American History

  With the continuing urbanization of the United States, immigrants flocked to the land of freedom.  Immigrants came to escape the corruptio...

-Appeal of the City -Squalid Side of the City

-Chinese Immigrants -New Immigration

  After the Civil War ended, the South was left in disarray.  President Lincoln set reconstruction projects in motion, but was unable to see...

-Impeachment of Johnson -The Reconstructed South -Reconstruction Ends

- Presidential Reconstruction -The Black Codes - Congressional Reconstruction

  When Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860, southern states began threatening to secede from the Union.  Lincoln recieved no suppo...

-Effects of the War on the South During the war, vast cotton fields are destroyed or left untended, taking away one of the South's ma...

-Election of 1864 Lincoln appears to be loosing the presidency and the faith of the people, but he barely manages to be re-elected.

-Thirteenth Amendment The Thirteenth Amendment sets the abolition of slavery in motion. Lincoln is unable to see the abolition of slaver...

-The Economy During the Civil War Northern factories fourish and the economy grows prosperous. Southern economy begins to falter and the...

-The Battles Battles erupt betweent Union and Confederate troops in multiple areas.

-Mobilization Abraham Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclaimation which only freed slaves in rebellious states. Freed slaves from the s...

-The Election of 1860 Abraham Lincoln is elected president and is hated by many in the South. -Southern Secession After Lincoln is e...

-John Brown's Raid: The Kansas-Nebraska act is passed by Congress causing further unrest between southern slave states and northern ...

-Dred Scott Decision: -  A slave, Dred Scott, attempts to sue his owner's widow for his freedom and moves to Illinoise when his reques...

The Ostend Manifesto Kansas-Nebraska Act

-The Compromise of 1850 -Uncle Tom's Cabin

     Slave resistence was not very common in America, but sometimes a revolt would start.  Perhaps the most famous rebellion was led by Nat ...

     In 1848, gold was discovered in California.  A man discovered it on his own property and attempted to hide it, but failed.  People from...

     After the Annexation of Texas, Mexico broke off diplomatic relations with the United States.  Soon fighting began between the Texans an...

     Although Oregon was a major attraction for many Americans who wanted to migrate to the west, Texas, sparsely populated and a part of Me...

     During the Age of Reform, United States citzens began to expand westward.  They believed it was their right to bring "liberty and ...

     At a time when slavery seemed to be fading in America, the cotton gin was invented.  This machine required people to operate it, and sl...

     Along with the major reforms being made, the beginning of equality between men and women was being started.      After the Revolutiona...

     With the spark of reform in humanitarian and other concepts, social reforms were being made as well.  Education underwent some change a...

     The Age of Reform was time of change in the thought of the traditional ways because of the newly emerging industry and economy.  This w...

     In the 1800s experimental communities were started in order to create a peaceful, perfect society.  These were sometimes called Utopian...

   The Second Great Awakening was a series of religious revivals sponsored by Timothy Dwight in 1795.  The sermons spoke of a good and kind ...

      Transcendentalism was formed form Romanticism which had started during the nineteenth century.  Romanticism was all about getting clo...

     After Jackson had served two terms as president, it was time for a knew president to be elected. The man who won the election was Marti...

     In order to quell oposition to federal protection of Indians, president Jackson requested that a bill be passed that allowed him to mov...

      Although America was prospering by exploring and settlling the western frontier, they were pushing native Indian tribes out of their h...

     To the western frontier businesses, the second Bank of the US was an enemy that was stealing their financial resources.  They believed ...

     Many people began to buy up the cheap land on the frontier and make investments in  "wildcat" banks that would rise up to mak...

     In the 1800's America didn't print money, they made coins out of gold and silver. When you stored money in banks for safe keep...

     The Tariff of 1832 was supposed to reduce the rate of the Tariff of 1828, but that didn't satisfy the people. When South Carolina...

     Out of all the states, South Carolina was the most angry about the Tariff of 1828 and the most opposing. Vice president John C. Calho...

     After John Quincy Adams was elected in 1824,  supporters of Andrew Jackson planned to sabotage the new president by making him pass a p...

     During the election of 1828, two political parties were formed.  The Democrats, who believed in weak central government and strict inte...

     In 1828 when elections were held, Andrew Jackson ran again. He gained many supporters just as before by supporting the people, saying ...

     When the time for election of a new president came, four candidates showed up. These were William Crawford,  John Quincy Adams, Henry ...

     Slaves were primarily found in the southern states and were very valuable, money wise.  They were mostly considered property rather tha...

     In 1850, the south had formed its own culture and became an aristocracy where white men with the biggest plantations were the highest r...

     Since the southern soil was good for planting and cotton was one of the most valuable crops grown, it became the main source of income ...

     Transportation was slow in the 18th century, so people began to come up with many plans to speed things up.  The Philadelphia-Lancaste...

     In the mid-19th century people began to move west where they would become farmers and plant many crops to make a lot of money.  The fi...

     Between 1820 and 1850 America was becoming heavily industrialized in the northeast. American factories employed nearly 140,000 people....

      The Industrial Revolution was a time of advancement in technology  all around the world. The British were advancing in industry durin...

     After Napoleon was defeated in 1815 immigration increased in America.  Because of the great amounts of people coming to the U.S. the N...

     In 1814 the rulers of Europe formed an alliance to destroy that democracy threatened their rule.  The Holy Alliance, consisting of Rus...

     John Marshall was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and believed in a strong central government. When the Georgia legislature sol...

     Slavery became popular in the southern states of the U.S.  and the slaves became extremely important to their economy.  When the state...

When James Monroe was elected president of the United States, an "an era of good feelings" seemed to follow.  Things were going w...

When the War of 1812 broke out,  America was not very well prepared and was losing until around 1813 when they became battle-hardened and ga...

After Thomas Jefferson stepped down from presidency James Madison was elected to fill his place.  He came to office during a hard time in w...

After the revolution,  nations in the Mediterranean began to tax American cargo vessels for passing through their waters.  In 1801 the lead...

When president John Adams passed the Judiciary Act of 1801, which created 16 new Federalist judges, the Republican party was outraged. They ...

After Aaron Burr was president Jefferson's former first-term vice president, he challenged the government's authority by working wit...

After America bought Louisiana, President Jefferson wanted it to be explored. He picked his personal secretary, Meriwether Lewis, to lead a...

When Napoleon Bonaparte took over France he needed more money and more men to take over Europe.  Plans for expansion in America were halted...

Near the year of 1800, many Republicans secretly planned to resist by force if the Federalists stayed in power.    The Federalists believed...

The Alien and Sedition Acts were made up of four laws: 1. "The Naturalization Act lengthened from five to fourteen years the residency...

After peace was reached with England, France became angry and nearly went to war with it's former ally, America.  When the French began...

George Washington had been president for 8 years by 1796.  He let the public know that he would be retiring from presidency through the news...

France and Great Britain went to war again in 1793. The Federalists and Democratic-Republicans of America argued over who they should side w...

Alexander Hamilton was the Treasury Secretary who proposed "The First Report on the Public Credit." The government was supposed t...

Some of the states were afraid that the Constitution would take away some of their freedoms from them.  The Bill of Rights was a document o...

George Washington was the only president to be elected unanimously.  John Adams came in second place for presidency and was elected as the f...

The Constitution was completed by the Philadelphia Convention but they were afraid that the states would wouldn't accept it.  Some state...

Through the Great Compromise came a bicameral legislature that used different ideas from both the Virginia and New Jersey Plans.  There woul...

Since the Articles of Confederation had been gotten rid of, a new structure for government was needed. The Virginia Plan, created by James ...

The Articles of Confederation were an ineffective form of government. The people didn't respect its authority. Six of the states encoura...

After the war with England, the leaders of the colonies required higher taxes to pay off debts. The burden of these taxes was felt mainly b...

Question: What do the maps and the "Land Ordinances of 1785" allow us to conclude concerning the Northwest Ordinance of 1787? ...

"According to the document, what policy did Thomas Paine recommend for the United States dealing with Great Britain's restrictions ...

What similar ideas served as a motivation for both Thomas Jefferson's  establishment  of the "Virginia Statute for Religious Freedo...

"All of the following components of the Articles of Confederation influenced the formation of the Constitution EXCEPT:" "Th...

Question: What condition had to be met as stated in the treaty before peace would be concluded between Great Britain and the United States? ...

Question: Which of the following is not one of the major provisions of the 1778 "Treaty of Alliance" between France and America? ...

Question: The "Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms," was written following which incident? "The Battl...

"While approximately 75% of the Declaration Manuscript was accepted, two topics were completely deleted: the existence of slavery in Am...

The first Continental Congress wanted to have their own free government under England. The second Continental Congress met again in ligh...

How did the Revolutionary War affect the status of colonial women? Their status improved as they accepted the distinguished role of natura...

Question: What other British action helped to strengthen the colonists' determination to declare independence from the "Mother Coun...

Consider this: If Americans believed they were overtaxed and wanted to retaliate against Parliament, why was there only limited support for ...

Consider this: By comparing and contrasting the two accounts of the Boston Massacre,which viewpoint is a better example of political propaga...

Question: which item was not taxed by the Stamp Act? Coffee.  The Stamp Act was mainly for printed materials. Question: Why did Parliame...

Question: What reason did the Crown give for restricting colonists' purchase of land west of the Appalachians from the Indians in the ...

Question: Which of the following was a result of the Peace Treaty of Paris of 1763? Great Britain received claim to Nova Scotia. Great Bri...

Question: In his sermon "Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God," Jonathan Edwards presented the idea that: All people were sinners...

Question: Which of the following items proved to be the most problematic and led to abuse in the trials of those accused of witchcraft, incl...

Question: The "Charter of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations" provided that no one should be punished for: "Any differ...

Question: Did the different economic needs and opportunities of the different sections of the British North American colonies lead to coloni...

Question: What alternative to African slaves might you have employed to harvest tobacco? Firstly, I wouldn't be harvesting tobacco bec...

Question: Which religion was not tolerated in seventeenth century Maryland? Judaism, Maryland would not tolerate any religion that denied J...

Question: How do you suppose William Penn's Quaker beliefs influenced how he communicated with the Indians? I think that his beliefs t...

Question: What do you suppose James, Duke of York, to award part of the land he had just conquered to Lord John Berkley and Sir George Carte...

Was the pressure to conform to a single way of life supportive of, or in contradiction with, the very reason Puritans came to America? I...

Question: Why would anyone accept and follow the Puritan doctrine of predestination when it leaves no incentive for upright, moral behavior?...

The Massachusetts Bay Colony was unique because it:  Contained a feature that allowed the government of the company to be located in the col...

Question: Who remained the supreme ruler according to the Mayflower Compact? The English King.  The Compact said that the pilgrims were st...

Question:  What was one of the primary reasons the king stated in the Virginia Charter for allowing the colony to be established? To ...

Missions were communities made to take care of themselves with their own supplies. They consisted of a chapel, shops, and houses.  They wer...

Question: What was the primary objective for French expeditions? To establish strong trade relationships with Native Americans. Fur was v...

Question:  How might England have used the Black Legend to motivate and justify its colonization of North America? They may have used it ...

Question: Which cash crop is most directly tied to the importation of African slaves to the New World? Sugar. African slaves were imported...

Question: How did the emergence of nation-states accelerate exploration of the New World? The unification of the people of a nation allowe...

Question: What similarities did the two voyages share? (referring to Colombus's journeys and the Apollo's trip to the moon.) Both ...

Question: How did the use of printed receipts, bills of exchange, and promissory notes affect merchants and consumers during the Middle Ages...

Question: What might the Spaniard's treatment of the Aztecs tell us about how Europeans perceived Native Americans during the Age of Dis...

Question: What motivated Colombus on his voyage of exploration? A key motivation for Colombus's voyage of exploration may have been to g...

The Iroquois Confederacy brought five nations together to form an alliance. These nations were the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, and...