1. Unit 2: Post Civil War America 1860’s-1900 2. The Birth of Modern America 1865-1900 Introduction U.S. transformed from a rural nation, to an industrial nation. Growth…

1.   2. Objectives: Define : Charter, Joint Stock Company, Royal Colony. Describe how a country pays for a colony? Describe the hardships experienced by the settlers of…

Slide 1 Slide 2  Shorter life span due to spread of disease  ½ people did not live until 20  Few people had grandparents unlike New England Colonies  Tobacco…

Slide 1The Virginia Colony BY: Andrew and Gabrielle Founded : 1763 The Colonies Founders: The Powhatan Indians Slide 2 Virginia’s First People The Virginia Colony was first…

American History American History Chapter 2, Sections 1 & 2 Roanoke F The first English settlement F It failed. The colony disappeared. Sir Walter Raleigh was the founder.…

bLEEDING Kansas Bleeding Kansas By: Ash Thenappan and Silken Habtout How it ignited⦠On December 14, 1853 Augustus Dodge proposed a bill (Kansas â Nebraska Bill) that…

Chapter 10 – Section 2 Chapter 13 section 1 Settling the West  The Great American Desert Named such by explorer Stephen Long The word “desert” did not have its modern…

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Slide 1 Chapter 9 What reasons would people have had for moving out west? What dangers would they face? Do you think it would be worth it? Manifest Destiny Term was coined…