1. what are the main historic events that took place in 8th grade us histroy that helped shape the us up to 1877? ch. 1-4
There was a lot of important events that took place up to 1877 but I think some of the most important ones included the Finding of America, the Revolutionary War, the Constitution, the Civil War, and Reconstruction of America. Christopher Columbus was the one who lead the expedition that found the
Americas. In 1492 he was planning to find a new way to India, but found the America instead.The Revolutionary War was the war that won Americas freedom. The Revolutionary War was fought in 1761 andwas a war between Great Britain for America's Independence. America sent over the Declaration of Independence which told the Great Britain government that we were no longer a colony of them. That we were now a brand new country on our own. The war lasted 8 years and America ultimately won our independence. The US Constitution is our nations law. It was set up in 1788 and gave America its base for its laws. George Washington set up the Constitutional Convection which was when they made the Constitution for America.
The American Civil War was fought from April 12, 1861 through April 14, 1865. It was fought between the North (the Union) and the South (Confederate). It was manly started over the topic of slavery. The Confederate believed in slavery and the Union did not. The South was really just trying to become its own country. The Union ended up winning and ended war and slavery between all states. The Reconstruction of America took place from 1863 to 1887 in the United States. After the Civil War in the US the South was pretty much destroyed and it started a lot of hatred between the North and South even after the war ended.
2. How did the US change during the late 1800's and early 1900's chapter 5-8
At this point in history, the West became very popular for its farm land and other resources, so people soon began migrating over there to get almost free land to start families and start farms. People also started to move west because of the Gold Rush in California when gold was found. The industrial Revaluation began and people would soon be able to use transportation much much easier. Also, monopolies started up in the US and big businesses started to run most of all business in the US. Like the Standard Oil Co.
3. What impact did the Progressives have on the United States?
One of the most important things that progressives started in the US, was the amendments 16-19. The 16th amendment set up income taxes, which said that the US government could tax the citizens on how much they make a year. The 17th amendment was the direct election of senators, which gave the citizens the right to vote for the people to vote for whom every they wanted for the Senate. The 18th was prohibition of alcohol, which got rid of the making, manufacturing, selling, and transportation of alcohol, but never the drinking of it. The ironic part is that alcohol sales went up during the prohibition. But the prohibition was shortly lived by the passing of the 21st amendment which got rid of the 18th. The 19th amendment was Woman’s right to vote. President’s Woodrow Wilson and Teddy Roosevelt also started braking up trusts, and workplace laws were set up, like child protection laws, and labor unions.
4. How did the US deal with the world in the late 1800's and early 1900's?
Well the new style of Diplomacy was started at this time. Before this time America wanted to stay out of other countries business, so we wouldn’t get involved in other wars. Which this was also called Isolationism. But now at this point in time, America wanted to become and major super power once again and almost frighten other countries. So America started to interfere with other countries and “help” other countries. Which is also known as Imperialism. It also had to do with the Monroe Doctrine, Strong Nationalism, and having a strong navy. But with the new diplomacy each president had a different way they wanted to go about things:
Roosevelt: Big stick Diplomacy- stated that we have a huge navy and army, not necessarily fight other countries, but intimidate other countries.
Taft: Dollar Diplomacy- stated that we found tax a lot and let other countries borrow money and we give out loans to other countries, we will than control the country from the inside, because they are in debt to us.
Wilson: Missionary Diplomacy- was wilson’s idea that we would ignore the Mexican government because they were hostile to America.
5. What impact did World War I have on the United States?
The US along with all the other countries suffered many deaths and people getting wounded, and during the war women started working outside of the house and even in the factories because the men were away at war. This even carried on after the war and women became more independent and started working more and more even after the war was over.
6. What positive and negative impact did the 1920's have on the United States?
The roaring twenties were a great time in American history. The biggest thing that helped the country at the time was that the fact that you could buy with credit which boomed the economy because people would be everything and then just pay later. Which later lead into the Great Depression because had no more money! Music and Sports also became big with the Jazz era and the Harlem Globetrotters. And the fact that you could travel a lot faster, easier, and cheaper boomed the economy.
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