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US History concept chart major concepts & themes across US History: Difference between revisions
US History concept chart major concepts & themes across US History (view source)
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* Spanish/French settlement in current US areas was limited | * Spanish/French settlement in current US areas was limited | ||
** their colonial impulse was for trade (French) and religious conversion of Native Americans (Spanish) | ** their colonial impulse was for trade (French) and religious conversion of Native Americans (Spanish) | ||
** English colonials sought settlement and populations grew rapidly | ** English colonials sought settlement and populations grew rapidly<br><br> | ||
<big>'''Exploration, fur trade, land '''</big> | <big>'''Exploration, fur trade, land '''</big> | ||
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* '''California Gold Rush''' of 1849 | * '''California Gold Rush''' of 1849 | ||
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<big>'''Civil War impact'''</big> | <big>'''Civil War impact'''</big> | ||
* '''Transcontinental railroad''' | * '''Transcontinental railroad''' | ||
* '''Homestead Act of 1862''' | * '''Homestead Act of 1862''' | ||
** ''Homesteaders'' and ''pioneers'' | ** ''Homesteaders'' and ''pioneers'' | ||
** "land grants" of up to 160 acres | ** "land grants" of up to 160 acres<br><br> | ||
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<big>'''Impact of technologies '''</big> | <big>'''Impact of technologies '''</big> | ||
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* electricity | * electricity | ||
* automobiles & airplanes (starting early 20th century) | * automobiles & airplanes (starting early 20th century) | ||
* American commercial and technological dominance (''space race'', | * American commercial and technological dominance (''transistor,'' ''space race'', etc.) | ||
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<big>'''Overseas expansion & acquisitions '''</big> | <big>'''Overseas expansion & acquisitions '''</big> | ||
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*** = created need for coaling stations for refueling across Pacific Ocean | *** = created need for coaling stations for refueling across Pacific Ocean | ||
* Panama Canal as outgrowth of Spanish-American War | * Panama Canal as outgrowth of Spanish-American War | ||
* industrialization | * industrialization <br><br> | ||
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<big>'''Expansion via acquisition from European powers'''</big> | <big>'''Expansion via acquisition from European powers'''</big> | ||
* Eastern Louisiana Territory, Ohio Valley & Northwest Territory from Britain | * Eastern Louisiana Territory, Ohio Valley & Northwest Territory from Britain | ||
* '''Louisiana Territory''' and Florida acquisitions | * '''Louisiana Territory''' and Florida acquisitions | ||
* Mexican-American War | * Mexican-American War | ||
* Spanish-American War | * Spanish-American War<br><br> | ||
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<big>'''Expansion via acquisition or war with Native Americans '''</big> | <big>'''Expansion via acquisition or war with Native Americans '''</big> | ||
<br><br> | * >>to do <br><br> | ||
<big>'''Twentieth Century US overseas interventions '''</big> | <big>'''Twentieth Century US overseas interventions '''</big> | ||
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*** IBM, GM, Ford | *** IBM, GM, Ford | ||
*** Hollywood & music industry (popular culture) | *** Hollywood & music industry (popular culture) | ||
*** internet, Microsoft, Google | *** internet, Microsoft, Google <br><br> | ||
<big>''' '''</big> | <big>''' '''</big> | ||
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[[File: | [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_land_claims_and_cessions_1782-1802.png#/media/File:United_States_land_claims_and_cessions_1782-1802.png| Map of the United States and territories after the Treaty of Paris]] | ||
=== British colonial expansion === | === British colonial expansion === | ||
* 1667 '''Treaty of Breda''' | * 1667 '''Treaty of Breda''' | ||
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=== US territorial expansion === | === US territorial expansion === | ||
[[File:UnitedStatesExpansion.png|thumb|UnitedStatesExpansion|alt=UnitedStatesExpansion.png]] | |||
* 1777 '''Vermont Republic''' | * 1777 '''Vermont Republic''' | ||
* 1783 '''Treaty of Paris''' | * 1783 '''Treaty of Paris''' | ||
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* Georgia | * Georgia | ||
* Oklahoma | * Oklahoma | ||
* | * Dakotas | ||
[[File:Territorial-acquisition-uscensus-bureau.jpg|thumb|Census Bureau map depicting territorial acquisitions and dates of statehood, probably created in the 1970s]] | |||
=== Pacific Island and other acquisitions === | === Pacific Island and other acquisitions === | ||
* 1856 '''Guano Islands Act''' | * 1856 '''Guano Islands Act''' | ||
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** US seized the "Canal Zone" from Columbia in 1903 by supporting Panamanian independence from Columbia with support of US warships | ** US seized the "Canal Zone" from Columbia in 1903 by supporting Panamanian independence from Columbia with support of US warships | ||
*** the Canal Zone was receded to Panama in 1999 | *** the Canal Zone was receded to Panama in 1999 | ||
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