History of the United States.

1)Describe the beginning of North America: After the Discovery of America by Christoph Col mb s in 1!"#$ it too% almost 1 & Cent rys ntil the settlement from ' rope began. (efore this$ 'ngland started to b ild p Colonies and fo nded ne) Cities in the *Ne) +and,. -he .irginia Company /placed on the 10th cent ry) financed a trip to the ne) )orld for gold 1-he three principal colonial po)ers in North America )ere Spain$ 'ngland$ and 2rance /also netherlands and S)eden) 1$ most ' ropeans settled in America not only for de desire of becoming rich also for safety in religio s or political persec tions. +ater on the (ritish fo nded a colony named .irginia /in honor of 3 een 'li4abeth) on April 15601 -he settlers had been sent to 7amesto)n by a gro p of rich +ondon investors )ho had formed the previo sly named .irginia Company$ this company mas made )ith the p rpose to set colonies along the Atlantic coast of north America. (et)een 156"81516 they s ffered and starvation time ca se they )ere more concerned on finding gold rather than gro) eno gh food. #)Different gro ps that settled in the Ne) 9orld and the colonies they fo nded: (y 10:6 there )ere 1; 'nglish colonies in North America. -hey )ere divided into three gro ps: -he Ne) 'ngland Colonies : <hode =sland$ Connectic t$ >assach setts$ Ne) Hampshire -he >iddle Colonies : Dela)are$ ?ennsylvania$ Ne) @or%$ Ne) 7ersey -he So thern Colonies: >aryland$ .irginia$ North and So th Carolina$ Aeorgia -he 1;th original colonies )as a division according to times and %ind of colony : royal origin, charter( like a permission), religious origins. Religious Colonies: persec ted protestants /3 een >ary). 2irst are the p ritans /gro p of religio s dissidents )ho came to the Ne) 9orld so they )o ld have a location to establish a Bp rerB ch rch than the one that eCisted in 'ngland)1 inside this )e have the non conformist /)ho )ere more radical) and the separatives / )ere more liberal and )anted to eCpand the gospels of god). =n the separatives eCist common people$ they decided to leave 'ngland$ so the .irginia Company financed their trip as )ell$ and they traveled on the >ayflo)er Ship. ?ilgrims: they traveled for religio s p rposes. Non conformist: they )ere b siness men$ financed their o)n trip and fo nded D-he Massachusetts (ay CoE /15#6) $ 7ohn 9inthrop )as the 1F governor. Ne) Hampshire: Captain 7ohn >ason. <hode =sland: <oger 9illiams $ 15;5. Connectic t : fo nded by the >ass (ay Co$ /-homas Hoc%er) $ 15;5. ?ennsylvania : fo nded by the G a%ers )ho )ere separated from the protestants. 9illiam ?enn. Royal Colonies: Ne) 7ersey: )as a d tch area$ 155! /previo sly Ne) Netherlands). Ne) @or%: )as a d tch colony$ /Ne) Amsterdam) $ D %e of @or% )anted the colony for himself and fo ght )ith the d tch. >aryland: )as granted by Charles = in 15:#. Dela)are: d tch settlement called DNe) S)edenE $ in 150!. North Carolina: 15:; So th Carolina: 155; Aeorgia : by Aeorge == $ 10;#. Also the colonies )ere divided on activities and )eather conditions . ;)-he royal colonies )ere also %no)n as cro)n colonies basically r led by a governor appointed by the >onarch. Ne) 7ersey$ Ne) @or%$ >aryland$ Dela)are$North Carolina $ So th Carolina$ >assach setts (ay$ .irginia. !)<eg lations on the colonies by Aeorge === and itEs conseG ences: he )anted to maintain and control the colonies1 he appointed a ne) minister$ Arenville and set ne) r les. 1) ?roclamation line: imaginary limit 1

bet)een the middle and the east coast$ a limit that sho ld be protected by the army. -he problem is that the army sho ld have been s pported by the colonies )ith food and shelter. #) S gar act /105!) : the colonies co ldnEt decide )here to sell their prod cts. ;) C rrency act /105!): they forbade the colonies to print their o)n money /paper money. !) Stamp act /105:) : all the prod cts had to be )ith a stamp li%e a taC that it had to be in every legal prod ct. -he conseG ences )ere that these decisions left the colonies pretty mad abo t it and ref sed to b y things from 'ngland also it opened the scenario for a m ch more important revol tion. :) NH-'(HHI. 5)'J?AND H2 USA A2-'< -H' =ND'?'ND'NC': NH-'(HHI. 0) S+A.'<@ =N -H' USA : slavery had been practiced in (ritish North America from early colonial days$ and )as firmly established by the time of the United StatesK Declaration of =ndependence /1005). After this$ there )as a grad al spread of abolitionism in the North/thatEs )hy they started to emigrate from the so th) Slaves )ere bo ght by the farmers to )or% their lands and beca se they )ere s pposed to be stronger. -he so th increased the n mbers of slaves1 in the north they )anted to abolished ca se slavery )as starting to be considered against morality. =n 1L56 +incoln became president and )anted to abolished immediately . -he >isso ri compromise and Ar%ansas )ere the last states )ere slave )as allo)ed and they decided to do something in order to be independent$ in this case .irginia )as the first one to finish slavery and fo nded )ith other states the confederate state. -he north co ld be called the nion and itEs leader )as +incoln 1 so these events made civil )ar 81L518 and this )ar )as called )ar of material 1 this meant that this )ar sed a lot of technology according to the area li%e telegraph$ Aatling g n $ etc $ and it )as very bloody. (y the end of the American <evol tion$ slavery had proven nprofitable in the North and )as dying o t. -orn bet)een the economic benefits of slavery and the moral and constit tional iss es it raised$ L) NH-'(HHI: ")-H' ?U<?HS' H2 <'CHNS-<UC-=HN: <econstr ction addressed ho) the eleven separated states )o ld regain self8government and be reseated in Congress$ the civil stat s of the former leaders of the Confederacy$ and the Constit tional and legal stat s of freedmen$ especially their civil rights and )hether they sho ld be given the right to vote. .iolent controversy er pted thro gho t the So th over these iss e. -he most important meas res )ere the la)s and constit tional amendments Mas in he eG al rights8 and mostly the 1!th amendment that allo)ed blac% people to be a citi4en. 16)NH-'(HHI. 11)+A(H< CHANA'S: Urban pop lation gre)$ r ral pop lation declined$ and the nat re of labor changed dramatically. 2irst )omen and children )ere obligated to )or%$ specially the children ca se they co ld fit better in smaller places to )or%$ altho gh they sed to paid them very little money. =n the factories$ people had to )or% long ho rs nder harsh conditions )ith fe) re)ards. 2actory o)ners and managers paid the minim m amo nt necessary for a )or% force$ often recr iting )omen and children . Soon critics attac%ed this eCploitation$ partic larly the se of child labor. 1#) <oosevelt and 9ilson both are part of a progress era$ <oosevelt created the progressive party and he believed on the policy of sG are deal. -hey both changed the vie) of the federal governmentEs role in the life of the nation. Hn 1"6# he retired and in 1"1# 9ilson )as elected $he contin ed )ith the <oosevelt idea$ DNe) 2reedomE$ he introd ced the secret vote$ created a la) to protect the national reso rces$ imporved safety at )or% and introd ced the income taC. 1;) 9hy did the Americans ta%e part in the 1 st )ar )orldN 9hen )ar bro%e o t in ' rope in A g st 1"1!$ Americans opposed the involvement of U.S. troops$ and ?resident 9oodro) 9ilson /1L:581"#!) declared the co ntryKs ne trality. ( t as the fighting contin ed and the Aerman tactics threatened civilian lives$ Americans began siding )ith the Allies. NH-'(HHI #