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The Impact of North America on Europe
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King Philip's War
Primary Source: Randolph, Edward. “Edward Randolph’s Description of King Philip’s War (1685).” Swarthmore College. Accessed March 25, 2014. http://www.swarthmore.edu/SocSci/bdorsey1/41docs/45-ran.html. This primary source was written in 1685. In this document, Edward Randolph, an emissary of King James II provides us with his account of King Philip’s War, which took place in the New England colonies. He discusses the war’s causes, damages, and aftermath. -
French and Indian War
Primary Source: Minavavana. “Minavavana, A Chippewa Chief, Addressing Trader Alexander Henry, as Recorded by Henry, 1761.” Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies. Accessed March 26, 2014. http://www.smithsoniansource.org/display/primarysource/viewdetails.aspx?TopicId=&PrimarySourceId=1183. This primary source originates from 1761. In this document, Chief Minavavana declares that the English have no right to rule the Indian lands following France’s defeats in this war. -
The United States' Declaration of Independence
Primary Source: “Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776.” Yale Law School: The Avalon Project. Accessed March 26, 2014. http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/declare.asp. The United States Declaration of Independence was signed by the fifty-six delegates to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. They approved it on July 4th, 1776. This document declares America’s independence from the British Empire, giving birth to the United States of America. -
U.S. President Grover Cleveland Accepts the Statue of Liberty
Primary Source: Fernique, Albert. “Model of the Statue of Liberty.” Photograph. 1883. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eWW_hKg1aow/TqrHjbin5jI/AAAAAAAACxw/ufKyuYUTyeY/s640/statue_of_liberty_1_.jpg. Albert Fernique took this photograph of the Statue of Liberty in 1883, before it was unveiled in New York Harbor. This statue was a gift from France, which remains a welcoming symbol of American freedom and the values expressed in the Declaration of Independence. -
The New York Stock Market Crash Begins the Great Depression
Primary Source: “Crowd of Depositors Gather in the Rain Outside Bank of United States After its Failure.” Photograph. 1931. http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/96521489/. This 1931 photograph is currently held in the Library of Congress. No author could be found. This photograph illustrates the chaos and overwhelming sense of despair prevalent during the Great Depression. -
United States' Declaration of War upon Germany during World War II
Primary Source: “Declaration of War by Germany and Italy against the United States.” Yale Law School: The Avalon Project. Accessed March 28, 2014. http://avalon.law.yale.edu/wwii/dec05.asp. This document originates from December 11, 1941 and features the United States’ president at the time, Franklin D. Roosevelt, responding to Germany and Italy’s declarations of war against the United States. The United States would proceed to play a major role in the Allies’ World War II victory.
