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Period: Jan 1, 1492 to
1492-1877
US history between the times of 1492 and 1877 -
Jamestown Founded
Module 1
The Virginia joint stock company set out a colony to acquire gold with 3 ships that had 144 men and boys and the colony was named after King James I. The starving time came because no one farmed, looking for gold, so it became mandatory to farm for 4 hours everyday. It wasn't a big success in finding gold but later did start selling tobacco and made a big profit off of it. -
Free labour in the New World
Module 1
Diaspora of the African Peoples began and Africa became ruined.
Mass importation of Slaves and the middle passage begins.
Slavery spreads and rules get harsher not letting them be free anymore.
Virginia established slavery legally and soon the other colonies follow.
To stop uprisings slave codes form. Slave codes ruined the African American society. -
Boston Tea Party
Module 2
The Boston tea party was to revolt against taxation. The tea act had been passed as a way to tax americans after all the other ways failed. Samuel Adams and the sons of liberty boarded 3 ships dressed as Native Americans and threw 342 chests of tea overboard which would cost 1,000,000 dollars today. (http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party) -
First public reading of the Declaration of Independence
Module 10
On July 4, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed. On July 8, 1776, The bells of the city were being summoned to the State House Yard and during noon, Colonel John Nixon publicly read the Declaration of Independence for the first time. Following the event and continuing long into the night the bells of the city rang in celebration. -
The Battle of Saratoga
Module 2
The battle of freeman's farm when a militia of sharpshooters opened fire on the army of Burgoyne while others charged at them during september 19, 1777. While the british did win they lost a lot of men.The second battle called the Battle of Bemis Heights happened when Burgoyne was going to Albany and fought Gates army because they were in his way. With little troops the British was broken and they lost during October 7, 1777.
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The Ratification of the Constitution
Module 3
For the constitution to happen 9 states had to ratify the constitution. 5 states accepted immediately and 2 were going to accept eventually. Massachusetts had a close call because the Nation was completely full of Anti Federalists. For the ratification of Pennsylvania Anti Federalists were dragged through the streets to make them approve. By spring the 9 states had accepted and the constitution could happen. -
George Washington becoming the 1st President
Module 3
George Washington became president with 69 electoral votes. "No other president since has come into office with a universal mandate to lead." Washington was a fine and possibly the only good choice as president. Having served as commander-in-chief and the president of the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia meant he had experience. He established the tradition of a cabinet of advisors and signed into law the first copyright law during his presidency. -
Radicalism and Slavery
Module 9
Belief about politics (in this case)/Ideology
The Radical Republicans believed blacks were entitled to the same political rights and opportunities as whites. They also believed that the Confederate leaders should be punished for their roles in the Civil War. I was trying to represent their idea by saying radicalism. It means the holding or following of radical or extreme views or principles which in this case is that free labour shouldn't exist.
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Republicanism
Module 6
Ideology
Republicanism is an ideology of being a citizen in a state as a republic under which the people hold popular sovereignty. It is the idea in where the citizens have to protect their own liberty. Republicanism in America was heavily influenced by British Republicanism.It started becoming popular in America during the 1812s.
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The War of 1812
Module 4
This war was a conflict between the British and America. Americans objected to the British Empire restricting their trade and snatching their sailors to serve on British ships and the war took 2 years and 8 months. The white house even burned down! Important parts were The Battle of Baltimore and The Battle of New Orleans. These battles boosted American nationality even though the Americans only won because of British growing tired.
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The Era of Good Feelings
Module 6
Era
The era of good feelings was a time period "that reflected a sense of national purpose and a desire for unity among Americans in the aftermath of the War of 1812." It started in 1815 and ended in 1825. The era saw a national trend that envisioned a permanent role for the federal government in developing the nation's prosperity. Also the Great goodwill tours happened during that time.
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The Erie canal
Module 4
A lot of people wanted a canal built that would connect the Great Lakes to the Atlantic ocean. Construction began in 1817 and ended in 1825. It returned 121 million dollars and was built for 7 million. The Erie canal caused the canal age in North America. It changed the US.
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The Battle of Alamo
Module 7
Right after a 13 day siege The Battle of Alamo was pivoting point in Texas revolution. Previously Texians threw out the mexicans in the area and the President launched an assault on the Alamo killing everyone. During the battle the mexican president's cruelty inspired many texians and a lot joined the army. Several important leaders were killed like Davy Crockett, William Travis, and James Bowie.
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The Pennsylvania Dutch
Module 10
The Pennsylvania Dutch are a cultural group formed by early German-speaking immigrants to Pennsylvania and their descendants. The word dutch however does not refer to the dutch but rather to the german word Deitsch that the Americans mistook as dutch. The Pennsylvania Dutch maintained numerous religious affiliations, with the greatest number being Lutheran or German Reformed, but also with many Anabaptists, including Mennonites and Amish.
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Manifest Destiny
Module 7
Belief
Manifest Destiny was a widely held belief that settlers were destined to expand towards the west and the term was coined by John O'Sullivan. This expansion increased individual and economic progress and America was getting bigger. The term was taken up by the ones who wanted to settle in the Oregon Territory, California, Mexican land, and Cuba.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Module 5
Iconic Book
Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe this book caught the attention of President Lincoln. Readers up north actually realized better how horrible the slave experience was while the south completely rejected the story. Her story greatly furthered the Abolitionist cause north of the Mason-Dixon Line and promoted sheer indignation in plantation America. The book was encouraged by her sister and it sold 300,000 in the north while it was sold more in Britain.
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The Underground Railroad
Module 5
The underground railroad moved slaves from safehouse to safehouse only at night operated by abolitionists. Whites would pretend to be the masters of the fugitives to avoid capture. Most of the time slaves crept north on their own looking for the safe house signal. One of the best "conductors" was Harriet Tubman who was born as a slave and had started working to free her family. She took 19 different trips to slave territory and she freed 300 slaves.
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The Pottawatomie Creek Massacre
Module 8
John Brown was an abolitionist who believed that violence was the key to unlocking slavery. He assaulted the town because he seeked revenge for the sack of Lawrence. The massacre happened when he led 7 other people and attacked Pottawatomie Creek. They dragged people onto the street and hacked their heads off. John Brown had killed 5 people with his own hand by the end of that night and 2 children were also slaughtered.
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The Battle of Gettysburg
Module 8
The battle is "considered the most important engagement of the American Civil War." Union forces had lost in Chancellorsville and Robert E. Lee was marched into Pennsylvania. On July 1, the advancing Confederates clashed with the Union’s Army. The next day saw even heavier fighting and the 3rd day Lee ordered “Pickett’s Charge,” which eventually failed and he had to withdraw. It was the bloodiest battle of the civil war and it stopped the invasion of the north.
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Black Codes
Module 9
Term
Black Codes were laws passed by Southern states which was intended to have the effect of restricting African Americans' freedom, and of compelling them to work in a labor economy based on low wages or debt. These Black codes were to suppress the black and lower their mood, freedom, and economic status.
(http://bit.ly/29bU8wM)
