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Settlement in Jamestown
Jamestown was the first English settlement in the Americas. 104 English Men and boys landed on the banks of the James River in Virginia. The Virginia Company sponsored these men and boys. They faced many problems but somehow managed to survive and became the first permanent settlement by the English in the Americas. The Jamestown settlement was important because the British now knew that they could live here and get all the rich resources of the New World. This event shaped America because it -
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the first English settlement in what is now the United States. This led to more immigration from England to the New World. America's roots are in the British people and religion. -
Farming Tobacco
John Rolfe learned about tobacco from the Native Americans who had been using tobacco for centuries. They taught him how to grow it and how to smoke it. This event is important because tobaco became a very important cash crop for Virginia. This event shaped America because Virginia became very agricultural and became one of the biggest players in the slave trade and it also led to increasing wealth in America once tobacco became popular -
Mayflower sets sail
The Mayflower set sail on September 16,1620 from Plymouth, England with English and Dutch Separatists. They planned to go to Virginia but were forced to land in Cape Cod. The settlers signed the Mayflower compact in order to keep order. It was a contract that set the rules of the settlement, The pilgrims faced harsh conditions and were bad off in the winter. This event is important because we now had a settlement in the north and Thanksgiving was founded. This event shaped America because it -
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Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary War began in Lexington, Massachusetts. This War was fought for the independence of the 13 colonies. They wanted to seperate from the British due to many "crimes" that were comitted by the British and their Tyrant of a King. This event is important because it led to the birth iof the greatest nation in the world. It shpaed America because it led to the birth of this country and allowed for all the freedoms that we still have today which many other countries dont have -
Invention of the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invented the cotton Gin in 1793. This machine cleaned the cotton much faster than doing it by hand. This was important because cotton production wnet up and so did the demand for slave labor. Cotton output increased 8 fold. It shaoed America because it made the south more dependant on slave labor and made cotton a very important cash crop which led to more wealth -
Louisiana Purchase
The United States bought 828,000 square miles of land on the west side of the mississippi river from France. The total cost was 15 million dollars. It was important because it more than doubled the size of the united states. It shaped Ameerica because it added land that was very important in terms of trading, especially New Orleans which would lead to more wealth. -
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any reversal of the impressment. This was important because the US demonstrated its strength and dominance. This war shaped America because it led to a depression because of the trade restrictions which led us to see the importance of trde to us, mainly the New England merchants.. It also put America on top just like we are today. -
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War of 1812
The United States entered war with Britain because of trade restrcitions, the impressment of Navy men, and want to add Canada. The British did not wnat the US to trade with France. The British also fired on The Chesapeake, a ship that supposedly had deserters when the CHesapeake did not allow the British to come on board. Later Thomas Jefferson enacted an embargo which many people oppsoed and was later ended by Peacable Coercion. The US won and in the treaty there were no territorial gains nor -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine stated that Euopean Nations could no longer colonize in the Americas or interfere with things that were going on in the Americas. It was important because it established that we were the dominant power in the Americas and we would take care of all the Americas. It shaped America because even to this day many countries look up to the United States and ask for help -
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Mexican American War
This War between America and Mexico began over a border dispute. The Mexicans wanted the border to be at the Nuances River but the US wanted the border to be at the Rio Grande. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the war. Mexico agreed to give California and New Mexico to the US and acknowledged the Rio Grande as the border. The United States pays 15 million dollars for the land. It was important because we gained more land and once agian established our dominance. It shaped America because -
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Gadsden Purchase
At the time the US was planning to build the Trans-Continental Railroad. The plan was for the railroad to pass through the South so the US sent James Gadsden to go buy a 29,670 suare mile piece of land for 10 million. This was important because now the railroad could be built which would allow for travel from the East coast to the West. It shaped America because now people were connected from the East to the West -
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The Civil War
The Debate whether slavery should still be legal had gotten to very tense. When a tax was placed on Cotton the Southern confederacy tried to secede from the union. The North declared war on the South. The North eventually won after a long and hard fought war. The slaves were freed. This was important because the union was preserved and slavery was abolished. This shaped America because the North and South did not like each other and now that the slaves were free there was even more -
Establishment of the Freedman's Bureau
In March of 1863 the Freedman's Bureau was established. The freedman's Bureau helped the freed slaves get jobs and helped educate them. It was important because it gave much needed aid to the recently freed slaves who needed guidance. This event shaped America because it helped the African Americans who have invented amny things we use today like the blood bank, potato chips, gas masks, etc.... -
Invention of the Telephone
In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell invented the first telephone. This event was important because it led to easier and faster communication. It shpaed America because now we have all these smartphones that we carry around with us all the time. You can talk to people on the other side of the country in a matter of seconds. Non of this would have been possible without the invention of the telephone -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The CEA banned all Chinese "laborers" from entering the United States for at least 10 years. They required any Chinese who left the US temporarily to obtain certification to re-enter the country. This was important because it made immigration into teh United States much harder and it would supposedly help the economy because the CHinese would no longer be taking jobs from the americans. It shpaed America because it set the precedent for other immigration laws like the one in Arizona. -
Haymarket Affair
Laborers in Chicago were on strike because they wanted an 8 hour work day. Then someone threw a bomb at a police officer and gunfire followed. 7 policemen and 4 protesters were killed and many others were hurt. This event was important because the Knights of Labor who were responsible for the events lost all support. This shaped America because we have 8 hour work days. -
Ocala Demands
The National Farmers Alliance got together in Ocala to maek demands to the government. Their demands were as follows: allow farmers to store crops in government silos when prices are bad; free coinage of silver, a federal income tax, and no national bank; direct election of US Senators; tighter regulation of Railroads. The government accepted these demands.This was important because it helped the framers very much and we depend on our farmers a lot. It shaped America because it changed the way -
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Senators are elected.
