1. Mulatto population- a person who is born from one white parent and one black parent‚ or more broadly‚ a person of mixed black and white ancestry 2. Plantation system-The system used in the south that allowed for the rich of the south to have many slaves‚ and kept the poor the same way. A class system that did not allow for movement between classes 3. In what ways did American literature in the early nineteenth century reflect the New Democracy of the Jacksonian age? 4. The text’s
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Chapter 26: Postwar America at Home‚ 1945-1960 American Stories An Entrepreneur Franchises the American Dream Ray Kroc – ambitious salesmen that expanded McDonalds. * Understood that restaurants should operate in a place with more traffic(highways) * Understood that the franchise notion provided the key to rapid economic growth * Sensed the importance of uniformity and standardization * Understood the mood of the time – the quiet conformity of people searching for the key to American
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Chapter 18 - Renewing the Sectional Struggle‚ 1848-1854 I. The Popular Sovereignty Panacea The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War‚ but it started a whole new debate about the extension of slavery‚ with Northerners rallying around the Wilmot Proviso (which proposed that the Mexican Cession lands be free soil); however‚ the Southerners shot it down. Before‚ the two national parties‚ the Democrats and the Whigs‚ had had strong support from all over the nation;
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While the causes of the Civil War can be attributed to various factors‚ the principal cause is considered to be sectionalism. Sectionalism is a term that describes a situation in which the needs or desires of individual parts become more important than the well-being of the greater whole. Such was the situation between the Northern and Southern states leading up to the Civil War. The two regions were marked by various differences‚ and the war was ultimately the result of both sides staunchly
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Chapter 1 Lady of Cofitachequi: Cofitachequi was a paramount chiefdom encountered by the Hernando de Soto Expedition in South Carolina. They encountered the Chiefdom of Cofitachequi in April of 1540‚ at the Mulberry Site‚ a large platform mound at the junction of Pine Tree Creek and the Wateree River‚ near present-day Camden. Paleo-Indians: First Americans. Nomadic hunters of game and gatherers of wild plants‚ they spread throughout North and South America‚ probably moving as bands composed of
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1. (1607) Jamestown was formed: This event was significant because it was the beginning of the English colonies in the New World. Jamestown the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. The colonization was funded the by Virginia Company. After this colony was formed‚ more people started to come over from England. Without these colonists the Virginia colony would be much different. It also helped them learn about what kind of people they needed to send over. At first they sent over gentlemen
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Up until 1750‚ Britain practiced salutary neglect toward their colonies in North America. Although a sense of mercantilism existed‚ Britain’s lack of supervision gave the colonies a chance to govern independently and to develop separately from Britain. Britain’s salutary neglect toward the colonies influenced the development of legislative assemblies‚ commerce‚ and religion by forcing the colonies to become more independent‚ therefore further developing characteristics of and desires to be a sovereign
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Chapter Name/Term | Identify | Significance | Royal Africa Company | The Royal African Company was a slaving company set up by the Stuart family and London merchants once the former retook the English throne in the English Restoration of 1660. It was led by James‚ Duke of York‚ Charles II’s brother. Originally known as the Company of Royal Adventurers Trading to Africa‚ it was granted James II. | | Middle Passage | Part of the Triangular trade. The part of the journey where millions of enslaved
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1443 Unit One Reading 1 IDs Henretta Chapter 1 pp. 618 and Chapter 2 Identifications: Briefly define in 23 sentences each identification (person‚ place‚ event‚ idea) and explain the significance of each to the time period being studied. 1. Tribute Tribute was a way to collect goods from the groups conquered by the Aztecs. They would take advantage of the trading routes of the valley and the goods imported to them. The city displayed great wealth with the gold‚ textiles‚ cacao
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Chap 14-The Territorial expansion of the United States A. Community: Texans&TEJAOS “Remember the Alamo.” 1. 1836‚ Santa Anna(President of Mexico) came to subdue Texas-1‚500 Mexican died‚& Texas defenders(failed)- “remember the Alamo” eventually forced Santa Anna to recognize Texas independence. 2. Tejanos(S. Texans)-favored A. Settlers for their economic plan-authorized A. Colonies w/in Texas(central/ east)-attracted ppl from Miss. Valley-introduced slavery&cotton-Tejanos‚ both wealthy rancheros&poor
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