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The communication and interactions of America begins when Christopher Columbus sailed the Atlantic Ocean and encountered new lands. He called it "The Americas' and claimed to be the finder which is not necessarily true. The story of Ameica begins and interacts around the whole world.
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America begins to interact with the world during the Columbian Exchange by a series of trades with different countries. The exchange of food, animals, desease, etc. where items traded. Americas interaction with countries like Europe, Africa, and Asia grew stronger.
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There were many conversions of religon and society during the Columbian exchange that changed America. The intorduction of Christianity and a new race know as mestizos was also introduced. The spread of diseases like small pox also impacted the population making it dwindle and religous conversions often occured because of different religous belifs.
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This System was when Natives, who already lived in the Americas, where basically hustled but not forced to relocate. The newly arrived colonist created this system were the Natives would exchange labor for a religous conversion. They took advantage of the Natives deomstrating greediness.
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The Atlantic World was a series of colonizations and conflict that impacted this era. America went deeper into world wide interactions. The impact of religon, slaves, culture, and more impacted the Atlantic World.
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The French in Canada came for commerical puposes and impacted the economy of America. They established themselves Qubec as a small trading post in 1608. They introduced the Fur trade were the main product desired and traded was Beaver Fur. This event later lead to conflict among Natives and French over some some disagreements.
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The spanish colonist came t0 America with missionary or religous purposes. They wanted to spread their religon and force it on to the Natives. The Natives refused the conversion and led to conflict among the Spanish and Natives known as "The Pueblo Revolt."
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Once the Dutch established themsleves in the Americas they had one reason. They were their for commercial reasons like trade. They were not missionary or wanted to spread religon. There reasons for establishing themselves in New Amsterdam was mainly economical and interacted will with Natives because they were religously tolerant.
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The idea of anglicization began impacting interactions in the Americas with Britain. This meant the adoption of Bristish customs or ideas. This lead to the trans-atlantic print culture that changed newspapers, articles, and more in America. This increased the publication of newspapers and influenced Literature in America.
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The Trans Atlantic Slave Trade impacted America in every way with the introdution of people from Africa. People used slaves mainly for economic reasons or labor. They would grow sugar, cocca, and cottan on plantations in America and traded one and half millilon slaves through the Atlantic Ocean.
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The Americas have began to develop as a nation with lots of conflict and issues with Britain and Native Indians. The 13 colonies of North America were under Britains control after winning the French and Indian war against the French. America gains its indepence after a series of battles and shapes the America we live in today.
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This was a boundary that was created by King George the 3rd after the Seven Years war against the French to forbid the colonist to cross over the Appalachian Mountains . It divided the 13 colonies from the Natives territory and diminish interactions and tension among both groups. This law was also passed by Britain to place order agianst the colonist
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This was a series of acts passed by Britain on colonist to show that they're control and power. One act placed was the Quarting Act that meant colonist had to provide shelter, food, and comfort to british soldiers. Colonist of course repealed and rebelled against Britain making tension rise again and leads to something big.
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Britain began to tax the northern American colonies on items like printer paper, contracts, and even playing cards. Colonist did not agree and as tea was the most demaded product, Britain began taxing tea to pay off war debt. Colonist of course did not agree leading to many dramactic events later in history like the Boston Massacare or Boston Tea Party.
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Britain began to show its imperial control by establishing British politics or lawsets.The colonies rejected the taxes, monarchy,and aristocracy. Tensions begins to rise and colonist in north america want to gain their independence.
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After many battles and quarrels with Britain, the milita allied with the French and made Britain surrender at the battle of Yorktown. America wins and gains independence. The Treaty of Paris was created to stop conflict among Britain and the colonies, plus won its independence.
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This period was full of world changing ideas and movements. People in this era expressed their ideas and feelings about certain rights and restrictions. This era marks the people who we are today and shapes the America we live in today.
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The Louisiana Purchase was secretly obtained territory during the presidency of Jefferson. Napoleon sold the territory for about 3 cents an acre being the best real estate offer in history. This interaction is with France do to the desperate need of France to get money for war against Great Britain.
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Americas culture began to expand borrowing classical styles from Rome and Greece. They used Greek Columns and Roman Domes. An example is Monticello, which was a structure that is similar to the White House using Roman and Greek architecture.
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As America was begining to progress in social and economic status, more immigrants were introduced. The influx popultaion of Irish and Germans drastically changed demographic levels. This immigrant groups settled westward and began with the construction of cities and structures to start a new life.
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Many insperational writers like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau embraced self reliance influencing lots of people. Romanticism swept over Euopre becuase of these two famous writers. They emphsized the belif of man and nature that lots of people admired and followed.
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During this time period America was facing internal issues over slavery. America was divided into two parts that either allowed slavery or denied it. America was invoved in a series of internal war and issues among slavery.
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As the Civil War was in progression, Confederate states demanded help form Great Britain during the war. The southern Confederate states were rich in cotton in which Great Britain mostly relied on. The south supplied them with thier cotton and now in a time of need they asked them for help
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The era of the Gilded Age was a time period that experences everything at one time. Competition, political corruption, warfare, and more are factors that strike this time period.
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Do to the Civil War, the South was experiencing an economic downshift that also stopped the agricultural production. European trade parthners found other countries to trade with over goods the south supplied them with. This makes southern merchants negotiate lower prices over goods and the economy was not improving.
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Throughout this time period america shifts from war, to imporvment, to more war, and a horrible depression. The creation of a different lifestyle and technological advances also impacts this time. America is beginning to experience everything and can aspect anything at this point.
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After the Spanish American War between America and Spain, the United States gained control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippine Islands, and Guam. The U.S had no choice but to care and establish their ideas in these terrritories.
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Next, President Theodore Roosevelt issued an extended version of the Monroe Doctrine. America would use its military force to keep European intervention out of the Americas. This made European settlers furious and is an example of America showing its power.
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Since the U.S was neutral do to the Nuetrality Acts passed in the 1930's, the U.S if not join World War 2. President Roosevelt pushed to help out in war and got congress to pass the Lend-Lease Act of 1941. This would allow the U.S to sell and exchange military weapons and supplies to other allies at war.
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This era was impacted by many wars and interactions between the U.S and other global powers. The U.S was also experiencing many issues with segregation and more. This time period can be described as a time of fighting and evolving America.
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This idea was instituted by George Marshall in which the U.S would give aid to post-war Europe. This plan was used by the U.S to give aid to countries west of Europe and keep them from falling into communism. They sent medical supplies, food, water, clothing, etc.
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This was the U.S sending supplies to the western part of Berlin through air. Planes flew over the city and large crates of supplies floated down softly to the citizens of Berlin. The citizens of Berlin were very thankful and far away from falling into communism.
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This organization was created by the U.S and several western European nations. This was an agreement to provide protection agaisnt the Soviet Union. This organinzation also helped diminish the chance of a country falling into communism.
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President Nixxon began this process with the idea of removing American Trips from Vietnam. This idea was to limit the U.S involvement in Vietnam War and leaving Vietnam with military responsibilities.
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This was an agreement between communist Russia and the U.S. Both countries agreed to reduce their aresenal of in exchange for the U.S supplying them with grain.
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Jimmy Carter was the president who defeated Gerald Ford in the 1976 election. Carter was involved in the meeting at Camp David. This agreement is significant being the 1st treaty signed with nations from the middle east.
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The America we live in today had finally been shaped. Everything we least expect happens now.
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An event that occured in President Ronald Reagan's adminstration. It was controversal because the U.S was suppling Iran with weapons. This ruined Reagan's presidency.
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The North American Free Trade Agreement removed all tariffs between the U.S, Canada, and Mexico. This would help American trade and increased involvment between these countries.
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After the series of terroristic attacks from Al-Queda the U.S announced a global war on terrorism. The U.S settled troops in Afghanistan to over throw Al-Queda regime. This war on terror was successful once Al-Queda leader Osama Bin Laden was killed.
