Praxis History Review by

Zach King (Founding of America-French and Indian War)

kingzach2003 — 2024-02-01 16:46:46 UTC

1. Christopher Columbus

kingzach2003 — 2024-02-01 16:47:00 UTC

Columbus "finds" the America's in 1492

First Governor of the Indies

Traveled Under Spain

"Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492"

2. Jamestown

kingzach2003 — 2024-02-01 16:47:15 UTC

Founded by John Smith in 1607

Funded by The Virginia Company

First PERMANENT British Settlement.

3. John Rolfe

kingzach2003 — 2024-02-01 16:47:23 UTC

He was a tobacco smuggler in the Caribbean.

Married Pocahontas

Brought tobacco to Virginian Swamps

4. French and Indian War

kingzach2003 — 2024-02-01 16:47:49 UTC

War between France and Great Britain.

Colonists are forced to side with England.

"7 Years War"

5. What causes the size of the Colonies to increase after the Fr and In War?

kingzach2003 — 2024-02-01 16:47:55 UTC

After the French and Indian War, the colonies win

Treaty Of Paris (1763) Gives the colonies Westward land in the Americas

6. What eventually causes England to give up on the Americas?

kingzach2003 — 2024-02-01 16:48:01 UTC

National Debt

Just after the F and I war, their National Debt was doubled from 70 M Euros to 140 mill

7. How many original colonies were there?

kingzach2003 — 2024-02-01 16:48:06 UTC

There were 13 Original Colonies

8. Why were European countries seeking the Americas?

kingzach2003 — 2024-02-01 16:48:11 UTC

"God, Gold, Glory"

Resources was a leading factor in Euro countries seeking the Americas.

Religious persecution brought the pilgrims into the Americas.

Columbus was seeking glory with the Monarchs of Spain, along with the riches to come.

9. Were there people already in the Americas?

kingzach2003 — 2024-02-01 16:48:16 UTC

Of course, there was!

Tribes of Native Americans are already living here when people come to the Americas from Europe.

Each tribe has its own cultures, religions, and languages.

10. Is there evidence of European conquests to the Americas before Columbus?

kingzach2003 — 2024-02-01 16:48:23 UTC

Along with the Spanish already being in places like Florida, there is also evidence if Norse or viking settlement in the Americas long before Columbus.

Kara Swearingen (United States during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.)

karaswearingen — 2024-02-01 17:49:39 UTC

1. What was Americas role during World War 1?

karaswearingen — 2024-02-01 17:49:54 UTC

America helped turn the tide in favor of Britain and France in order to defeat Germany and Austria.

2. What was women's suffrage and the 19th amendment about?

karaswearingen — 2024-02-01 17:49:59 UTC

The women's suffrage movement was a journey to earn women the right to vote. The first convention was held in 1848, then continued to hold conventions throughout time and finally ended in 1920.

The 19th amendment granted women the right to vote in 1920.

3. What was the Great Depression?

karaswearingen — 2024-02-01 17:50:08 UTC

The U.S. stock market crashed in 1929 causing a financial crisis till 1941.

4. What was the New Deal?

karaswearingen — 2024-02-01 17:50:15 UTC

The New Deal was a set of domestic policies enacted under President Franklin D. Roosevelt that dramatically expanded the federal government’s role in the economy in response to the Great Depression.

5. What was America's role during World War II?

karaswearingen — 2024-02-01 17:50:21 UTC

During World War II, the United States began to provide significant military supplies and other assistance to the Allies in September 1940, even though the United States did not enter the war until December 1941.

6. What was the Civil Rights Movement?

karaswearingen — 2024-02-01 17:50:27 UTC

A nationwide movement for equal rights for African Americans and for an end to racial segregation and exclusion across the United States.

7. What was the Women's Movement?

karaswearingen — 2024-02-01 17:50:33 UTC

This was a series of events that led to action for gender equality.

8. What was the Peace Movement?

karaswearingen — 2024-02-01 17:50:43 UTC

Peace activism in the United States between 1945 and the 2010s focused mostly on opposition to U.S. foreign policy, efforts to strengthen and foster international cooperation, and support for nuclear nonproliferation and arms control.

9. Development of Computers and Information Systems

karaswearingen — 2024-02-01 17:50:50 UTC

The first recognizably modern electronic digital stored-program computer was the Manchester Baby, which ran its first program on 21 June 1948.

The development of transistors in the late 1940s at Bell Laboratories allowed a new generation of computers to be designed with greatly reduced power consumption

10. What was the Works Progress Administration?

karaswearingen — 2024-02-01 17:50:55 UTC

Works Progress Administration (WPA) was created by President Franklin Roosevelt to relieve the economic hardship of the Great Depression, this national works program employed more than 8.5 million people on 1.4 million public projects before it was disbanded in 1943.

Nathaniel Chaput (Chronological Events)

nchaput280 — 2024-02-04 01:48:44 UTC

1.) Indian Removal Act

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10th U.S President, Andrew Jackson, granted a forced removal of the Native Americans that lived West of the United States.

2.) Trail of Tears

nchaput280 — 2024-02-04 01:49:07 UTC

This was the name of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, where many Native American families were forced to leave their homes as the U.S migrated West to Indian Territory, what is now known as Oklahoma.

3.) Chronology

nchaput280 — 2024-02-04 01:49:14 UTC

Chronology is understanding time and place of any historical event in sequential order.

4.) Ancient China

nchaput280 — 2024-02-04 01:49:23 UTC

Known Dynasties:

Qing (1644-1912)

Yuan (1279–1368)

Ming (1368 to 1644)

5.) Ancient Greece

nchaput280 — 2024-02-04 01:49:32 UTC

Went from the 12th-9th centuries BC

The very first Olympics took place in Olympia, Greece in 776 BC

Known Gods (AKA Olympians):

Zeus

Poseidon

Athena

Amphrodite

6.) Ancient Rome

nchaput280 — 2024-02-04 01:49:39 UTC

Julius Caesar: Leader of the Roman Empire, dictator for life until his assassination in 44 BC

Fell when a group of a Germanic tribe evaded Italy under control of Romulus Augustulus in 476 AD

7.) Ancient Egypt

nchaput280 — 2024-02-04 01:49:51 UTC

Known Pharaohs:

King Tut (18th Dynasty)

Cleopatra was Ancient Egypt's last pharaoh.

Lasted for 3,000 years (Ancient Egypt, an introduction (article) | Khan Academy)

8.) Secondary Sources

nchaput280 — 2024-02-04 01:50:02 UTC

Secondary Sources are sources that are created by a later generation who didn't experience a phenomenon firsthand. Examples include textbooks, real-life films, and dissertations.

9.) Primary Sources

nchaput280 — 2024-02-04 01:50:13 UTC

They are sources written by the original author. Examples include diaries, letters, and art.

10.) Exploration and Colonization of North America

nchaput280 — 2024-02-04 01:50:22 UTC

Great Britian took control of North America to expand their wealth.

Cristopher Columbus "discovered" North America in 1492.

Diseases decimated the Native Americans during Columbus's expedition.

1. Louisiana Purchase & Lewis and Clark Expedition

kyleebarnett1 — 2024-02-06 02:56:38 UTC

Thomas Jefferson back the United States in agreeing to the Louisiana Purchase.

Sale of 828,000 square miles for $27 million dollars from the French.

The Lewis and Clark Expedition began May 14, 1804 and ended September 23, 1806.

2. U.S. Acquisitions of Florida, Texas, Oregon, and California

kyleebarnett1 — 2024-02-06 03:06:18 UTC

Florida was purchased from Spain in 1819 for $5 million.

Texas in 1845 after the annexation of independent republic.

Oregon Territory in 1846, The Oregon Treaty with Great Britian.

California in 1848 from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

3. Slavery and the US Constitution

kyleebarnett1 — 2024-02-06 03:22:39 UTC

Most slaves very forces to work in agriculture in the South.

Slavery dates back to pre-constitution.

Three-fifths Compromise & Fugitive Slave Clause

4. Industrial Revolution (before American Civil War)

kyleebarnett1 — 2024-02-06 03:27:28 UTC

Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin.

Cyrus McCormick invented the mechanical mower-reaper.

Steamboat and Railroad both allowed goods and crops to be transported easier.

5. American Civil War

kyleebarnett1 — 2024-02-06 03:42:54 UTC

From 1861-1865 between the Union and the Confederate States of America.

The economy in the Northern states was rapidly modernizing and becoming more diverse. While the South still relied on the free labor from slavery.

Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election.

Jefferson Davis was the president and commander in chief of the Confederate forces.

Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison we both abolitionists.

Harriet Tubman escaped slavery and helped many others escape.

John Brown was an abolitionist who led the raiding of Harper's Ferry.

The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in areas not under Union control, also allowed black men to serve in the Union army.

6. The Gettysburg Address

kyleebarnett1 — 2024-02-06 03:46:29 UTC

The Gettysburg Address is a speech that was given by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in dedication to the soldiers who died in battle. This is one of the best-known speeches in American History.

7. 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments

kyleebarnett1 — 2024-02-06 03:50:55 UTC

13th Amendment: abolished slavery in the entirety of the United States.

14th Amendment: ensured that the Bill of Rights applies to all citizens of the United States of America.

15th Amendment: ratification of this amendment allowed all races to vote.

8. Reconstuction

kyleebarnett1 — 2024-02-06 04:01:43 UTC

After the Civil War the south was still segrated and many issues remained among races.

Plessy vs. Ferguson was the decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation, separate but equal.

9. The Gilded Age

kyleebarnett1 — 2024-02-06 04:11:48 UTC

Reconstruction Era and Progressive Era

1865 to 1904

This was a time of rapid economic growth.

"John D. Rockefeller founded Standard Oil Company and monopolized the oil industry."

J. P. Morgan was an investment banker and American financer who dominated Wall Street.

Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American Industrialist and philanthropist.

Robber Barron is a term applied to certain wealthy and powerful.

10. Industrialization and Urbanization

kyleebarnett1 — 2024-02-06 04:20:59 UTC

1880-1929

Industrialization is the manufacturing of products in factories using machines, and a labor force with unique divided tasks.

Urbanization is the growth of cities in both population and size.