Unit One: 1600-1763
Exploration
Explorers in the late 15th, 16th, nad early 17th centuries began the
European phase of American history. Their "discoveries" in the New
dispelled
rumors of a northwest passage and settled ancient questions of world
geography. Contact between Europeans and Native Americans would
have a
dramatic effect on Europe, but a devastating impact on those who were
wrongly called "Indians."
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Unit Two: Great Britain Versus France
With America as a new prospect for both France and Great Britain,
tensions grew between the two countries. The result was a series of
wars like King William�s War, Queen Anne�s War, the War of Jenkin�s
Ear, King George�s War, and the French and Indian War.
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Unit Three : Exploration
Explorers in the late 15th, 16th, nad early 17th centuries began the
European phase of American history. Their "discoveries" in the New
dispelled rumors of a northwest passage and settled ancient questions
of world geography. Contact between Europeans and Native Americans
would have a dramatic effect on Europe, but a devastating impact on
those who were wrongly called "Indians."
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Unit Four: 1800-1840
Jeffersonian Democracy
Jefersonian Democracy refers to the term of office of Thomas Jefferson
which marks the end of Federalist control of American politics. A milder
agrarian aristocracy replaced a commercial aristocracy, thereby setting
anexample of democratic simplicity. Jeffersonian placed more
emphasis in the common man and brought moreidealism into the
government.
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Unit Five: 1840-1877
Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny is the belief that Americans had the right, or even the
duty, to expand westward across the North American continent from the
Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. This would spread the glorious
institutions of civilization and democracy to the barbaric Native
Americans.
In order to accomplish this destiny, Americans did not flinch at atrocities
such as provoking war with Mexico or slaughtering Indians.
Great American Desert: The "Great American Desert" was a nickname
for the
Great Plains. This area, the present -day Midwest, was characterized by
its
arid climate, a flat topography, and lack of trees. Because of these
features, it was considered inhospitable and early settlers chose to
cross
it on the way to the Willamette Valley of Oregon rather than settling there.
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Unit Six: 1865-1900
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Gilded Age Politics
As America modernized, politics played an increasingly important role in
the lives of the common men. Diverse groups participated in the political
arena as they attempted to reform the social, political and economical
problems of the newly industrial nation. Taking its name from the novel,
The Gilded Age, the era referred to the decades from the 1870s to the
1890s where Americans struggled to battle corruption in a morally
deteriorating society.
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