1. What are the main historic events that took place in 8th Grade US History that helped shape the United States up to 1877?
Columbus Sailing the Ocean Blue- his goal was to travel across the world and get back to Asia. But on his way around the world he discovered America. It didn't really change our country it was more of the start of our country, if Columbus didn't go out on this voyage and discover this land, we would not be a country. And other people would not have settled.
Revolutionary War- -The Revolutionary war was also known as the War of Independence. It happened between Great Britain and the thirteen British Colonies. This really impacted the US because we got Independence, which is what we wanted!
Constitution- The founding fathers got together to create a set of laws, which is now the Constitution. These set of laws are the highest laws in the United States. The constitution now helps our country out by creating the congress, presidency, and how the government works.
Gold Rush- people were overcome by the idea of the american dream- to live without having to worry about money, supporting a family, or debts to pay off.
gold became the quick way to make that dream come true-creating the gold rush
the gold rush started around 1848 and ended around 1850.
Settlement of Jamestown- The Settlement of Jamestown definitely caused people to start coming over to the new land. This also cause Men and women to discover more land and settle other places. To it started forming the Country to become bigger and had more land.
2. How did the US change during the late 1800's and early 1900's?
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Labor Unions- when workers united so they can get better wages, and hours. workers refused to work when the Railroad unions cut their wages twice in two months. Many families didn't have enough income. Workers were getting smaller, since they didn't eat. Workers were bringing home $6 per week. Many employers didn't want Unions to form. They made employees sign a "yellow- dog contract"- employees would sign this contract saying they wouldn't join in on a union. Employers would fire union members.
3. What impact did the Progressives have on the United States?
Prohibition- banning of alcohol drinks. Prohibitions believed that alcohol caused morals. Many prohibitory went from bars to bars singing and chanting about how alcohol was bad. They would even pay in the bars. They urged the bartenders to quit selling liquor.
4. How did the US deal with the world in the late 1800's and early 1900's?
Some people refer this war to the “splendid little war.” Maine sank in Havana harbor. The war started when the United States wanted to buy Cuba from Spain. While Cuba and Spain were rebelling, the United States put Sugar Cane plantations on Cuba. During this rebellion, a letter written by Enrique Dupuy de Lôme was somehow stolen and given to local newspaper places. According to the letter is was a letter stating that the United States President was weak. The Spanish people felt bad about Enriques doing, and they apologized, but left The United States angry. After this, according to the president of the United States, he didn’t want a war to form, or The United States have a war formed on their land, so the Maine brought home the American people from Cuba to protect their land.
5. What impact did World War I have on the United States?
When men were over fighting in World War 1, women had to start doing the men jobs. Women were always said to be weaker than men, but once the men went over and fought women started taking on jobs men could do, but when the men came back it was hard for everyone to have a job so some people had to be cut.
6. What positive and negative impact did the 1920's have on the United States?
Harlem Renaissance is after the Civil War, the African - Americans wanted more freedom, better schooling, and jobs. So all the African – Americans move to a town in New York called Harlem. Harlem was known as “the capital of Black America.” Then another famous African- American started a group called the African Communities League- this group had all the blacks join together and feel good about their skin color.
Negative- automobiles started becoming famous, everyone bought on account, but this started causing people to go into debt
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