American History

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American History

• Is history important?
• Why is it?
• Why isnt it?

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Symbols and History

• Symbols in history contain ideals of a people or
  country. They provide the individual with a
  sense of place of belonging within the whole of
  humanity without which individuals loose a sense
  of who and what they are.

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History as a Spiral

• William Irwin Thompson History is not linear
  simply from primitivism to modernity. History
  ascends in spirals repeating the past and
  challenging the present.
• Between renaissance and inquisition. The past is
  repeated and unrepeatable.
• In a global society how do we hold onto our past?
  
• Is nationalism a valid assumption?
• Is the American Century at an end?

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A Constitutional society where all men are
created equal

• The Constitution --what does it mean?
• Law
• Rights
• Reason
• Rationality
• Equality

• What do we value as a people?
• Character
• Industry
• Productivity
• Efficiency
• Wealth
• Security

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American history changed the world.

• Discovery of the Globe
• Freedom from past/traditions, cultures, norm
• Future expectations

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CHAPTER 1

• Discovery of a new land

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Why do people migrate?

• Food
• Land
• Economic Opportunity
• Religious Freedom
• Personal Freedom
• Fear Coercion

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When did the 2 major migrations to America Occur

• 35,000-25,000 BC Hunter gathers cross the Being
  Straight following the ice age
• 1500-1900 European colonization following the
  discovery by Columbus and the exploration of
  Magellan, Drake, Cabot Vespucci

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Great Civilizations do not develop till 5000-1500
BC

• Key to transition to civilization
• Agriculture Corn, squash, peppers, beans
• Farming requires specialization, trade and
  cooperation.
• Irrigation - Roads - Transportation - Storage

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What Are the Names and Locations of the Great
American Civilizations?

• Aztec Mexico
• Mayas central America
• Inca Peru
• Why? Temperate climates. Plentiful rainfall.
  Warm waters. Natural defensive barriers of sea,
  mountains, deserts, jungles.

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Evolution of North American Indian Tribes

• Plains Indians roam with buffalo and other
  animal migrations
• South West Pueblo farmed in isolation
• Mid West Iroquois - hunter gatherers
• South East Cherokee - agricultural and related to
  Aztec

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? What made the league of Iroquois so unique and
powerful?

• Cayuga
• Mohawk
• Oneida
• Onondaga
• Seneca

• A league of nations governed by a council of 5
  chiefs who would unite in time of war for common
  defense.
• No power to tax, police or interfere with other
  individuals tribes

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Section 2 Discovery by Europe

• Spices Food preservation, flavor, perfume
• Gold fund military conquest
• Religion spread Christianity and establish new
  churches
• Glory individual achievement and adventure

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Competing Nation States

• Portugal
• Spain
• France
• England
• KEY INVENTIONS- Astrolabe Compass
• Who identified America as a new Continent?

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Order of domination

• Spain established hegemony over America 1st. By
  1580 Philip II empire stretches from Philippines
  S. America, Mexico and the American South West.
• Why does Spain first take and lose control of the
  new world to France and Great Britain?

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SECTION 3 English Colonization

• Joint stock companies
• The British create a way to finance colonization
  through a very capitalistic notion of sharing the
  risk for greater potential economic rewards

• Plymouth Company
• London Company
• Why did King James grant these two charters
  dividing up the Atlantic seaboard?

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2 significant Colonies

• 1607 Jamestown
• Tremendous hardship with famine and disease.
  Saved by native population Pocahontas and the
  discovery of TOBACCO

• 1620 Plymouth Colony
• Tremendous hardships with many lost till assisted
  by Squanto and taught to plant CORN and, fish and
  to fertilize

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Foundations of Liberty

• Jamestown
• In 1619 Jamestown creates the House of Burgesses
  who are representatives who enact laws governing
  the Virginia Colony

• Plymouth
• 1620 The Mayflower Compact established an
  agreement to form just and equal laws for the
  good of the colonies with laws approved by the
  majority

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Filling an empty land

• Headright system anyone paying to journey to
  Virginia received 50 acres and another for each
  with them.
• Indentured Servants In exchange for passage
  individuals would work for 7 years to gain
  freedom
• African Slaves 1619 the Dutch bring African
  slaves who are better suited to work in the hot
  climate

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Rhode Island Roger Williams and the evolution
of self rule

• English settlers had no right to land unless
  purchases from Indians

• Government officials should devote themselves to
  government Business and leave religious matters
  alone

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