Review of American History
by: Brylan Teague
Jonothan Edwards
Christian Preacher
wealth and world possessions
people were too concerned about wealth
The Great Awakening
Religious revival with fiery preachers
Colonists were brought together by the national event
John Adams
XYZ Affair- damaged relationship with France
Alien and Sedition Acts- to punish (worst decision)
For speaking out against the government
To gain power for political party
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
-states wanted more power to nullify unconstitutional laws
Frederick Douglass
born on 1818 and escaped to the North at age 20
active in abolition movement and wrote autobiography detailing life in slavery
1st prominent African American leader
toured Europe, giving lectures about slavery
Abraham Lincoln
passed Emancipation Proclamation
plan for reconstruction: Leniency(fact or quality of being more merciful or tolerant than expected) and 10% plan- voters gave 10% of votes and they pass)
George Washington
1789-1797 (2 4 year terms)
shaped the Executive and Judicial System
established expectations of 2 terms
put the Whiskey Rebellion
Leader of the American colony in American Revolutionary War
1 president of U.S.ACotton Gin
Eli Whitney
simple machine invented in 1794quickly removed seeds from cotton
made growing cotton in the south much more profitable
slaves harvested cotton in the south
Transcontitutional Railroad
It was the project of two railroad companies: the Union Pacific built from the east, and the Central Pacific built from the west. The two lines met in Promontory Point, Utah on May 10, 1869
Trigger mass migration to Great Plains
Chinese workers chosen to work - cheaper to bring them
Federal gov't paid by giving federal land to the companies for every mile of track laid.
biggest obstructive- Sierra Nevada mountains
Allowed cheap transport of materials and products
- Created many new jobs for people
- It increased England's agricultural and fishing industries
- It made travel much easier
Telegraph
Characteristic of the war
The telegraph was invented by Samuel
Morse in 1844,
and telegraph wires soon sprang up
all along the East Coast.
The telegraph also enabled news
sources to report on
the war in a timely fashion.
Barbed wire
open ranged was closed forever
Joseph F. Glidden of DeKalb, Illinois, received a patent for the modern invention in 1874 after he made his own modifications to previous versions. Barbed wire was the first wire technology capable of restraining cattle.
Cannon
Battle weapon used in war
They needed several men to properly
crew a gun. Each one of these artillerymen
was typically cross-trained so that they
could do other jobs with the loading
and firing of the weapon.
Civil War Cannons were
very valuable and expensive,
Boston, MA
1775-The first battle of the American Revolution fought in Lexington and Concord.
1780- State constitution adopted; John Hancock becomes first elected governor.
1785- Daniel Shay led a rebellion by farmers protesting excessive taxes, oppressive governmental systems and unfair laws and treatment of working people.
1796- John Adams, born 1735 in Quincy, elected 2nd president of United States.
massacre in 1770 protesters confronted the British
Tea act- Britain tried to put taxes and laws on tea
Rhode Island
Puritan with disagreement
"Separation of Church and State"
"Religious Freedom for men and women"
name means "Red Island" for clayshores
Britain
caused conflicts with settlers
War of 1812
war over boundaries in North America
no major charges, just cost money and life
Spain
Spain gave up lands East of Mississippi River
Spain kept Florida
Allowed Trade on the Mississippi/use of New Orleans
American Revolution
The colonies were taxed, but has no voice of gov't
Mistreatment by the British
Boston Massacre, taxes and laws
American Identity
Colonists became "American", no longer British
The enlightenment
New beliefs in the natural rights of people
4 battles
Civil War
States Rights- states want power over federal government
Slavery- important to the economy of the south
Election of Lincoln- Republican (Anti-slavery) Pres.
Missouri compromise
French and Indian War
Effect: taxes placed on colonists to pay debts