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1492
Fashion in the 1400's
https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1400-1409/
The fashion in the 1400's was very reserved compared to the 1500's because the dresses for woman were very simple but men also wore garments that were made like dresses and they were very long and gown like and they also wore leggings. -
1520
Shoes in the 1500’s
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.littlethings.com/shoes-through-time-vcom/amp/
The shoes in the 1500s would all look like women’s heels in 2018 but back then everyone wore heels if you were men or woman. Woman also wore chopines and they were very tall like platform highs but they were very dangerous to wear because they were so heavy to walk in. -
Renaissance Fashion Era
https://www.bl.uk/shakespeare/articles/clothing-in-elizabethan-england
The Renaissance Fashion Era was when everyone in England dressed in a very prestigious way and men dressed as what we perceive as knights, princes, and kings. While women dressed as queens and princesses in dresses with some very exaggerated features on their clothing. -
The Plymouth Colony
https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/puritanism
The Puritans were a group of very religious people who followed many rules for their religion. They were sent off to Plymouth, Massachusstets because they were protesting King James and all the new churches that were being made that were just like the main church but bending a few rules. King James didn't have to deal with the Puritans so he sent them off to the new Americas. These people thrived in having religious freedom in their land -
The French Era in the Americas
https://franceintheus.org/spip.php?rubrique148
The French colonizing America was the start to a whole power struggle with the British. In the years to come there would be many disagreements and battles over land and territory. Many of these involved INdians which led to the Indian and French war. -
Clothing Trends in the 1700's
https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1700-1709/
In the 1700's the fashion was less exaggerated from the 1500's but now the men and women were starting to wear wigs but men were starting to branch off and wear suits and not have their style be so alike to the women. -
Shoes in the 1700's
https://innerallure.wordpress.com/2015/06/23/shoes-of-the-1700s-style/
The shoes in the 1700s were like women's flats today but now people were starting to make flats because high heels were outlawed and only high-class people could wear them. Also they were just starting to be made for left and right feet and they weren't trying to balance the feet out anymore, -
Proclamation Line of 1763
https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/1763-proclamation-of King George made a proclamation after the French and Indian war stating that people couldn't cross the Appalachian mountains and go to the Ohio River Valley because he wanted to keep peace with the Indians and French because the people couldn't afford another war, but this also angered the people because they just fought for this land to not be allowed to live and thrive in all of it and not be constricted to one place. -
The Boston Massacre
https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-massacre
The Boston Massacre was when colonists were protesting to the British army, but they got into an altercation and the British men started to shoot at the unarmed protestors. This was the beginning of the American Revolution and a long war ahead. -
Boston Tea Party
https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party
The Boston Tea Party was because of the British enraging the colonists by taxing them on the import of tea as well as all of the other taxes up to this point. Due to this, the people gathered to overtake a ship to throw off the tea in order to take a stand and to prove a point to the British. -
Fashion in the 1800's
https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1800-1809/
The fashion in the 1800's was a lot more refined and simple rather than being dramatic like in the past centuries the women wore simple night like gowns while the men wore suits that were very generic and bleak. -
Shoes in the 1800's
https://people.seas.harvard.edu/~jones/mckay/history.html
The shoes in the 1800's were very elagant and high fashion and still all looked like the modern female high heel. Men and women all wore shoes that looked very a like and they hadn't diversified yet. -
Wellington Boots
https://www.vam.ac.uk/shoestimeline/
The Wellington boots you probably know of look like a normally made rain boot in this day and age, but this boot became very popular because it emulated you wear a hero if you wore them. The reason it is rubber is that the boots used to be made by a rubber company in the 1850s and they were the first ones to make a rubberized version of the boots. -
Elastic Slide Boots
https://www.vam.ac.uk/shoestimeline/
Elastic slide boots were made so that back in the late 1800s so people could slip their boots on and off. They were very popular in the 1800s and you could wear them for any and every occasian. -
Trail of Tears
https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/trail-of-tears
The trail of tears is when the Indians were kicked off their land by President Andrew Jackson because the white men wanted their land because it was very fertile land. So President Jackson kicked the Indians off their land and moved them very far away from their home their ancestors were on. -
Election of 1860
https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/election-of-1860
The election of 1860 was a very monumental turning point at the time because the issue at hand was pertaining to slavery and whether they should keep it going or halt it. President Abraham Lincoln won although it wasn't an easy race he faced a lot of adversity because he wanted to halt slavery and many people and states did not like or suppory his ideas and beliefs. -
Black Codes
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-codes
Black Codes were laws passed in Southern states at the time of the reconstruction era which helped newly free blacks help to be introduced into normal society. Black codes were trying to reverse the reconstruction era and still oppress blacks because even though they were free whites still wanted to have control over blacks so they would feel superior to them. -
Minie Ball
https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/minie-ball
In 1848 the French army officer Claude-Etienne Minié created the Minie bullet it was quicker to reload in guns, gave more accurate aim, and it had it a very harmful effect to the human body. The bullet was used in the civil war between the Union and Confederates, but since it was so harmful to humans it killed people on the spot or wounded them very badly. -
Fashion in the 1900's
https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1900-1909/
The clothing in the 1900's was focused on enhancing the female body and making suits that would look respectable on men but make the women more noticeable. -
Shoes in the 1900's
http://www.centuryinshoes.com/decades/1900/1900.html
In the 1900s the shoes were now very high-heel like for women and still looked like they were from the Victorian era. Also people were becoming more creative and making new shoes that now many people could wear new shoes and be different and not always the same. -
Henry Ford's Model T
https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/henry-ford
Henry Ford was the man that created the Ford Model T by utilizing an assembly line to manufacture cars more efficiently and cost-effective. The Ford Model T allowed for many middle-class citizens to be able to afford cars so they could be able to get places quicker and be more mobilized. -
Chemist war
https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/magazine/a-brief-history-of-chemical-war
The Chemist war is the nickname they gave World War 1 because of all of the new technology advancements that were happening but with chemical weapons. These weapons had a very bad impact on humans and the earth because it could kill and wound humans very easily and the chemicals hurt the world and our air. -
Converse All Stars
https://www.vam.ac.uk/shoestimeline/
The very popular brand today Converse was made back in 1917 and they were used for training and in World War I. These shoes were very popular and new back when they were made and once they were endourced by Chuck Taylor in the 1920s. -
Treaty of Versailles
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/treaty-of-versailles-1
The Treaty of Versailles was the treaty ending World War 1 but also giving punishment to Germany because of all the casualties they caused while trying to take over the world or their opponents. This treaty was also a lot like President Winston Churchill's 14 point plan he wrote about peace and 14 things we should do to be able to accomplish the goal of peace.= -
Domino Theory
https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/domino-theory
President Eisenhower came up with the domino theory while America was in the Vietnam war. The theory of this was if one country fell to communism another and another would to where communism would take over the world. Eisenhower didn't want this so he needed to support countries threatened by communism so they wouldn't get taken over. -
The Korean War
https://www.history.com/topics/korea/korean-war
The Korean War was when North Korea attacked South Korea and tried to subdue them to be under North Korea's communistic values. South Korea was a democratic nation and needed America's help to overcome North Korea from trying to overcome them and they got the help they needed and won. -
Fashion in the 2000's
https://www.columbiawestcollege.edu/2015/04/08/fashion-in-the-2000s/
The fashion in the 2000's were dressing in a very eccentric way because there was no standard way to dress because people were think outside of the box and not trying to follow the world's norms for clothing with them. -
PATRIOT act
https://www.justice.gov/archive/ll/highlights.htm
The U.S. PATRIOT act was made by President George W. Bush after the terroristic attacks of 9/11 so that he would be able to deter any other form of attacks like this in the future. This act gave him all the power needed without Congress to use any weapons or anything he might need to prevent terrorism. -
Shoes in the 2000's
https://www.bustle.com/p/12-early-2000s-shoes-you-forgot-you-were-obsessed-with-56898
The shoes in the 2000s were very innovative in many new ways because people were starting to diversify and figure out their own styles and what they wanted to look like rather than having one fixated style. -
Immigration Procces
https://cis.org/Historical-Overview-Immigration-Policy
The immigration process is very rigorous because there are multiple acts that one can enroll under to be granted access into America. A few of these acts are DACA, DREAM Act, and different kinds of visas.
