PPT-The Civil War Era in America

18501877 The Main Idea By 1850 the issue of slavery dominated national politics leading to sectional divisions and finally the secession of the southern states Reading Focus How did the issue of slavery influence expansion in the 1850s. In this years 64257fth installment one 64257nding remains consistent America has a civility de64257cit and most Americans think civility will worsen in the years ahead Roughly twothirds of citizens still believe that we have a major civility problem Examine the roles of civil rights advocates . Lesson Objective. Examine the roles of civil rights . advocates . including the significance of Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, . Thurgood. Marshall, Rosa Parks, and Philip Randolph.. Before the War. First immigrant group to arrive in large numbers. Between 1800 and 1920, 5 million Irish men and women emigrated to the United States. Were only half involved in American culture. Were tasked with constructing an image of themselves as both Irish and Americans. Take this simple test.. See if you can tell . whether the characters . you see represent . civil. or . uncivil. behavior.. Be . Polite. !. Raise Your Hand!. What is Civility?. . mins. ). F. inish your eulogy (funeral speech) for Lincoln Life: 1809-1865 President 1861-1865. You can write from the perspective of a dear friend, a freed slave, a Lincoln supporter, a happy Southerner , a present day person looking back…. Its up to you- BE CREATIVE!. Baby Booming Prosperity. Post-War Social Changes. Economic Prosperity. Baby Boom. Suburbanization. Popularity of TV. Civil Rights Struggles Grows. Darkness Before the (Economic) Dawn. Reconversion Chaos = econ. challenges from end of WWII. Cold War Period. TODAY’s OBJECTIVES:. Explain the political context in Latin America after WWII . Explain . how the Cold War affected . Latin America. Following . WWII – the political grouping into three “worlds”:. What was the Civil Rights Movement?. civil rights movement. The . civil. rights . movement. can be defined as a mass popular . movement. to secure for African Americans equal access to and opportunities for the basic privileges and rights of U.S. citizenship. Although the roots of the . AP . US. Hamer. Pre-Colonization. Millions of Native Americans lived throughout the Americas in large civilizations, towns, or nomadic groups. Extensive trade existed between the various . groups. Largest civilizations were in Central and South America. Before the War. First immigrant group to arrive in large numbers. Between 1800 and 1920, 5 million Irish men and women emigrated to the United States. Were only half involved in American culture. Were tasked with constructing an image of themselves as both Irish and Americans. Chapter 27 . Shoutouts to: Ms. Willet’s class from NC - teacher of the year, Ms. McFarland’s class in Washington, and Mrs. Smith’s class from McKinney, TX. The Emerging Civil Rights Struggle, 1941 - 1957. Within a month of SC all the deep south had seceded . FL, AL, GA, MS, LA and TX. Wanted to proclaim itself a new nation . Named Jefferson Davis President . Confederate States of America . Upper South . THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE FOR PROMOTION OF AVIATION SAFETY The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Review. IMPORTANT DATES. 1607. – Jamestown, Virginia. 1620. – Mayflower Compact. 1776. – Declaration of Independence. 1787. – U. S. Constitution. 1803. – Louisiana Purchase. 1861. -1865 – U. S. Civil War.