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colonization missions to the New World. If Spain had beaten the English they most likely would have continued to colonize North America. This battle could have caused history of Earth to be dramatically different. England would never have created the 13 colonies and America possibly would not exist. This battle was detrimental to American history because it led to America becoming what it is…

Unit 3 Christopher Columbus was a Italian explorer. He was the first to sail around the world. He completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. He was the first to discover the world is not flat it is round and there are other places located on the other side of the world. It took him from 1492-1502 to make his voyages around to Asia. Christopher Columbus’s early childhood. Christopher Columbus was born October/31/1451 in Genoa, Italy, he grew up in a middle class…

through snowy woods, fell off a raft into the Allegheny River, nearly drowned, and was forced to spend a freezing night on an island without shelter. Washington ran the army and the presidency, and chaired the most important committee meeting in history, the Constitutional Convention. George later died on December 14, 1799, in Mount Vernon, Virginia. Because of George Washington’s great achievements, he was often seen as intelligent, bold, and honorable.…

Layne Griffin Dr. Johnson Hist. 1301 The Columbian Exchange, the term used to describe when both sides of the Atlantic encountered each other, changed life dramatically for the Native Americans and Europeans. This lasted from the time Columbus’ discovery through expansion and discovery. During this exchange the Europeans brought over crops such as rice and wheat and they also brought over domesticated animals such as horses, cattle, and dogs. The Indians gave crops such as corn, potatoes,…

The Election of 1800 Year 1800 witnessed a historically election that was fought between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams for the President of the United States. The results of the election would act as one of the most important pages in the book of history that would shape the country’s future for generations to come. The election took a big turn when John Adams came in third, and there was a tie between the two Republican candidates, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. The audio of Thomas…

would refuse to give them freedom. Some slaves had the opportunity to escape and stay in safe houses or going out of state such as Ohio where slavery was not allowed. Works Cited “Facts about the Slave Trade and Slavery.” The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, www.gilderlehrman.org Stowe Harriet Beecher. Uncle Tom’s Cabin.…

prevailing social standards in the absence of his misleading conduct.” (Kennedy, 2001). There were and still are individuals whose physical appearance allows him or her to present himself as “white” but whose “black” heritage makes him an African American according to dominant racial rules. (Kennedy, 2001). Even though “passing” was popular during the 1920s and 1930s, it flourished between 1947 and 1957 where the dawn of the second Red Scare was making its way through the United States. “The…

The Great Gatsby illustrate a division in social class based on the characters’ family backgrounds. Several characters have their own goals and dreams, the American Dream. The American Dream is to be born to a world of equality, to have the same equal opportunity, and to achieve goals through hard work. The Great Gatsby present characters who tries to get more than they already have. Jay Gatsby, the protagonist in The Great Gatsby, wants more than being a janitor and a rich man; he throws…

In the 1930’s women weren’t equal with men. They didn’t have the same opportunities that the men had. They couldn’t vote, they worked at home, and they weren’t allowed to have the same jobs as men. Lots of things that women tried to do were frowned upon by most. John Steinbeck uses Curley’s wife to show us how her choices, like most women, were oppressed back then. One way Steinbeck showed us that woman weren’t equal was by using Curley’s wife and her life on the ranch. There was a part in…

Many years after permanent English settlements had been made in the Americas, the colonists began to shape a more American identity and considered themselves as separate from England. This ideology of independence drove England to place more restrictions on the colonists. As a result of these constraints, the colonists justifiably reacted by revolting against British authority. It is understandable why the colonists reacted in such a way, as their rights were seized from them more and more with…