. What are the main historic events that took place in 8th Grade US History that helped shape the United States up to 1877? Well first of all i am going to start out with the revolutionary war it started in 1775 and it ened in 1783 so it lasted for eight years which pretty long. The countries that fought in this war were Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies and the United States ended up winning war. Civil war had also taken place which was a war that was between the North and the South And was to free slaves and the North ended up winning so there was no more slavery.
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2. How did the US change during the late 1800's and early 1900's?
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Well cattle were a big part during 1800 because people could kill them and use there meat to eat and there fur for a coat or a blanker for when it is cold out. especially after the Civil war the demand for beef went very high after that.
The Industrial revolution was a period of time when technology was thriving in the United States. Many people during this time began to move west in order to obtain more resources and better land. There were also many big businesses and monopolies that were taking over other businesses in the same field.
3. What impact did the Progressives have on the United States?
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it was a horrible time during the United states that mainly happened from the 1880's to the 1920's Many antitrust laws had happened during this time the 16 17 18 19 amendment were passed.
key goals were protecting social welfare
promoting moral improvement
creating economic reform
fostering efficiency
16- was to lay taxes on income.
17- so states could vote for there senator.
18- transporting and selling alcohol were illegal.
19- to let women vote
Monopolies which is one business buys out other businesses. and child labor laws were an effect and those were
4. How did the US deal with the world in the late 1800's and early 1900's?
Monroe Doctrine made it so European countries couldnt settle in the wester hemisphere and the United States would fight them if they would cross.
Taft's dollar diplomacy created to protect U.S. businesses in foreign countries. Its ultimate motivation was to further the U.S.’s economic power to Latin America, and East Asia through guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries."substitution dollars for bullets"- instead of war and military control, we controlled their businesses and economy instead. kept Europeans out of the Latin American countries.
Wilson's Missionary Diplomacy was Woodrow Wilson's idea of the United States' moral responsibility to deny recognition to any Latin America government that was viewed as hostile to American interests. This was the first time America had failed to recognize any government, besides the Confederacy. It was an expansion of President James Monroe's 1823 Monroe Doctrine.
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5. What impact did World War I have on the United States?
Many countries including the United States had lost a lot of money and soldiers But thankfully the USA was only in the war for eight months so they didn't lose as much as all of the other countries
Lots of nationalism militarism and imperialism happened
6. What positive and negative impact did the 1920's have on the United States?
the 1920's were known as the roaring twenties there was jazz music sports fassion pretty much everything you could name there was something important about it.
This was also a good time for African Americans and women. African Americans began to move north and obtained better jobs and better places to live. The NAACP was set up to protect the rights and advancement of colored people, which is still around today.
Women started working during this time they would work in factories a lot The bad part about the 1920's is that there were a lot of gangs which then caused a lot of crimes and drugs being used. Al Capone was the most famous gangster.
Buying on credit was also introduced in the 1920s which led people into debt, which later led on to the Great Depression in the 1930s.
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