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"What is the American?"
"MICHEL DE CRÈVECOEUR was a French settler in the American colonies in the 1770s. Coming from France he could not believe the incredible diversity in the American colonies."
America is truly a melting pot
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the first settlement is formed
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"Starving Time"
The Jamestown people were told that if there settlement didn't generate any wealth they wouldn't receive financial aid so they looked for gold. As a consequence the settlers spent less time farming and thus when it came winter-time they didn't have any food. After the first year only 38 of the original 144 settlers survived. -
The house of Burgess
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Pilgrims
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"Making Rules"
"The process of making new rules was crucial to the revolutionary struggle" On October 7th 1765 The sons of liberty and the stamp act congress met to make new rules for the upcoming nation. -
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The effect of deceleration of independence and constitution on America.
The declaration of independence is a legendary document which marked the freedom of America. This document (along with the constitution) is like a "blueprint" to building a good country. -
"The economic crisis of 1780's"
After the war ended in 1781 the economy was horrible. Exports to Britain were restricted which limited trade. (exact date wasn't found) -
"Jeffersonian America"
"The harsh public antagonism of the 1790s largely came to an end with the victory of the Democratic- Republicans in the 1800 election." Jefferson called this "The revolution of 1800" To Jefferson and his supporters, the defeat of the Federalists ended their attempt to lead America on a more conservative and less democratic course." The federalist never played a political role again so the people agreed with Jefferson too. The only flaw of the "second revolution" was that it embraced slavery. -
The war of 1812
This war served as a dramatic turning point for the young nation.
"The United States developed in a more distinctly American fashion after the War of 1812. The years of the early republic, from the end of the Revolutionary war in 1783 to the end of what is sometimes called the SECOND WAR FOR AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE in 1815" -
"Age of Jackson"
Andrew Jackson gets elected, he appeals to people because is a "regular man." He "kills" the second national bank and makes government funds go to local banks. He also makes the executive branch too powerful earning himself the nickname "king Jackson". He also massacred and pushed natives out of their homes.
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Trail of tears
The Cherokees were pushed out of their homes westwards on a trail called the "Trail of tears" where a quarter of them perished.
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Manifest destiny
"pioneers believed that America had a divine obligation to stretch the boundaries of their noble republic to the Pacific Ocean." The westward expansion was a bigger thing than ever. The term "Manifest destiny" was first used by a newspaper editor named John o'Sullivan adding a more holy aspect to the westward expansion.
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Mexican War
The Mexican war was mostly a war for land. The American settlers who were in Texas were being forced to be Catholics and weren't allowed to own slaves. The American-Texans and Spanish speaking Tejano people fought for the independence of Texas adding it to the United States.
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"The book that started the civil war"
" "So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war." This was Abraham Lincoln's reported greeting to HARRIET BEECHER STOWE when he met her ten years after her book UNCLE TOM'S CABIN was published." This might have been an exaggeration however this book was very significant to the starting of this war. People in the north were presented with what was going on in the south. The book sold 300,000 copies in the north and sold even more in Great Britain. -
The Peculiar Institution
The "Peculiar Institution" means slavery. Slavery was in America since the Jamestown colony however it reached its defining point in the 19th century. The practice of owning slaves was regular, the slaves were kept on plantations mostly for picking cotton. Blacks also had very few rights. They weren't allowed to learn, marry, or have firearms. A Black man's crime got a worse punishment than a white mans. Blacks were also not allowed to testify in court.
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"Honest Abe" gets elected
Abraham Lincoln gets elected and makes efforts to abolish slavery. He was elected in a bad time...
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Ku Klux Klan is formed
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK for short) was formed. They were radical supporters of white supremacy and anti-immigration. -
Riot in New Orleans
"Riots rocked New Orleans on July 30, 1866, when a convention met to stop Louisiana's Black Codes from taking effect. Official reports listed 37 dead and 146 wounded, but witnesses claimed that the tolls were much higher." source
