Settler Colonialism
What I Learned about American History was the parts in the U.S map that belonged to the indigenous people. It was interesting to me because I'm native American and to find out a lot more stuff about the indigenous people it's very interesting to me and my family. This also connects to what I see around me because I've been around my family's reservation and I've seen how they been living for the past few years. The learning was new and different to me because there was a lot of things that I did not know about. I was never taught a lot about my family's past and how they had their land taken from them by the Americans.
What I Learned about American History was the parts in the U.S map that belonged to the indigenous people. It was interesting to me because I'm native American and to find out a lot more stuff about the indigenous people it's very interesting to me and my family. This also connects to what I see around me because I've been around my family's reservation and I've seen how they been living for the past few years. The learning was new and different to me because there was a lot of things that I did not know about. I was never taught a lot about my family's past and how they had their land taken from them by the Americans.
Since Time Immemorial
I learned that the indigenous people came to America 15,000 years ago, they were here for many many years and when the Americans came they were going through exploitation (land theft and Exploitation of labor day). It was interesting to me because finding out a lot of things about the indigenous people, when they came to the U.S. What they were going through when the Americans came here. what the Americans were trying to do to the Indigenous people and their land. I think this connects to what I see around me is basically realizing what the Native Americans went through when they found this land and made it their home. This learning was new and different to me because I didn't know the Americans took away the Indigenous peoples land, their home, took away what they work so hard to build, to make it feel like home for them, and the Americans came here and stole it from the indigenous people.
I learned that the indigenous people came to America 15,000 years ago, they were here for many many years and when the Americans came they were going through exploitation (land theft and Exploitation of labor day). It was interesting to me because finding out a lot of things about the indigenous people, when they came to the U.S. What they were going through when the Americans came here. what the Americans were trying to do to the Indigenous people and their land. I think this connects to what I see around me is basically realizing what the Native Americans went through when they found this land and made it their home. This learning was new and different to me because I didn't know the Americans took away the Indigenous peoples land, their home, took away what they work so hard to build, to make it feel like home for them, and the Americans came here and stole it from the indigenous people.
Events Leading to the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution
The things that I learned about the Declaration Of Independence is that in Congress, July 4, 1776, The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. It is interesting to me because knowing about the Declaration, as in like when it started, who wrote the Declaration. The Declaration connects to what I see around me today because today, as our democracy comes under pressure at home and from hostile actors abroad, the Declaration is as relevant as ever. This was new learning to me because before I didn't know when the Declaration was written or when it started, I didn't even know who wrote the Declaration, Now I do, Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, Roger Sherman of Connecticut, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Robert R. Livingston of New York, and John Adams of Massachusetts.
The things that I learned about the Declaration Of Independence is that in Congress, July 4, 1776, The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. It is interesting to me because knowing about the Declaration, as in like when it started, who wrote the Declaration. The Declaration connects to what I see around me today because today, as our democracy comes under pressure at home and from hostile actors abroad, the Declaration is as relevant as ever. This was new learning to me because before I didn't know when the Declaration was written or when it started, I didn't even know who wrote the Declaration, Now I do, Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, Roger Sherman of Connecticut, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Robert R. Livingston of New York, and John Adams of Massachusetts.
U.S. Constitution (1789)
What I have learned about the U.S Constitution is all the Constitution Amendments. It's interesting to me because I want to know all the Amendments, I want to know all of my rights. The U.S Constitution connects to what I see around me because there is a lot of people that know all the amendments and their rights. Also if you were to every get in to trouble and someone was to say something that isn't true, you know your American rights. The learning is new to me because at first I didn't know A lot about the amendments or about my American rights, and to me it's always good to know about important things like the Declaration, and the Constitution.
What I have learned about the U.S Constitution is all the Constitution Amendments. It's interesting to me because I want to know all the Amendments, I want to know all of my rights. The U.S Constitution connects to what I see around me because there is a lot of people that know all the amendments and their rights. Also if you were to every get in to trouble and someone was to say something that isn't true, you know your American rights. The learning is new to me because at first I didn't know A lot about the amendments or about my American rights, and to me it's always good to know about important things like the Declaration, and the Constitution.
Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
I've learned that the Mexican-American war started April 21, 1898. On April 25, 1898 the United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. The Mexican-American war finally ended December 10, 1898. This topic is interesting to me because the war-in which U.S. forces were consistently victorious-resulted in the the United States' acquisition of more than 500,000 square miles. The war connects to what I see around today is the Mexican-American War and the massive territory gained reopened debates over slavery. The Mexican- American War was a new and different learning to me because I didn't know that the Mexican-American War of 1846 to 1848 marked the first U.S. armed conflict chiefly fought on foreign soil. If I didn't learn about the Mexican-American War I wouldn't have known that nor would've known a lot of other things about the Mexican-American War.
I've learned that the Mexican-American war started April 21, 1898. On April 25, 1898 the United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. The Mexican-American war finally ended December 10, 1898. This topic is interesting to me because the war-in which U.S. forces were consistently victorious-resulted in the the United States' acquisition of more than 500,000 square miles. The war connects to what I see around today is the Mexican-American War and the massive territory gained reopened debates over slavery. The Mexican- American War was a new and different learning to me because I didn't know that the Mexican-American War of 1846 to 1848 marked the first U.S. armed conflict chiefly fought on foreign soil. If I didn't learn about the Mexican-American War I wouldn't have known that nor would've known a lot of other things about the Mexican-American War.