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This is a survey course that provides students with an investigation of important political, economic, and social developments in American history from the pre-colonial time period to the present day. Students will be engaged in activities that call upon their skills as historians (i.e. recognizing cause and effect relationships, various forms of research, expository and persuasive writing, reading of primary and secondary sources, comparing and contrasting important ideas and events).

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Civil Rights 1950s and 60s Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka Decision came in 1954 Mandated the desegregation of schools in the South Breaks up the ?separate but equal? Plesy vs. Ferguson decision of 1896 Schools had to desegregate in ?deliberate speed? They dragged their feet, avoiding desegregation for as long as possible Little Rock Nine - 1957 Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas Emmett Till - Mississippi 1955 Birmingham Church Bombing 1961 Freedom Riders Goal of the South was to prevent Northern Carpetbaggers from taking away their way of life Civil War was basically being fought in the South except not on battlefields

Enduring Vision Ch. 14 Notes

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Chapter 14: From Compromise to Secession Background At this time, the Mexican American War had just ended and the US had an equal number of free and slave states. The war ended in 1848. If you remember right, the Mexican American War left America with, through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (Mexican Cession), the former Mexican provinces of California and Mexico. Mexico would also, in subsequence of the treaty, recognize the Rio Grande as the Southern Border of Mexico. In return, the US would pay Mexico 15 million and assume claims of Mexican citizens against Americans. The vast territory acquired from this war threatened to upset the balance of free states and slave states. II. Finding a Compromise A. The Doctrine of Free Soil:

Enduring Vision- Ch. 25 Outline

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Chapter 25:1933-1939 Nationalism and the Good Neighbor President Franklin D. Roosevelt Good Neighbor Policy (1933) Latin America No state has the right to intervene in the internal or external affairs of another FDR withdrew the last U.S. troops from Haiti and the Dominican Republic American bankers loosened their rip on Haiti?s central banking system It renounced the Platt Amendment Reduced U.S. role in Panamanian affairs Cuba Economic crisis in 1933 Leftist regime rose but U.S., instead of sending in marines, provided indirect aid to a conservative revolt that overthrew the radical government in 1934 Fulgenio Batista led conservative revolt Tariff on Cuban sugar cane lowered by U.S. to support Batista Batista overthrown by Fidel Castro in 1959 Mexico

Enduring Vision- Ch. 23 Outline

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Chapter 23: 1920-1929 I. Economy A. Booming business 1. Unemployment as low as three percent, steady prices, and the GNP grew by 43 percent from 1922 to 1929 2. Consumer goods such as home appliances (vacuums, refrigerators, washing machines, etc.) i. Sixty percent of US homes electrified by mid 1920s 3. Automobiles i. By end of decade, automobile industry accounted for about nine percent of all wages in manufacturing and stimulated other industries 4. Soaring stocks set market up for disaster in 1929 5. Capitalism abroad i. US meatpackers in Argentina ii. Anaconda Copper acquired Chile?s biggest copper mine iii. United Fruit Company established processing plants across Latin America B. Tariffs

Enduring Vision- Ch. 21 Outline

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Chapter 21: 1900-1917 Who were the progressives and what reforms did they pursue? To answer this question, we must analyze the causes of progressivism General causes: The 1890s ? the 1890s were a cause of Progressivism, mainly b/c they sucked. In the 1890s, all the tensions built up during industrialization broke loose in the Panic of 1893, labor problems, political issues, and foreign entanglements. Capitalism out of control ? Partially b/c of the depression, many people started to realize that capitalism, w/ its monopolistic tendencies and rampant destruction of natural resources needed just a bit of restraint. Screwed-Up Cities ? Disease, poverty and crime were often rampant. Immigration? viewed as problems to society, feared urban immorality, social disorder, etc.

Enduring Vision- Ch. 20 Outline

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Chapter 20: Party politics in an Era of Social and Economic Upheaval Contested Political Vision Political parties in the nineteenth century energized voters by appealing to their economic self interests and by linking their programs to deeply held beliefs about the nature of the family and the proper role of the government. Republicans: b4 the civil war, the Rep. had enhanced economic opportunity by using gov. authority to expand railroads, increase tariff protection for industry, and provide land subsidies for farmers. It also espoused a belief in female moral superiority and a willingness to use gov to protect family life. Hostility to slavery was based on the belief that it eroded family values. After the war, this became Rep. ideology.

Enduring Vision- Ch. 18 Outline

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Chapter 18 ? 1865-1900 What cause economic prosperity? Abundance of natural resources Labor supply grew Population grew with communication fueling the markets Capital became more readily available to businessmen Government was in support of the big businesses Businessmen became to use new tactics to monopolize industries Railroads Railroad mileage was increasing rapidly after the Civil War First nationwide railroad The once separated railroads became connected across the nation The East had the railroad system more efficient than the West. The West was still being explored as a new frontier, offering tons of new land for railroads. Railroads in the West were subsidized by government funds More land was given to railroad tycoons than any other business entrepreneurs in the past

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Chapter 17: 1860-1900 I. Native Americans and the Trans-Mississippi West a. The Plains Indians i. Three major sub regions: The Northern Plains: Lakota, Flatheads, Blackfeet, Assiniboine, Northern Cheyenne, Arapahos, and Crows The Central region: Five Civilized Tribes, agricultural life, before horses South: Western Kansas, Colorado, Eastern New Mexico, and Texas: The Comanche, Kiowa, Southern Arapahos, and Kiowa Apaches Extended family ties and tribal cooperation; families joined clans to help make decisions Sioux bands focused on religious and harvest celebrations Self torture Sacrificing Indians dispersed across the landscape to minimize damage to the lands b. The Destruction of Nomadic Indian Life Declining bison Federal Gov?t introduced tribal reservations

Enduring Vision- Ch. 16 Outline

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Chapter 16: The Crises of Reconstruction Reconstruction 1865-1877 Lincoln?s Plan: ?10 percent Plan? Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction, which outlined the path by which each southern state could rejoin the Union. A minority of voters (equal to at least 10 percent of those who had voted in the election of 1860) would have to take an oath of allegiance to the Union and accept emancipation. Then this minority could create a loyal state government. Lincoln?s plan excluded some southerners from taking oath: Confederate government officials, army and naval officers, as well as those military officers who had resigned from Congress or from U.S. commissions in 1861. All such people would have to apply for presidential pardons.

Enduring Vision- Ch. 15 Outline

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Chapter 15 (1861-1865): Crucible of Freedom: Civil War Mobilizing For War -Both North and South were unprepared for war. -North had a small army of sixteen thousand men, mostly in the West. -One-third of the Union officers resigned to join the Confederacy. -No strong president since James Polk and Lincoln was viewed as a ?yokel? -Union -The federal government had levied no direct tax structure -Never imposed a draft. -Confederacy -No tax structure -No navy -Two tiny gunpowder factories -Poorly equipped -Unconnected railroad lines. -Recruitment and Conscription -Largest army organization created in America -2 million in Union -800,000 in Confederate -Recruitment depended on local efforts than national or state.

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