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Apr 22, 1491
Salishan (Northwest Native Americans)
classified by totepoles (which symbolized unity and the nature of the tribe/clan) and matriarchy this tribal region had an abundance of natural resources in order to build homes and boats. Furthermore, this tribal region was isolated due to the mountains so trade and communication was difficult. This is significant as it shows how the America was prior to European, Asian, and African contact. -
Apr 23, 1491
Blackfoots (Great Plains)
Buffalos was the main source of food for this region's tribe. they used teepees since they were nomadic. They were nomadic since there was a lack of resources in the region. The significance of this tribe is to show how American life was prior to European, Asian, and African contact. -
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Apr 22, 1492
Columbian exchange
This was a system btween America, Europe, and Africa in which ideas, weapons, diseases, and people were traded. This is significant as the Americas were not isolated from the eastern world anymore. -
Apr 22, 1492
Spanish Caste System
It was a system in which the Spanish stratified people of the americas based on race. This was significant as american society was relatively equal so basically racism was introduced to the americas. -
Apr 23, 1519
Conquistadors
Conquistadors were spanish explorers who conquered the americas. The significance of this is that it established the new Spain in which the americas (its people and resources) began to exploited to aid the Spanish government. -
Encomienda System
The encomienda was created by the Spanish to control and regulate American Indian labor and behavior during the colonization of the Americas. This was significant as under this the Spanish tried to get rid of TrIbal practices. -
British colonies hierarchy
The British colonies had a hierachy in which the British crown was at the highest. Then the second highest was the Royal Governor. Below them was the council and the colonial assembly. After that, it was the colonists. This is significant as it shows that British influence has become very big in America and that there was more British control in the Americas. -
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New England Colonies
The New England Colonies was a set of British American colonies which included Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire. These colonies were significant as they showed how purtanical society was and how no one was really accepting of anything else except what they practiced. -
Mulattos
Mulatooes were people mixed with European and African descendant. They were common mostly in Latin America. This is significant as it shows that the American culture was becoming more diverse. -
Atlantic Slave Trade
This was the deportation of African slaves into the Americas. This was significant as the Americas was introduced to slavery which was orginally was uncommon. -
Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was a revolution in human thought. This new way of thinking was rational thoughts which began with a clearly stated principle and used correct logic to arrive at a conclusion. This movement was significant as it provided American society with the ideologies they need to eventually revolt against their imperializers. -
John Locke
He was an enlighttenment thinker who basically taught liberallism. He was significant as he provided a foundational ideology for American society. -
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American Revolution
It was a revolution by american colonists against the britisish monarch. It was significant as it marked the beginning in which enlightenment ideas came to America and reformd society. -
Thomas Paine
He was the man who justified th growth of discontenment with Britsh rule over America. He was significant as he developed the revolutuonary war which reformed the American society. -
Republican motherhood
This was ideology in America in which they believed women must be educated in order to teach children to be proper citizens of America. This was significant as it gave women an oppurtunity to be educated. -
federallism
Supported the Constitution and were led by Alexander Hamilton and John Adams. They firmly believed the national government should be strong. They didn't want the Bill of Rights because they felt citizens' rights were already well protected by the Constitution. This was significant as divided the nation's society into different political parties. -
Democratic Republicans
Formed by Thomas Jefferson and others who believed in an agrarian-based, decentralized, democratic government. The party was established to oppose the Federalists who had supported and pushed through the ratification of the US Constitution. This was significant as it divided the nation's society based on different political views. -
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Period 4
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2nd Great Awakening
Protestant religious revival movement during the early 19th century in the United States. It increased membership rapidly among Baptist and Methodist congregations whose preachers led the movement. This movement is significant as it showed how America was still trying to keep its society still consevatist. -
Jacksonians (Democrats)
A political movement during the Second Party System toward greater democracy for the common man symbolized by American politician Andrew Jackson and his supporters. They were significant as they tried to reform american society. To modify the power and rights of the people. -
Whiggs
a political partyr of the British reforming and constitutional party that sought the supremacy of Parliament and was eventually succeeded in the 19th century by the Liberal Party. They were siginifcant as they showed the continued system of a divided society based on political views. -
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Period 5
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Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America, commonly referred to as the Confederacy, was a confederation of secessionist American states existing from 1861 to 1865. This was significant as one could see the weak societal infrastruacture of America due to slavery. -
The Union
Composed of states prior and during the American Civil War that fought the confederacy. For the most part they opposed slavery. Th Union is significant as it ahowed how American society was reforming to provided equal rights for everyone regardless of race -
Reconstruction
A era after the American Revolution in which it sought to transform the Southern United States. This was significant as it as it shows how America was trying enfore their new reform amougst everyone in the American society. -
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The Black Codes
These were laws passed by Southern states in 1865 and 1866, after the Civil War. These laws had the intent and the effect of restricting African Americans' freedom, and of compelling them to work in a labor economy based on low wages or debt. This was significant as it showed that in American society, they were still reluctant to provided equal rights and that little was really reformed after the civil war though it was claimed to be a war to reform American society by getting rid of slavery. -
Social Darwinism
The theory that individuals, groups, and peoples are subject to the same Darwinian laws of natural selection as plants and animals. This is significant as it justified the prevalence of capitslism in Amercian society and made people more receptive to it as well -
Abolition
Abolition was a movement in which they tried to abolish the system, practice, or institution of slavery. This was significant as America society was adressing an liberty and rights issue that was never addressed before. -
Labor Unions
An organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests. This was significant as underrepresented and exploited poor workers found a way to represent themselves in order to get treated better. -
Laissez-Faire
A practice of avoiding intervention in public affairs and economics. This is significant as it ultimately marked the start of Americxan Society becoming capitalistic -
Populist Party
was organized to represent the common folk—especially farmers—against the entrenched interests of railroads, bankers, processers, corporations, and the politicians in league with such interests. This is significant as it marked the beginning of American Society beginning to care about the under represented poor. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
This a landmark United States Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal". This was significant as it marked the beginning of segragated American society. -
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Temperance
A social movement against the consumption of alcoholic beverages. This was significant as it showed the start of the battle between fundamentallism versus modernism. -
Progressive Era
A period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States. This was significant as it marked the beginning of alot of American societal reforms. -
Muckrakers
These were journalist who aought to expose the harsh reality of American society. This was significant as for the forst time in society people began to realize the attrocity of some American lives and allowed them to assist them. -
Gospel of Wealth
An article written by Andrew Carnegie in June of 1889 that describes the responsibility of philanthropy by the new upper class of self-made rich. This was significant as it marked the beginning of a new upper class in which they aied the poor in American society instead of ignore them. -
World War 2
This was a global war mostly fought in Europe. This was significant to American society as it introduced America as the superior society in the world due to its economic and innovative prosperity and success. -
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Beats movement
A group of American who disillusioned themselves from the American conformity. They had casual sex and used drugs. This group was significant as they showed how American society was beginning to show no interest in the popular practice of conformity. -
Teen Deliquency
This was a new occurence in American culture as people became more focused on their children and their behavior. This is significant as for the first time adults had to learn how to teach kids to have good behavior. -
Civil Rights Movement
A movement led by blacks seeking racial equality and the elimintion of segreagation. This is significant as it shows that America is still having racial issues even after the civil war and that society is reforming to provide equal rights to all. -
Hippies
A subculture involving the rejection of conventional values and the taking of hallucinogenic drugs. This was significant as it showed that American society was beginning to become less conformist and more liberal. -
2nd Women's Movement
This was a movement which seeked equal rights regardless of gender. This was significant as it seeked to reform the American society to provide equality for everyone. -
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Period 9
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End of Cold War
The end of the cold war ended between America and the Soviet Union and marked the end of nuclear tension. This is significant as the American Society grew not to fear the Russians anymore the nations grew a postive relationship between them. -
Clinton Presidency
Under Clinton he tried to provide Americans with universal healthcare. This is significant s it showed how Americans did not like social welfare and were reluctant to give tax money to do so. -
Single Mothers
Moms who provide for their choldren by themselves.This is significant as there was a peak of mothers who had no spouse to help support themselves and their children especially amoungst blacks. -
9-11 Terroist Attack
This was a terroist attack on American soil on America's trade centers. This event is significant as it shows how Middle Eastern tension with America was increasing. -
Patriots Act
This act was signed by George H W Bush which legalized the government to put surveillance everywhere as to protect Americans from another terroist attack. This was significant as it restricted some of the rights of Americans in order to provide better protection for Americans which shows how fearful American society was of another terroist attack that they were willing to give up some of their rights.
