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What Is Pangea Super Continent
1301 U.S. History – B. Lewellen
Exploration
Pangea – Super continent
Early Migration to America: * Called hunters and gatherers * Russia, Siberia, Japan… -> Canadian rocky mountains and plains of America * Crossed over the Beringia (water between Alaska & Russia)

North America Pre-1492: * Natives became extinct because of disease & war with European Settlers * Southwest – Natives migrated and died often because of the heat and lack of food sources.
Marco Polo: * Helped create 1st empire in 1200’s * From Italy * Wanted to travel far east to china and india from Europe for spices, silk, rice, medicines, animals, gold, gunpowder, & dynamite * Italy, Greece, Turkey, middle east * Traveled by foot or
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Madison * 1st Supreme Court case * Judicial review
Thomas Jefferson * 3rd President * Serves 2 terms (1800-1808) * Well beloved * Vice President is Aaron Burr * James Madison – Secretary of State * 1804-1804 group of pirates off of Africa began to attack American ships, and paid them off.
Resolve Presidential Elections * Passing a new law * Federal law related to constitution passed – amendment * 12th amendment – tie breaker * Now select name a or name b and whomever wins presidency you also get their VP * Only vote for president, not also for VP
1804 Election * Burr no longer VP, changes to Clinton * Burr runs for governor of New York * Hamilton makes sure Burr doesn’t get governor of New York * Burr writes Hamilton and challenges him to a duel – a federal crime
The Duel * Both selected a pistol from box, lock and load, turn around and walk 20 paces away, turn around and shoots * Hamilton shoots into sky * Burr shoot Hamilton in chest twice * Hamilton dies 2-3 days after duel because of bleeding out * Jefferson had to track Burr down in order to arrest him * Burr is hiding in Arizona in Indian

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