Shipbuilding

The Early Colonial Life is important in our U.S. history because of where we, as American citizens, stand now. The Colonial Life was the start of America’s establishment. Though many attempts were made to overcome this huge obstacle of starting life in America, it didn’t stop the settlers. Despite the fact that it wasn’t easy for these first settlers to establish the now 50 states that make up America; their determination got them to where we stand now. Easy wouldn’t be in the vocabulary of the…

From AD 1000 to AD 1600, China was united under the Song dynasty. The Song dynasty began in 960 and persisted until 1279. During this era, China became the first government in world history to nationally issue banknotes and was the first government in China to establish a permanent-standing navy. The Song dynasty is divided into two distinct periods, Northern and Southern. Following the Song dynasty was the Yuan dynasty, also known as the Great Yuan. This dynasty lasted from 1271 to 1368 and was…

The Viking age of exploration took place in the 9th and 10th century, and; they became known for their unique, designed vessels and daring, seafaring raids. During early exploration, the Vikings comprised of many groups, such as: Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark. The numerous Viking groups sought opportunities of different intent whether that be a new land settlement, opportunities of trade, or barbarically raiding villages. None of these would prove to be more pivotal than the settlement of…

America essentially ceased. Because the U.S. was rapidly expanding militarily, women were highly encouraged to enter into the workforce. “Millions of women….entered the industrial workforce during the war. They found jobs in….large numbers in the shipbuilding and aircraft industries.” The museum website goes on to mention the impact of “Rosie the Riveter;” an extremely well known icon and propaganda tool during WWII. Widely distributed by The Saturday Evening Post, Norman Rockwell’s version of…

The Protestant Reformation Produces Puritanism Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation in 1517 when he nailed the 95 Theses on the door of Wittenberg Cathedral. The most basic of Luther’s ideas were … The Bible or scripture was the source of God’s word People were saved by the grace of God (salvation comes as an undeserved gift from God). People are saved by having faith in Christ, not by any “good works” the person could have done. John Calvin preached Calvinism that stressed…

To the Europeans the land they called new world was not new to the natives that lived there all the ancestors of the Native Americans crossed over to north and south America via the bearing straights about 30, 000 years ago. These ancestors of the Native Americans were mostly Asian and by the time that the last glacier receded 10,000 years ago Native Americans had inhabited all the inhabitable parts of north and south America. And being where they where they lived relative isolation from the…

What events happened in The Road to the Revolution? Many events happened in The Road to the Revolution. The Revolution had many different acts during the time. The acts that happened were the Navigation Act of 1660, French and Indian War 1754-1763, Pontiac's Rebellion and Proclamation of 1763, The Sugar Act 1764, The Stamp Act :1765, Declaratory Act:1766, The Townshend Act 1767, The Boston Massacre, The Boston Tea Party:1773, and the Intolerable Acts:1774. Some of the acts were brutal in The…

The connection between the early expansion of the British Empire (1495-1783) and exploration and discovery is not always clear. This is because typically discovery and exploration is thought to be a Portuguese and Spanish affair and England had not been concerned with exploration and expansion outside of Europe, until they were kicked out of mainland Europe, which changed their priorities. In this essay, I aim to outline three ways exploration and discovery affected British expansion and how…

On April 6th 1917, in defence of its allies Britain, France and Russia, the US declared war on the Central Powers and officially entered World War One (WW1). The war had both positive and negative effects on the US economy and American society as a whole. This essay will evaluate the impact the war had on the US economy through analysing its effect on industry and agriculture. It will also show the impact it made on society in the US through the impact on race, gender, health and Progressivism.…

Have you ever experienced an event that seemed to define everything else that followed it? In the Civil War, something very similar to this happend with the Union's implementation of the Anaconda Plan. The plan itself was simple, strangle the Confederacy economically by not allowing trade in or out, and exacerbating the damage caused by a lack of industry. The fallout from this plan was immense, since many of the naval developments that occurred were directly related to the blockade. For…