History Beginnings To 1877 Myworld Interactive — American

Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts (1774) , closing Boston Harbor and restricting Massachusetts’ self-rule. Colonists responded by forming the First Continental Congress and preparing militias. Part 4: The American Revolution (1775–1783) Key Vocabulary: Militia, Declaration of Independence, Thomas Paine, Loyalist, Patriot, Saratoga, Yorktown, Treaty of Paris 1783

President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory (1803) from France for $15 million, doubling U.S. size. He sent Lewis and Clark to explore it to the Pacific. american history beginnings to 1877 myworld interactive

The Proclamation of 1763 banned colonial settlement west of the Appalachians—enraging land-hungry colonists. Then came a series of acts: Sugar Act (1764), Stamp Act (1765), Townshend Acts (1767) . Colonists shouted, “No taxation without representation!” They boycotted British goods, formed the Sons of Liberty (led by Samuel Adams), and staged protests like the Boston Tea Party (1773) dumping tea into the harbor. Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts (1774) , closing

Fought against Britain over impressment of sailors, trade restrictions, and Native alliances. The U.S. gained respect after key victories (Battle of New Orleans, Andrew Jackson). The war inspired a national anthem (“The Star-Spangled Banner”) and ended the Federalist Party. Then came a series of acts: Sugar Act

The first permanent English settlement was Jamestown (Virginia, 1607), founded by a joint-stock company. It barely survived due to disease, hunger, and conflict with the Powhatan people. John Smith’s leadership and John Rolfe’s introduction of tobacco as a cash crop finally made Jamestown profitable. Part 2: The 13 Colonies & Colonial Life (1630–1754) Key Vocabulary: Puritan, Pilgrim, Mayflower Compact, Great Awakening, Mercantilism, Triangular Trade, Middle Passage