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Period: Aug 28, 1500 to
The middle passage
The middle passage was refers to the part of trade where African were packed into ships and were transported across the Atlantic and the West Indies. This event relates to the theme because it shows the way the American people learn more about peoples rights and freedom -
Founding of Jamestown
In 1607,104 English men arrived in North America to make a settlement.On may 13th they picked Jamestown,Virginia for the settlement which was named after King James 1. It was the first permanent English settlement. This event relates to the theme because it stared the colonist on the road to freedom. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was the first agreement of self-government to be created and enforced in the Americas. This event relates to the theme because it shows the first sights of independence. -
The Deceleration of Independence
The Deceleration of Independence is the statement adopted by the second Continental Congress meting in Pennsylvania. This event relates to the theme because the Declaration of Independence is everything the theme is taking about -
The 17th Amendment
The 17th Amendment states that the Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures. This relates to our history topic because people got into politics and made a change of how our country runs. -
The 18th Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution effectively established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States. The united states made alcoholic beverages prohibited by declaring the production, transport, and sale of alcohol illegal. This relates to our topic because people got tougher and added another amendment to the constitution. -
George Washington's presidency
George Washington was an American politician and solider. He became president after defeating England in battle he was president form April 30,1789 to March 4, 1797. He was also one of the founding fathers.This event relates to the theme because it showed what was back then the american pride, pride for the home land actually there own land. -
Second Great Awaking
The second great awakening was a Protestant religious rivals during the early 19th century in the United States Of America. The Movement began around 1790 but didn't gained momentum into 1800's. But it grew rapidity again in 1820. This event in history relates to the topic political participation by basically having the American people come tougher and work tougher for a coming goal politically -
The Ratification of the Constitution
The Ratification of the Constitution was when they brought the Constitution of Independence to congress because before the Constitution could become the law of the land all the sates need to agree to it. After many debates most of the sates agreed to the Constitution except for New York,Virginia,North Carolina and Rhode Island. New York and Virginia agreed later on North Carolina agreed after the Bill of Rights was brought up in 1789. And finally Rhode Island agreed in 1790. Independence/freedom -
Louisiana purchase
The Louisiana purchase was a big part of history, the Louisiana purchase was when the United states bought the land from the French for fifty million dollars -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Lewis and Clark expedition started on May 14,1804 to September 23, 1806. This expedition was also know as the Corps of Discovery. It was the first American Expedition to cross as what is now know as the western portion of the United States. That of its self is why this event relates to the theme and also curiosity what people wanted to know/discover in the knew world. -
The Election of Andrew Jackson
The United States presidential election of 1828 was the 11th quadrennial presidential election, held from Friday, October 31, to Tuesday, December 2, 1828. It featured a re-match between President John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Jackson, Andrew Jackson won a plurality of the electoral college vote in the 1824 election. This event relates to our topic because this is literally what some postilions do. And people always get political when they are vetoing for their next president of the U.S -
Americanization Movement
The Americanization movement was the 20th century when the united stated was having a dealt with a flood of immigration. A lot of programs were made to turn foreigners into Americans. -
Abolitionist movement
Abolitionism is a general term which describes the movement to end slavery. This term can be used formally or informally. This event relates to our topic because By fighting and speaking the people fight for what they believe in. -
Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny was thee 19th century belief that the expansion of the united states throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable. And it was form July-August 1845. This event is relates to the theme because this belief of going ahead is an american value -
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13th,14th,15th amendments
The 13th,14th,and the 15th amendments were very important in the american culture. The 13th amendments was basically the end of slavery. The 14th amendments was if you were born in the united sates you were a citizen. And the 15th amendment meant that anyone can't vote. This event relates to the theme because of equality. -
Women's suffrage in Whyoming
The women's suffrage in Wyoming of 1869 was a big part in the suffrage community, because even thought the Washington bill was nearly defeated a similar legislation succeeded else were. And the Wyoming territory was the first to give women the vote in 1869. Followed by Utah in 1870 and Washington in 1883. This event relates to the topic were are currently studying because it shows mainly women going against what the president, government, congress and even the united states constitution says. -
Great railroad strike 1877
The Great railroad strike of 1877 stared on July 14, 1877 in Martins burg west Virginia. The strike happened when the railroad workers went on strike because their wages were lowered again for the third time in a year. The striking railroad workers would not let any trains mostly freight trains pass until the third wage cut was revoked. This event relates to the topic we are learning about in history right now by showing workers fighting their bosses and the government to get rid of something. -
Knights of labor
The knights of labor which are official know as the Nobel and holy order of the knights of labor. The knights of labor were one of the most important and biggest labor origination of the 1980's. One of there most important leader was Terence V. Powderly. This event in history relates to the topic of political participation because it's a union coming tougher and fighting for the working people. -
How the other side lives by Jacob Riis
The book How the other side lives by Jacob Rills is about showing how people lived in the 1880's not the rich people but the poor and basically the working class. This book showed the rest of america how the living conditions in most apartments theses people live in are terrible and how they need to improve. And this topic relates to political participation because it's making a stand that living conditions and laws should be changed. Basically arguing agents political machines -
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Progressive Era
The Progressive Era was a period of social activism and political reform in the united states of america. The progressive Era was from 1890 to 1920. The main idea for the Progressive Era was to eliminate and get rid off all of the problems caused by the industrialization, urbanization, immigration and corruption of government. This event relates to our topic in history because the progressive Era went against the government and what was wrong with the us at the time. -
National American Woman Suffrage Association
The National American Woman Suffrage Association was formed on February 18, 1890. It was formed to work for women's suffrage in the United States. This was created by the merger of two existing organizations, the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association. This is related to the topic we are learning about because it shows women going up against many politeness and try to change something and add a amendment to the U.S. constitution. -
populists
Populism is a political approach that seeks to disrupt the existing social order by solidifying and mobilizing the animosity of the "common man" or "the people" against "privileged elites" and the "establishment -
Clayton Antitrust Act
The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914, was a part of United States antitrust law with the goal of adding further substance to the U.S. antitrust law regime; the Clayton Act sought to prevent anti competitive practices in their incipience. This event is related our history topic because it was and act made and voted by the people. -
Lost Generation
The lost generation was the generation reaching maturity during and barley after world war 1 just ended, A great number of lives were lost( mostly men who were killed where lost). This event is relates to the theme because it shows what we stand for and that we will never give up. -
19th Amendment
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution gave women the right to vote in the united states their country. The 19th amendment prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States based on their sex. It was adopted on August 18, 1920. This relates to the history topic because women made a law/ amendment to the constitutions for the whole united sates of America to follow as one of the rules they stand for. -
Emergency Quota Act 1921
The Emergency Quota of 1921 was when it restricted the number of immigration into the united states of america. They only let 3%of people get into the US. This relates to the theme because it shows that defense that america can put up if they feel treated. -
scopes trial
The Scopes Trial, formally known as The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes but is mostly commonly referred to as the Scopes Monkey Trial, was an American legal case in July 1925 in which a substitute high school teacher, John T. Scopes, was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act, which had made it unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school.This relates to our history topic because it goes up against a law that is already in place and questioning if the law is right -
The North American Free Trade Agreement
The North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA -
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group AL-Qaeda on the united states
