch of the military -
11th amendment
The US adopted the 11th Constitutional Amendment, which limited the power of the federal court. -
The Louisiana Purchase in
bought land even though it was "unconstitutional" -
The Lewis and Clark expedition started
set out to explore the new land -
embargo act
The Embargo Act was passed banning trade between U.S. ports and foreign nations Outrage on the frigate Chesapeake -
era of good feeling
n 1817, a newspaper in Boston described politics as entering an “era of good feelings.” The Democratic Republican Party operated almost without opposition. In the election of 1820, James Monroe won reelection as President by receiving almost all of the electoral votes cast. A spirit of nationalism swept the country. -
national road
the nation made a road from Maryland to present day west virginia -
john adams son becomes president
son becomes the 6th president -
electric telegraph,
In 1837, American Samuel F.B. Morse invented the electric telegraph,which allowed electrical pulses to travel long distances along metal wires as coded signals. -
steel plow
1840, large farms also employed the steel plow invented by John Deere and the mechanical reaper developed by Cyrus McCormick.