Chapter One: A New World The most detailed American historical records begin after European colonization (2). Countless amounts of people recorded the history America captivated until the present times. Answers to many of the questions some people have about America hides in the past‚ but a good amount of documents provide the public important evidence for some. Explaining how Europeans settled in the New World with various ways of doing so‚ and why Indians and Europeans live differently will take
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President | Time in Office | Party | VP | What happened during his term/ accomplishments | George Washington | 1789-1797 | Independent | John Adams | * Whiskey Rebellion * Pinckney Treaty * Jay’s Treaty | John Adams | 1797-1801 | Federalist | Thomas Jefferson | * XYZ Affair | Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | Democratic-Republican | Aaron Burr then George Clinton | * Marbury vs Madison * Louisiana Purchase * Embargo of 1807? * Chesapeake Affair | James Madison | 1809-1817
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kindness and forgiveness and adapted the old-time religion to the facts of city life and founded an institute in 1889 ~James Gibbons An American Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Richmond from 1872 to 1877‚ and as Archbishop of Baltimore from 1877 until his death in 1921. Gibbons was elevated to the cardinalate in 1886‚ the second American to receive that distinction. ~Salvation Army An organization founded by William and Catherine Booth in 1878 that was a major distributor
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ruin. Colder winters began regularly freezing rivers and canals in Great Britain‚ the Netherlands and Northern France‚ with both the Thames in London and the Seine in Paris frozen solid annually. The first River Thames Frost Fair was held in 1607. In 1607-1608‚ early European settlers in North America reported ice persisting on Lake Superior until June. In January‚ 1658‚ a Swedish army marched across the ice to invade Copenhagen. By the end of the 17th century‚ famines had spread from northern France
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During the colonial period from 1607 to 1750 an "American" way of life emerged‚ differing from Old World European culture. This new lifestyle developed from the interaction of five major groups‚ including the; Native Americans‚ Chesapeake colonies‚ New England colonies‚ Indentured servants‚ and African slaves. Each of these peoples contributed ideas‚ principals‚ practices‚ and beliefs to the melting pot that would later become the United States of America. Native Americans had a significant
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in popular usage came to be known as "lawn tennis". Eventually the game was played by many people all over England. It will go down in tennis history as simply tennis. In 1877 the All England Croquet Club formally changed its name to the All England Croquet Lawn Tennis Club and held the first tennis championships in July 1877. The referee was Henry Jones who devised the rules for the tournament with the help of a two-man committee. No scoring rules were thought of so what they devised was indeed
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Organized labor has played a critical role in shaping our society for both good and bad. During those times it has reflected tremendous levels of racism and sexism of the larger society. Ever since 1877‚ Chicago was the center of strife between labor and capital. Women were getting paid half the pay of white men and blacks receiving half of that. Not to mention that children were part of the workforce starting at the age of 10. The number of children were approximately 2 million. Before the
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The Second Egyptian–Ottoman War or Second Turko–Egyptian War lasted from 1839 until 1841 and was fought mainly in Syria‚ whence it is sometimes referred as the (Second) Syrian War. In 1839‚ the Ottoman Empire moved to reoccupy lands lost to Muhammad Ali in the First Turko-Egyptian War. After suffering a defeat at the Battle of Nezib‚ the Ottoman Empire appeared on the brink of disintegration. Britain‚ Austria and other European nations‚ rushed to intervene and force Egypt into accepting a peace treaty
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major developmental factors is economics. If two areas have vastly different economies‚ they will develop vastly different political systems. One such case can be found when exploring the development of Massachusetts and Virginia in the periods of 1607 to 1750. Massachusetts was a polar opposite of Virginia when it comes to economic development. In the early ages of migration to the new world‚ the majority of people who came to Massachusetts were families or groups. Some were escaping religious
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Pilgrims were not the first group of English people to live in America. The first group came in 1585‚ but their colony failed. They cam e for three reasons‚ to get rich‚ freedom of religion‚ and many people came because they wanted a better life. In 1607 the English started Jamestown in America. This town was in the Virginia colony. The English came to Jamestown to find gold and get rich. But they never found any. At first the Jamestown settlers didn’t want to grow food or build houses. Many settlers
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