The fist Americans were known by evidents that the fist Americans were from Southeast Asia and the southern Pacific area. They came across the Bering Sea.

Some reasons for European exploration that led them to the North American Continent was to find gold, silver, and precious stones. To expand their knowledge of the world. Finally to find a route to the spices of Asia. Some explorers were Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci

European ImpactEuropean ImpactAn impact of an establishment of colonies by Europe in North American people who already lived there was that its going to create a war that is caused over land.

Great Britain, Spain band France were some of the European countries that established major colonies. Explorers landed in America for some time before English settlers arrived in what is now Jamestown Virginia in 1607.

• France, Britain, and France, Britain, and the Indians were the Indians were involved (fighting) in involved (fighting) in the war. The cause of the war. The cause of the war was that they the war was that they were fighting for were fighting for control of land which control of land which was North America. It was North America. It started in 1754 and started in 1754 and ended in 1763. ended in 1763. England won the war.England won the war.

The Path To IndependenceThe Path To Independence The colonists The colonists

wanted wanted freedom and freedom and independence independence from Britain from Britain because of because of high taxes, high taxes, unfairness unfairness and unfair and unfair lawslaws

Benjamin Franklin and George Washington both played a huge role in the revolutionary war. George Washington was captain/general of the U.S Army. Benjamin Franklin dealed with treaty. He also signed the declaration of independence.

The American RevolutionThe American RevolutionOne advantage that British had over the colonists was that they had way more people The advantage that the colonists had over the British was that they were fighting on their own land so they new the battlefield very well. This event occurred through 1775-1783. A major battle was the Battle of Lexington.

After IndependenceAfter IndependenceThe new document is the U.S Constitution.

The three branches are Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, and the Judicial Branch.

More Growth of AmericaMore Growth of America

The United States had bought the Louisiana purchase. The California province, The Texas annexation, and Oregon Country. These places were bought and won from wars.

Jefferson doubled the Jefferson doubled the size of the United size of the United States by the States by the Louisiana Purchase Louisiana Purchase doubled the Country doubled the Country size. Then he sent the size. Then he sent the explorers Lewis and explorers Lewis and Clarke to explore the Clarke to explore the new land. France new land. France Arkansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Missouri, Lowa Oklahoma, Lowa Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Kansas, Nebraska, and parts of and parts of Minnesota.Minnesota.

Some reasons the southerners had for wanting to split the United States was for the states to have more power and freedom. It started on April 12, 1861 and ended on April 9, 1865.

Newly free black population adapted to life in the United States after the civil war. African Americans could now go to school. They had more freedom then they had before the war.

What started world war 1 was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Gavrilo Princip. President Wilson felt that the USA should not become involved in World War 1 when the war began. What made the United States enter the war was the that Germany told the commanders of the German U-boats to sink any ships that they thought were bringing supplies to the Allies.