American History An Exposition American History by Kristian

American History - An Exposition American History by Kristian Smedjeback

1492 – Christofer Columbus arrives American History by Kristian Smedjeback

A Short History of the United States (South Park) - Wordlist � Persecuted – � Savages � 2 nd amendment � Ku Klux Klan (KKK) � The NRA � The Civil Rights Movement � suburbs - Hunted down Wild, ”uncivilized people/natives. An added paragraph to the Constitution of the USA. The right to carry guns. An extremely racist group. The National Rifle Association (extremely pro-guns) Medborgarrättsrörelsen (för svartas rättigheter) förorter American History by Kristian Smedjeback

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Discuss! �Who were the Pilgrim fathers? �What is said about the white people’s treatment of the Native Americans and the Afro Americans? What explanation is given? �What is the connection to the Ku Klux Clan and the NRA? �What do you think is the message of the clip? American History by Kristian Smedjeback

The Mayflower �The Pilgrim Fathers arrived in 1620 to Cape Cod (Massachussets). �They went to America to find religious freedom from the Catholic Church. American History by Kristian Smedjeback

The Mayflower Compact �One of the first documents in the history of democratic government in America �The settlers agreed to set up a government to make ”just and equal laws”. American History by Kristian Smedjeback

Growth of a Nation - depicting the geographic history of the United States from 1789. �http: //www. animatedatlas. com/movie 2. html American History by Kristian Smedjeback

The War of Independence American colonist are tired of paying taxes to the British Crone without representation in the British Parliament. �The war started April 18, 1775, when British soldiers shot eigth American militiamen in the city of Lexington. American History by Kristian Smedjeback

The Declaration of Independence �On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress cut all ties with Britain and declared that the United Colonies are free and independent states. �Two days later, July 4, ”The Declaration of Independence” was issued. �Written by Thomas Jeffersson. �The most important document in American history. �More than a statement that the colonies were a new nation. �Talks about the rights of men – a right to ”Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”. American History by Kristian Smedjeback

Sources �http: //www. historyplace. com/unitedstates/ �http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/History_of_the_United_ States �http: //www. americanheritage. com/bow/? page=list. We b. Categories&category. ID=92 American History by Kristian Smedjeback