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Period: 1600 BCE to 1607 BCE
Beginnings to Exploration
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350 BCE
Olmecs
It was the one of the first advanced civilizations in Mexico. They had the long-count calendar, created the concept of zero, pyramids, chocolate, and bloodletting. They were mostly known for their art work such as the "colossal head" which were unique pieces and are considered striking till this day. -
500
Dark Ages
It was a time where Europe had no higher learning, a weak economy, and complete cultural/ educational domination by the Catholic Church. During this time religion began to spread around since the Catholic Church was in charge, they had their own law, lands, and taxes. -
1100
The Crusades
it was relatively successful, there were mostly religious massacres and awarded indulgences. The brought most of their knowledge from the East and they had advanced technology such as military techniques and the compass. They used to trade around this time such as spices and other foods from markets -
1300
The Black Death
About one third of Europe died from plague that was passed down from rats and ticks. There was a decrease in population so wages increased because they didn't have many workers. Religion and agriculture was greatly affected as well. -
1400
The Renaissance
It was a big cultural movement where ideas and technology grew. It was a time of classical realism in sculpture and painting, many artists grew such as Leonardo Da Vinci & Michelangelo. The printing press was also created at this time by Johan Gutenbero in 1440, it quickly spread literary work and transformed Europe & the whole world. -
1450
Christopher Columbus
He was born in Genoa, Italy and he was a talented navigator. He wanted to find the shortest route to Asia so he petitioned many European monarchs for financing such as the King and Queen. His first sail was August 3, 1492 from South Spain. He had 4 voyages and throughout time he discovered Cuba, Hispaniola, Bahamas, and most of the coast of Central America. -
1500
Columbian Exchange
This was an exchange of goods between the New World and the Old World . They exchanged spices, food, animals, technology, ideas, and diseases. The change in agriculture between continents quickly increased and helped increase in populations in new and old worlds. -
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English Colonial Societies
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John Smith
He was a soldier, explorer, and a colonial governor. He played a major role in colonizing Jamestown which was one of the first English settlements in North America. He helped the colony survive with is farming skills and he helped fight of Native Americans who lived near the area. -
Plymouth Colony
The colony was named my John Smith who had previously founded Jamestown. The settlers who founded Plymouth were Puritans but are commonly known as pilgrims. It was settled mostly for people looking for religious freedom and it was a place to worship your own religion. Native Americans such as Squanto helped this settlement survive by teaching them their agricultural ways and they got to have a feast known as Thanksgiving. -
Charles II
He was the king of England and ruled under the rule of monarchy. He had many feuds with parliament but signed a treaty that agreed to convert Catholicism and to support France's war. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion in which farmers and settlers wanted to get rid of Native Americans out of Virginia. It was the first rebellion in which frontiersmen took part. Many Virginians chased Berkeley from Jamestown and torched the capitol. -
James II
He was the king of England and the first catholic monarch in over 100 years. He wanted to rule using a Spanish style colonial government. He set many taxes, replication for deeds, and wanted to ally England with Catholic France. -
Salem Witch Trials
It was a series of trials in which many people were accused of witchcraft. Many people were hanged, and the only way to get out was to "confess" to doing witchcraft even if you didn't do anything. The town was small so the hearings and executions were public in Massachusetts at the time. -
Barbados, Jamaica
Barbados was home to many African Americans who were enslaved during colonial times. It was an export colony of slaves and tobacco. -
Act of Union
It unified England and Scotland, Scotland wanted to be able to trade with the British Empire but enemies were brought together for more ideals. Military threat of England was overwhelming but England's financial power and especially their control over the government appointments was also a powerful weapon. Nobility associated their own power with the continuity of the Scottish monarchy. -
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Colonial America
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Triangular Trade
It was a trade between West Africa, American colonies, and European colonies. They used to trade slaves, cash crops, and manufactured goods. Some examples are copper, cloth, guns & ammunition, furs, sugar and tobacco. This was also known as the Triangular Slave Trade. -
Sir Issac Newton
He was an astronomer and one of the most influential scientists during the American Enlightenment. He defined laws of motion gravity which are used in physics. He had his own view on the solar system and knew the Earth was a sphere convincing many other scientists. He even published his own book in 1687 , "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy" -
Benjamin Franklin
One of the Founding Fathers of United States and was also known for being a politician, author, printer, and scientist. He had a good education and worked hard during the Enlightenment time period. He was a successful newspaper editor for the Pennsylvania Gazette and Pennsylvania Chronicle. He also helped during the American Revolution by securing shipments from France. He was such a big influence that his face was put in the 100$ bill, and many schools & towns were named after him. -
George Whitfield
He was a great preacher during the Evangelical Revival and the Great Awakening. He was a religious icon in the American colonies as well in England. His message was that he wanted to spread democratic Christianity and he preached about revivals -
Middle Passage
Many African Americans were packed on ships and were transported across the Atlantic to the West Indies. They were traded for raw materials through the triangular trade. About 2 million slaves were shipped, for every 100 that made it, about 40 died due to disease and lack of food. They were treated poorly, they didn't care for their health, slept on the floor and were always whipped. -
Seven Years War
England declared war on France who had Native American alliances. When France expanded into the Ohio River Valley, it always made them have conflicts with the British colonies. The war was a win for Britain because they got new territory and superiority over the French outpost on the Indian subcontinent. The war started tensions in European political order and on France's eventual turmoil. -
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The Revolutionary War
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Treaty of Paris 1763
The peace treaty ended the French and Indian war between Great Britain and France. This lead to France to give up their territories and ended foreign military to the British Colonies. This mainly ended the revolutionary war and it was signed by Great Britain, France, Spain, and the United States. -
Townshend Act
It imposed duties on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea imported into the colonies. This caused colonists to get angry and to cause many revolts, so the government decided to add more taxes making it worse. -
Boston Massacre
The incident on kings street by British soldiers who aimed and shot at a mob who were attacking them. The mob was throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks at the soldiers because they were upset from all the taxes.This caused a rebellion after which lead up to the Revolutionary War. -
Boston Tea Party
A political protest by the Sons of Liberty on the Boston Harbor. They attacked merchant ships because they didn't want to pay taxes on tea, so they decided to throw the tea out of the ship. In the after math they closed the port to stop more revolts from occurring. -
Patrick Henry
An American attorney who was known during the Second Virginia Convention. He was liked by Virginia and elected governor because he declared independence and was against the stamp act of 1765. He was known for being elected for the House of Burgesses and he is also commonly know for the saying, "Give me liberty, or give me death." -
Dunmore's Proclamation
It offered freedom to slaves who fought the British. This motivated many slaves to run away and escape their plantations so they can be free. Over 80,000 slaves ran away and the main purpose was that they wanted a rebellion so that British would lose reinforcements. -
The Declaration of Independence
The purpose was to show foreign nations why the colonies decided to separate themselves from Great Britain. The American colonies had everything established such as their own army, congress, and money. So they didn't see why another nation should control them if they had everything in place. Thomas Jefferson saw it as an opportunity during the Revolutionary War and wrote it for a patriotic purpose. -
Thomas Paine
A founding father, political activist, philosopher, and journalist. He inspired rebels to declare independence from Britain. With the help of Benjamin Franklin he was able to create the most powerful pamphlet called "Common Sense" which declared independence from Britain and challenged their royal monarchy -
Massachusetts Constitution
The Massachusetts constitution could be changed only if another specially called constitutional campaign was called and then submitted the final draft to the people for ratification. This procedure was later imitated in the ratification of the federal Constitution. It had a clear separation of powers among the various branches of government, the directly elected governor could veto acts of the legislature, and judges served for life. -
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The Constitution
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Articles of Confederation
It was an agreement between the thirteen original states that served as the first constitution. It gave small power to the government and big power to individual states. It passed down laws and ordinances that kept the US organized. The congress had power to declare war, sign treaties, and make alliances under the Confederation. -
American Virtue
Overthrowing an existing government and replacing it with a new form. The idea that a Member of Parliament could represent everybody from the colonies, without a specific legislator for each colony. -
Enlightenment Ideals
It was a new insight into belief about government, religion, economics and religion. It was started because the scientific revolution gave new ideas. Enlightenment thinkers disagreed with the church's claims to authority and its intolerance toward non-Christian beliefs. Many scientists and new ideas were created to improve the world. -
Northwest Ordinance
It was a territory created after the Revolutionary War that was meant for adding new states to the Union territory. They promised to the states that would be added that they would be treated equally just like the original 13 states. In this territory slavery would be forbidden so the Ohio river would be the border line from free and salve states. It was settled so that everything would work out orderly and peacefully -
Shay's Rebellion
It was an armed rebellion during the Revolutionary War that led many rebels fight for economic and civil rights. The rebellion showed how weak the Articles of Confederation were but it only strengthen federalism. The rebellion proved that the government needed to become stronger even though their focus was mainly on trying to stop the government from taxing them. -
Constitutional Convention
They wanted to make improvements to the Articles of Confederation. Small states wanted each state to have the same number of representatives in congress. Big states wanted representation based on population. They mainly debated over legislature and the effect of slavery on representation. They knew that they had a weak central government so they wanted to fix it under the Articles of Confederation. -
Bill of Rights
It contains the first ten amendments to the US constitution. It is meant for personal freedoms and rights, to limit the government's power, and that the Congress doesn't have all the power; that people and the states also have a saying. The Bill of Rights mostly only implies to the federal government which caused some problems at the beginnings but once they went over it and ratified it, they liked the final product. -
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New Republic
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Bank of the United States
The Bank of the United states was the first national bank created by the United States Congress. Hamilton believed that the bank would created order and that it would improve the nations' credit. They wanted to be able to pay off war debts, create common currency, and to raise money for the government. -
Jay's Treaty
The treaty was meant to post-war tension between Britain and the United States. Americans didn't support it because it failed to stop Britain from impressing American sailors. The treaty did however remove Britain to control western posts and helped Americans from the damage that Britain caused from searches and seizures. Britain also said they were gonna pay debts owed to the US. -
Whiskey Rebellion
It was an unjust tax protest that was made on whiskey. Civilians got tax because they needed the money to pay debts and to fix financial problems that the country was facing. People got angry so they started a revolt against the federal authority. But when George Washington called a militia the rebellion quickly fell apart because they knew they had no chance. -
Adam's Precidency
John Adams was a statesman who later became the second president of the United States and was the first vice president. He was part of the Federalists political party and served the first Continental Congress. He also helped draft the Declaration of Independence and helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris which ended the Revolutionary War. -
Kentucky Resolutions
It supported the idea of having more self government and more rights for states. They opposed the Alien and Sedition Acts which extended the powers of the federal national. It was written by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, it enabled the states to have the rights to nullify a law that they did not believe in. -
Election of 1800
The fourth presidential election between Aaron Burr, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams. If at some point they would ever tie, then the winner would be picked by the House of Representatives. It was one of the first peaceful elections over political power. In the end Jefferson easily defeated Adams and became the third president of the United States. -
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The Age of Jefferson
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Thomas Jefferson
He was a statesman and a Founding Father. He was the author of the Declaration of Independence which announced their separation from Great Britain. He was the third president and the second vice president of the United States. He represented Virginia and was a wartime governor. -
Hamilton vs. Burr
It was a duel fought by Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. It was a duel between a Federalist and an Democratic Republican. Hamilton wrote a letter criticizing Burr's military career and calling him a bad leader, this lead for Burr to not even be close to win the election of 1804. It was prohibited to duel in New York and New Jersey but that didn't stop them from going to Weehawken. Hamilton took his first shot but completely missed Burr, but Hamilton was shot and killed. -
Madison Presidency
He was the fourth president of the United States and a Founding Father. He made a mayor contribution for ratifying the Constitution by writing the Federalist papers, so he was commonly known as " The Father of the Constitution." He also served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates and the Continental Congress. -
Monroe Doctorine
It prohibited Europeans from colonizing in The Americas beginning and no puppet monarchs. They weren't allowed to move to the Western Hemisphere or the US will act accordingly. They wanted to declare that the New and Old worlds had different systems and that it should remain that way. They didn't want the European colonies to expand further because they would begin to invade other parts of the US. -
War of 1812
A conflict between the United States and the United Kingdom. The United States declared war because the British supported Indian tribes along the frontier, the British blockade of France, and their royal navy against their will. The British didn't want supplies arriving to their enemies so they blocked the US from trading. The treaty of Ghent ended the war by offering peace negotiations. -
Panic of 1819
It was the first financial crisis that the US ever had to encounter. Many farms and houses were enclosed and banks were officially closed during the economic depression. Many people lost their homes and jobs due to failure in agriculture and manufacturing. To fix it Jackson wanted to renew the Second National Bank of the United States so governments funds were withdrawn -
Second Great Awakening
A religious protest between Baptist and Methodist preachers that led the movement. It was meant to settle reform movements in which people emancipated on religious grounds. Many people gathered at meetings called revivals to talk about Christian Restoration and about the emotional power that people needed to turn to Christ. -
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Cultural Changes
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Missouri Compromise
They wanted to separate and to keep order in slave and slave free states. Missouri entered as a slave state, which made all twenty-two states evenly divided between slave and slave free states. It was controversial because slavery wasn't allowed in the Louisiana purchase, only Missouri was allowed. This made all western territories free soil but the Missouri Compromise was later repealed by the Kansas-Nebraska act. -
Temperance Movement
A social movement against the consumption of alcoholic beverages. It began when farmers wanted to ban whiskey so then the movement spread to a few states. Some states repealed it because they only caused more violent crimes when the movement was supposed to stop that from happening. -
Railroads
During the Civil War railroads played a big role because they were used for transportation. They represented the growth in the economic development of the nation. They were the time of when the Westward expansion began and how important it was to export and import goods. -
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The American Industrial Revolution
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John C. Calhoun
He was the seventh Vice President of the United States and an American statesman that represented South Carolina. He defended slavery and the states rights as a congressman. He was elected as South Carolina's state legislature and was part of the House of Representatives. He supported slavery because he believed that the African race was a lower rank. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
A slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia. Nat Turner believed that by gathering an army of African Americans that they would be able to overthrow away slavery. They wanted freedom and regular human rights. Instead he government created more strict laws to prevent more revolts. -
Nullification Crisis
South Carolina confronted the federal government because they believed what they were doing was unconstitutional. They were the only state that stood up for what they believed but they were alone. They believed that the tariffs supported the North more than the South manufacturing. Jackson later told them that if they didn't accept it that he would use military force against the state, so they made a compromise and South Carolina accepted it. -
Elizabeth Candy Stanton
American social activist, abolitionist, and a leading figure during the women's right movement. She played a big role in the famous Seneca Falls convention where she granted women the right to vote. She was one of the first women to ever held a convention and was a writer for a women's newspaper during the revolution with Susan Anthony. -
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Age of Jackson
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Fredrick Douglas
He was an abolitionist, statesman, writer, and a social reformer. He supported women's rights and was a motivational speaker for self-freedom. He used to be a slave and he believed in self-development, so he didn't want to be ruled by anyone. He pursued freedom not only for himself but for many other salves and that was his moral goal. -
Henry Clay
He was a lawyer and statesman that represented Kentucky in the US Senate and The House of Representatives. He was secretary of state and was a Democratic- Republican. For the election of 1832 he decided to select an official from the Bank of the United States. -
Trail of Tears
It was when Native Americans were forced to leave their homelands in the Southern part of the United States. They were forced to move west of the Mississippi River to an area they called the Indian Territory. The Indian Removal of 1830 signed by Andrew Jackson was the cause for them to leave, they wanted to build new white settlements in their homelands. -
Davy Crockett
He was a frontiersman, soldier, and a politician. He represented Tennessee in the House of Representatives and served in the Texas Revolution. He died fighting in the Alamo and always wore a coonskin cap -
Telegraph
The telegraph was created as a new form of long distant communication. It worked by transmitting electrical signals over a wire between stations. It was created by Samuel Morse who created the Morse code which was a series of dots represented as short signals -
Democratic Party Mascot
The mascot is a donkey or a "jackass". Andrew Jackson's enemies changed his name to jackass because they thought he was stubborn and stupid just like the animal. The image then became well known as a donkey to represent Jackson. -
Martin Van Ruin (Buren)
An American statesman and lawyer who later became the eighth president of the United States. During his presidency he spent most of his time fixing errors left from Jackson's presidency. He opposed to the creation of the National Bank and to placing funds for the banks. He was a Democratic Republican and wanted to prevent tariffs and slavery from becoming a national crisis. -
John Quincy Adams
He was the US senator, a member of the house of representatives, and the sixth president of the united states. He was elected under the twelve amendment after no candidate had a mayor electoral vote. It was a controversial election because it was the first election decided by the house of representatives. -
Lowell Mills
It was created during the American textile industry and it was a production model employed in the United States. They had many young women and girls working during the industrial revolution. They would work on cotton spinning and weaving mills that were dangerous and they would only get paid half of what men earned. -
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Westward Expansion
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Greek Revival Architecture
It was inspired by the Greek independence movement; a type of building style. It imitated ancient Greek structural forms in search of a democratic architectural vernacular. It was a symbol of triumph and destiny. -
Stephen F. Austin
He was known as "The Father of Texas" for the successful colonization in Texas. After he was imprisoned in Mexico for trying to get independence, he became the commander in the Texas Revolution. He was commonly known for bringing 300 families from the United States to colonize and start a new life. He also introduced slavery in Texas despite how hard Mexico tried to ban it. -
Joseph Smith
A religious leader and founder of Mormonism. He wanted religious revivalism during the Second Great Awakening. Throughout his career he had a series of visions that led him to believe he needed to bring out this new religion. He began to spread Mormonism in Ohio, Illinois, and Missouri where he hoped to justify polygamy and moral perfection. But his career and life ended when he was imprisoned and killed by a mob of people who didn't agree with his beliefs. -
Manifest Destiny
The belief that the U.S. should own all territory between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.The United States thought that Manifest Destiny meant that they had the God-given right to take the land. So they didn't care if Native Americans lived there before them, they just took land at all costs. Some states dropped property restrictions on voting the common man out west and demanded the right to vote. -
First Police Force
The first police force was established in London to improve public law. It replaced the unorganized system of watchmen and created a better administration. The first police force was known as Metropolitan Police and they had a military discipline style and organization in the force. -
Mexican-American War
A war with Mexico and the United States that challenged the frontier. Mexico was invaded from the Atlantic Ocean by General Winfield Scott. Mexicans wanted the Nueces River to be the boundary of Texas, but the US wanted the Rio Grande to be the boundary. The Treaty of Hidalgo ended the war but the US declared victory. -
Western Frontier
Many people moved west because there was gold and silver mining, later it would be land for farming and ranching. It was a massive migration and settlement that was particularly encouraged by the Colonial and early US government following the Louisiana Purchase. During this time the US had spread coast to coast fulfilling their Manifest Destiny dreams. -
Wilmot Proviso
A bill proposed after the Mexican War that stated that slavery and involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any territory gained from Mexico. It was never passed through both houses but it transformed the debate of slavery. It wasn't passed because the South had a bigger representation and it failed up to 3 times. -
Robert E. Lee
A general for the Confederate troops who was defeated at Gettysburg and retreated across the Potomac. He also surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House and fought in the Mexican war. He stopped John Brown's rebellion at Harper's Ferry, he believed that the Union should not be held together by force. -
Free-Black Communities
Freed African Americans came together to confront slavery and white supremacy. Slaves played a big role during this because they would negotiate contracts in which they would purchase their own freedom, while others found opportunities to disappear into the growing free black communities. It was a growing society in Philadelphia, many African Americans still didn't get offered employment in the industrial sector, they still worked in manual labor. -
Tenant Farmers
They are farmers who farm rented land. They can pay whoever is in charge by paying with their own crops or in actual money form. They can be restricted to living in their farms for a certain amount of years or just get kicked out whenever -
Zachary Taylor
He was an officer for the US army then he became the twelve president of the United States. He believed that slavery should abolish and that it was economically impracticable. His mayor goal was to have sectional peace preserving the Union through legislative compromise. -
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Sectionalism
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California Gold Rush
When gold was discovered in California, over 300,000 men and women moved West. San Francisco grew from a small settlement to a big colony that later on had roads, schools, churches, and other towns. Many immigrants took this as an opportunity to make money and to have a better life style, but California decided to organized a government to apply statehood. During this time they created new methods of transportation and laws of property rights. -
Fugitive Slave Act
It was passed by the US Congress as part of the Compromise between Southern and Northern Free-Soilers. This new law forced citizens to assist in the capture of runaway slaves whether they accepted it or not. Slaves were hunted against their own will and if they got caught they would get up to 6 months in prison or a $1000 dollar fine. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
It was created to separate the Nebraska territory and the Kansas territory to gain support for slavery. It also repealed the Missouri Compromise by allowing settlers determine whether they would allow slavery in each territory. It also established the Republican party that battled antislavery forces which became known as "Bleeding Kansas." -
Winfield Scott
He was a United States Army general and unsuccessful presidential candidate of the Whig Party. He used to be one of the leaders of the American invasion of Mexico and was responsible for the Battle of Vera Cruz. He was the last Whig candidate for the US president and he promised the president to secure the nation's capitol for the administration and for the President's safety. -
Nativism
This caused immigrants issues with jobs and adapting to the new culture and language. They believed that immigrants would take American jobs for less money. It was favoritism toward native-born Americans. -
Abraham Lincoln
He was the sixteenth president of the United States during the Civil War. He was a lawyer and very ambitious over his job & beliefs. He was part of the Union, Represented Democracy, Commander & Chief of the Civil War. His main goal was to abolish slavery so he wrote the Emancipation Proclamation which states that slaves are free. He also wrote the Gettysburg Address in which it stated that all men are created equally and should all have liberty. -
Trent Affair
A Union ship stopped a British ship to arrest two Confederate diplomats, this caused Britain to prepare for war against the US. Britain gathered troops in Canada, however the communications between the two countries were slow, so tensions eventually cooled off, and Lincoln released the envoys as gifts. -
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The Civil War
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Army of the Potomac
It was a Union army during the Civil war created after the Bull Run. It was meant to protect the nation's capitol and it was under the command of George McClellan. They wanted to put down the Southerners rebellions and they were so successful that they had many corps within the army. -
Gettysburg Adress
It was a speech given by Abraham Lincoln stating that all men are created equal and it was dedicated to the battlefield cemetery. It was one of the bloodiest battles of the civil war. -
Ulysses S. Grant
He was a Union general who defeated Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House which ended the Civil War. He later became the first president after the war and he led the Republicans. His goal was to remove slavery and wanted to give African Americans citizenship & civil rights. He also gave the Union control of the Mississippi river dividing the Confederacy in two. He was in many wars making him earn a reputation and being seen as an aggressive commander. -
George Pickett
He was an US officer that was the general of the Confederate States army during the Civil War. He participated in the battle of Gettysburg and was commonly known as Pickett's Charge for the bloody assault at the battle. -
North
The North had a greater advantage with more soldiers, more farms, more railroads, more money, and more states. They also had 90% of the weapons, clothes and shoes. They wanted to keep their country together so they fought during the war. -
South
The South was defending their homeland, the confederacy know the country side, citizens could guide troops down roads that weren't on maps, use the woods to hide and defend themselves.They wanted to keep slavery to they fought in the war. -
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Reconstruction
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Andrew Johnson
He was the seventeenth president of the united states and during Abraham Lincoln's assassination he was vice president. His plan during the reconstruction was to give the South to turn from slavery to freedom and suggested a no role to blacks in politics to the South. He also put all land under the hands of the government and gave black hope for economic opportunity. -
Freedmen's Bureau
An agency created that helped protect freed African Americans to find jobs, homes, and education. It was supposed to establish schools and to provide aid to the poor. It was meant for slaves and common white men to be treated equally. It also helped slaves to be able to legalize marriages and to find their family members. -
Lincoln's 10% Plan
It was created so that the South could be added back to the Union. They could elect delegates to revise state constitutions and so they could establish new state governments. Southerners were guaranteed that their land would be protected and it was a peace plan to shorten down the war. They wanted new governments to abolish slavery and all southerners would be granted full pardon after war. 10% of the vote count would be pledged to abide by emancipation. -
Rutherford B. Hayes
He was an American politician who later became the nineteenth president of the United States. He promised the South that they would no longer be governed by military governors and that all South would have rights. He removed federal troops and gave Southerners high level government positions. -
Scalawags
White southern republicans who made up the biggest group of delegates to the radical reconstruction-era legislatures. Non-slave holding small farmers, merchants, artisans, and other professionals who had remained loyal to the union during the Civil War. They were people that supported the reconstruction. -
Carpetbagger
Northerners who moved to the South during reconstruction. They wanted to escape the law and many joined to form progressive Republican governments. These people had political and economic interest causing distrust among the Southern community. They wanted to buy land so it could become valuable over time and sell it for a more valuable price in the South -
The New South
During the reconstruction they had many new industries open such as textile mills, iron and steel industries, coal, cotton, cigarettes, and timber industry. They wanted to industrialize and to compete economically with the North even though they were based off of agriculture. The south wanted their economy to grow so they transferred from farming to more industry work.
