- •A new world
- •Explorers from Europe
- •Virginian Beginnings
- •Colonial Life in America
- •The Roots of Revolution
- •Fighting for Independence
- •A new nation
- •Years of Growth
- •West to the Pacific
- •North and South
- •The Civil War
- •Reconstruction
- •Years of growth
- •Farming the Great Plains
- •The Amerindians’ Last Stand
- •Inventors and Industries
- •The Golden Door
- •Reformers and Progressives
- •An American Empire
- •Twentieth century americans
- •The Roaring Twenties
- •Crash and Depression
- •Roosevelt’s New Deal
- •The Arsenal of Democracy
- •Prosperity and Problems
- •Black Americans
- •Superpower
- •A Balance of Terror
- •The Vietnam Years
- •America’s Back Yard
- •An End to Cold War?
- •The American Century
- •The land and its features
- •Mountains and Valleys of the Pacific Region
- •Mountains, Plateaus, and Basins of the Interior West
- •Interior Lowlands
- •Appalachian Mountains
- •Piedmont and Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains
- •Climates and ecosystems
- •The Humid East
- •The Dry Interior West
- •The Pacific Region
- •Water features
- •Groundwater
- •Environmental hazards
- •The Horse in Motion – 1878
- •The Birth of a Nation – 1915
- •Soviet Montage – 1920s
- •The Jazz Singer – 1927
- •Was Mickey Mouse originally a Mouse?
- •How did Mickey Mouse get his name?
- •The most important movies in the evolution of American Cinema
- •Culture Specifics in American Movies
- •Influences of American Movies on the Rest of the World
- •The faces of poverty in the us
- •Introduction:
- •1. What is poverty?
- •2. Life in trailers, motels and cars
- •3. Hunger in america
- •Virginian Beginnings
- •Virginia a poor man could hope for a farm of his own
- •Independence.
- •Independence .
- •Important part in the war.
- •1783, Britain officially recognized her former
- •It. But others say that his policies of giving voters
- •1805 Four countries claimed to own Oregon — Russia,
- •In November 1806, Pike and his men reached the
Years of Growth
because the land was becoming scarcer and expensive, people set off for new territories between Appalachians an Mississippi River where Amerindians used to live
Amerindians were uncivilized – government failed in making treaties with them
1830 – law called the “Indian Removal Act” to move them further west to Indian territory beyond the Miss. River – support of President Andrew Jackson (“Old Hickory”)
although many Indians started to live in European way of life, they were driven away
1838 – “The Trial of Tears” – in cold winter thousands of Cherokees were moved west (in 5 months 4 000 of them died)
new western lands were organized for settlement, divided into “townships” and “sections” and sold at auctions
land between Appalachians and Miss. River was divided (boundary The Ohio River) – Northwest and Southwest territory
Northwest territory: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin
when the number of white males living there reached 5 000, they could elect its own law- making body and send a representative to Congress, when it reached 60 000 – it became a new state
War of 1812 – British ships blocked American ports and cut off the import of European goods
US realized it was important to start producing own goods in order of future safety and prosperity of the country
English mechanic Samuel Slater memorized the construction of cotton spinning machine and brought it to US – with a partner, businessman Moses Brown they built 1st cotton mill (at Pawtucket, Rhode Island)
West to the Pacific
beyond the western boundary of US, Miss. R., was Louisiana which belonged to France
Napoleon needed money for war with Britain – sold it for 15 million dollars to US which doubled their area
1804 – 1806 expedition sent by President Thomas Jefferson led by Lewis and Clark showed that the journey to the Pacific coast was possible
lands beyond Louisiana, Oregon, belonged to Russia, Spain, Britain and US – government persuaded Americans to starts farms in Oregon and outnumber British there
by ships around the South America (long time, expensive) or on the “Oregon Trail” by land
“manifest destiny” – US territory should stretch from Atlantic to Pacific
US took over Oregon and after war with Mexico (1848) the area of Texas, California, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, Nevada and New Mexico
North and South
in the beginning of 19th century – over 1 million black slaves in the US
North – against slavery, persuaded Congress to make buying new slaves illegal,
South – defend slavery, for slaves were working on farms with rice, tobacco and cotton
“Missouri Compromise” – slavery was banned in lands west from Missouri
disputes whether new lands such as Oregon should allow slavery
Congress passed a law – easier for southerners to recapture escaped slaves – a group of “bounty hunters” who hunted slaves for “bounty” reward was created
northerners were angered, helped them to escape to Canada – “Underground Railroad”
after Congress cancelled the Missouri Compromise, both groups met in Kansas where fighting and killing began – “Bloody Kansas”
Supreme court said even free states had no right to forbid slavery – opponents of it formed the Republican Party with Abraham Lincoln and although they lost elections to Douglas (Democrats) they impressed many people, Lincoln was chosen as a candidate in next elections
South believed North was preparing to use force to end slavery
Lincoln won the elections – 1860 – South Carolina and 10 more states announced they are an independent nation called Confederacy – the civil war was about to begin