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Period: Jan 1, 1412 to Jan 1, 1512
Three Worlds Meet part 2
Prince Henry the Navigator around 1492, sent Portuguese ships to explore the west coast of Africa. He had a very strong interest in the Renaissance. He sent explorers sucg as Bartolomeu Dias, Vasco de Gama, Pedro Alvarez Cabral, Ferdinand Magellan, and Hernan Cortes. Christopher Columbus was sent to sail westward under Queen Isabellas rule to find the uter part of Asia. -
Period: Jan 1, 1412 to Jan 1, 1512
Three Worlds Meet part 3
Rather than finding East Asia, Columbs found America. It wasn't till Amerigo Vespuci realized that the America's weren't part of Europe. Moctezuma the second, an Indian ruler was confronted by one of Prince Henry the Mavigators explorers, Hernan Cortes. This resulted in exploration by Christopher Columbus, the Columbian Exchange and a biological exchange from America to Europe. -
Period: Jan 1, 1492 to Jan 1, 1512
Three Worlds Meet
In 1200 B.C., Asians began to migrate into the Americas. A few groups that also migrated were the Mayas, who built dynamic culture in Guatamala and the Yucatan Peninsula, and the Aztecs, who swept into the valley in the 1200's. The groups of Hohokam and Anasazi were the first to introduce farming 3,000 years ago. The Iriquois League was a way for five tribes of Native Americans, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca to find peace. -
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The American Colonies Emerge
Protestants, srict Christians, emerge, Corts conquers the Aztecs, Colonists establish Roanoke, Jamestown and Plymouth. Due to a Spanish conquest, Spanish and Native American marriges emerged resulting into Mestizo, mixed population. In 1600, English explorer John Smith helped the colony of Jamestown survive on a joint-stock company, or investors that once given an offical charter, would fund it. -
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The American Colonies Emerge part 2
Virginia was the first royal colony. John Winthrop was the first govener of the Puritan, or religion based on purifying the human race. The Seperatists, or pilgrims, fled from England to escape persecution from not being Puritan. Roger Williams was an Seperatist preist who despised the crown. Anne Hutchinson was not allowed in the Puritian community for teaching opposite in her bible studies. The Pequot war was the first major conflict between the colonies. -
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The American Colonies Emerge part 3
Wampanoag chei Metacom (King Philip), started King Philip's War against the Puritans in 1675. Wiliam Penn was the founder of the Quaker religion. Smith als managed to convince the Powhatan Indians to give them food. In september 1676,Nathaniel Bacon led Bacon's rebellion into Jamestown to fight Native Americans on the Virgina fronter. Bacon used push factors. -
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The Colonies Come of Age part 2
The people of America establised the Magna Carta as the first document officaly opposed on the King to his powers. Habeas Corpus was a law passed that detainees can seek relief of unlawful imprisonment. This was a result of salutary neglect. -
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The Colonies Come of Age
Indentured servants were prominent in the 1700's, who were lwer class English immigrants signing into servitude for a certain amount of time. It had a lot to do withmercantilism, self sufficient country. FArmers were growing cash crops, grown strictly for profit. In 1756, a voyage was sailed to bring africans to the West Indies, called the middle passage. The Enlightenment Movement was a movement based on new ideas of nature. The Great Awakining was a puritan religious revival(1730-1740). -
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Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was a founding father of the United States, and a cheif staff to George Washington. Hamilton was important because he was the first secretary of treasury. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of confederation were where the two levels of government shared fundamental powers. The state governments were involved and so were the delegates. -
Shay's Rebellion
Shay's Rebellion lasted from 1786 to 1787, it was formed by farmers that could not pay their debts and were faced with imprisonment and loss of their property. -
Bicameral Legislature
Bicameral Legislature is a governmental body with two houses or chambers, such as the U.S. Cogress or British Parliament. -
North West Ordiance
Congress provided a procedure for dividing the land into territories. The native americans were also involved. -
Great Compromise
In 1787, delegates from 12 states came together at the Constitutional Convention to address national reform and came to a resolution creating the Great Compromise. Roger Sherman was involved also. Popular Sovereignty was a part of the Compromise because it gave people the authority. -
Seperation of Powers
It's an Act of vesting the Legistlative, Execustive, and Judical powers of government in seperate bodies. The United States were involved. -
Checks and balances
Checks and Balances counter balancing influences by which an organization system is regulated. -
The Federalist
Federalists are known fo their support of a strong national government. This happened during President George Washington's first administration. -
Whiskey Rebellion
It was a tax protest in the United States started by the farmers against whiskey taxation. It was important because it showed that the goverment didn't really have full control. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
They were pieces of controversial legislation/bills that were passed by the Federalists in the 5th U.S. Congress and signed by John Adams. This was important because it made it hard for immigrants to vote. -
Marbury V. Madison
Marbury V. Madison was a landmark that the U.S. supreme court case passed led by John Marshall. The case applied "judical review" to the power of federal courts and created a "new nation". Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were also involved. -
Louisiana Purchase
It was the aquisition of the Louisiana territory by the U.S. and France. Napoleon was involved and it prevented the U.S. from aquiring New Orleans. -
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Underground Railroads
The Underground Railroad was a network of secert routs and safe houses used by 19th-Century enslaved people of African descent in the U.S. efforts to escape free states and Canada. Harriet Tubman was involved and African Americans. -
Harriet Beecher Stowe
She wrote the anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. She believed her actions coud make a positive difference. Her words changed the world. -
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Hartford Convention
It was a series of meetings that involved New England Federalists and the U.S. and they would meet to talk about their grievances concerning the on going War of 1812. The convention also discussed the 3/5ths compromise. -
Treaty of Ghent
The treaty was a peace offer between the United States and Great Britian. After 4 months of going back and forth, the treaty was signed. Andrew Jackson was the General of the United Staes at this time. -
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Chapter 7-9 part 2
The American System was a tariff of three parts on the Industrialization in 1815 led by Henry Clay, who was a house representative. The Missoui Compromise created Missouri as a slave state, and also made Maine a free state. By doing this it maintatined the balance of the slave and free states in the United States. President Monroe deliverd the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 which warned all European powers to stayout of the western hemisphere. Andrew Jackson's presidency enlarged the democracy party. -
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Chapter 7-9
The Industrial Revolution was beginning to evolve around this time, and machines such as cotton gins and such were being built. A crucial part to this revolution was Interchangable parts so that way if something broke it could be exchangd easily. The Cotton Gin was invented by Eli Whitney. It's purpose was to remove the seeds from cotton which made it much faster and asier. Industrialization in the North was booming at this time. The Erie Canal produced energy to factories to continue running. -
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Chapter 7-9 part 3
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was passed by Congress to force any Native American out of their territory. The tariff on cotton was evenually named Tariff of Abominations in 1828 due to the increase of price over the years on such a basic product. The 2nd Great Awakening occured in the 1830's and wa another religious movement. -
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Chapter 7-9 part 4
Dorothea Dix created several hospitals for the mentally unstable. The Abolotionist movement was the abolition of slavery in all states. It occured in the eary 1820's led by William Lloyd Garrison.The abolitionists and transcendentalists wanted to create an Utopian Community when these movements were being thrown out there. The Seneca Falls Convention was a womens rights convention held by Elizabeth Cady in 1848. -
Wilmot Proviso
He made a proposal that divided both parties along sectional lines, he also tried to resolve the Mexican-American War. The Noth and South were involved. It is imortant because it created an Amendment to ban slavery. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five seperate bills passed by the United States Congress in 1850, which defused a 4 year confrontation between slave and free states. -
Popular Sovereignty
It is the priniciple that the authority of the govenment is created and sustained by the consent of its people, though their elected representatives (ruled by the people) who are the source of all political power. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
The Kansas Nebraska Act was a bill that mandated "Popular Sovereginity" allowing setelers of a territory to decide whether slavery would be allowed within a new state's borders. The North and the South were involved. -
Dred Scott
Dred Scott was a slave and he had purchased by army, a citizen of Missouri , Scott and his master had spent time in Illinois and the Wisconsin Territory, where slavery was prohibited. -
Harper's Ferry
Is a historic town in Jefferson County, West virginia U.S. It was formerly Harper's Ferry with an apostrophe and that form continues to appear in some references. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
It was the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter, near charelston, South Carolina that started the American Civil War. -
Battle of Bull Run
Union attacted the south by Ge. Irvin McDowell having 35,000 men, Began as Federal column under Jacksons observation. The north had a strength of 62,000 men and 10,000 casualites or losses, the north had more men and more resources then the south. The aftermath were that a lot of men were wounded and killed, something like 7,000 out of 50,000. There were two battles in the Battle of Bull Run. First land battles of the war. -
Battle at Antietam
General Robert E Lee (confederate) and General George McClellan (union). It took place at Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg, Maryland. McClellan launchend an attack on Robert E lee. It was a bloody battle. The aftermath was that there were 26,000 casualties totaled. "Bloodiest day in a American HIstory" -
Siege of Vicksburg
77,000 Union soldiers and 33,000 confederste. This was part of the anaconda plan. Ended july 4th of 1863. The union wanted to cut the south in half, two attempgts were made by the north to seperate the south but failed twice. The aftermath was that the town was in complete ruins by constant attelary shellings. -
Battle of Atlanta
William Tecumseh Sherman led an attack on Atlanta (North), Gen. Johnston led the defense, jefferson replaced him (South).
The Union engaged 34,000 soldiers in the offense. Sherman decided to burn every bulding and supply hub in the city. 3,400 Union soldiers (Union) were killed. The women of the battle hospitalized the soldiers. The slaves followed Sherman to be free. (Homestead act), reason Lincoln was realected. Increased Northern morale. -
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Reconstruction
Reconstruction occured after the Civil War, and America used that period to rebuild. The Radical Republicans played a huge role in this, they wanted to abolish slavery and give former slaves citizenship led by Senator Thaddeus Stevens. The Freedmens Bureau was established to assist freed slaves and poor whites with finances in 1865. Black Codes began to be enorced to remove political strength from former slaves. -
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Reconstruction part 2
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 revoked most black codes from the southernstaes. The 14th Amendement naturalized all people born U.S. soil and gave everyone born in the U.S. citizenship. The 15th Amendment passed in 1868 allowed black men to vote. The idea of sharecopping was that a land owner gave farmers a portion of land in return for their crops. In 1866 the KKK was formed and set out to stop blacks from exercising their rights. All of their rights.
