PPT-American History: Chapter 18 Review Video

The Age of the City wwwApushreviewcom The Urbanization of America 1920 Census more people living in cities than rural areas why Betterpaying jobs entertainment and cultural experiences. TUESDAY-B. WEDNESDAY-A. THURSDAY-B. FRIDAY-A. . DAILY . US HISTORY. . The Week of . 12-16. . Oct 15. 8. Patriots- . colonist determined to fight against Britain for American independence. . petition-. "Up to our own day American history has been in a large degree . the history . of the colonization of the Great West. The existence of an area . of free . land, its continuous recession, and the advance of . Everything You Need To . K. now . A. bout The Frontier To Succeed In APUSH. www.Apushreview.com. The Frontier: An Intro. What was it?. A line that separated east and west (civilization from wilderness). As . president, offered jobs to political supporters (spoils); aided in spreading political power to common people (Jacksonian Democracy); ignored the Supreme Court’s decision in Worcester v Georgia and instituted the Indian Removal Act to remove Natives from the south for cotton land and gold; fought South Carolina against nullification and possible secession to preserve the union; vetoed the renewal charter for 2. Industrial Supremacy. www.Apushreview.com. Sources of Industrial Growth. Henry Bessemer and William Kelly:. Bessemer Process – converted iron into much stronger steel. Steel used in RRs, construction, etc.. The Civil War . www.Apushreview.com. The Secession Crisis. December 20, 1860 – South Carolina convention voted to secede. 6 others followed by March 4, 1861 . Buchanan did little to stop secession in his lame-duck period. The Impending Crisis. www.Apushreview.com. Looking Westward. “Manifest Destiny”. God-given right to expand from coast to coast . Coined by John O’Sullivan. Opponents to expansion?. Henry Clay and some Whigs – feared tensions over slavery . The Cold War. www.Apushreview.com. Origins Of The Cold War. Reasons for US-Soviet Tensions. The Soviet Union wanted a “buffer zone” after WWII. Twice since 1800 the Soviet Union was invaded. The US and Britain delayed opening a second front. As . president, offered jobs to political supporters (spoils); aided in spreading political power to common people (Jacksonian Democracy); ignored the Supreme Court’s decision in Worcester v Georgia and instituted the Indian Removal Act to remove Natives from the south for cotton land and gold; fought South Carolina against nullification and possible secession to preserve the union; vetoed the renewal charter for 2. America and the Great War. www.Apushreview.com. The “Big Stick”: America and the World, 1901 - 1917. Roosevelt, “civilized,” and “uncivilized” nations. “civilized” could intervene in “uncivilized” nations. America and the Great War. www.Apushreview.com. The “Big Stick”: America and the World, 1901 - 1917. Roosevelt, “civilized,” and “uncivilized” nations. “civilized” could intervene in “uncivilized” nations. Department of American Culture 3 700 Haven Hall, 505 S. State St. University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Cell: (734) 417 - 4637 ; tiya@umich.edu Academic Positions University Professor M ary H In this review we will be focusing on thinking . chronologically. What does it mean to think “Chronologically”?. As historians, we need to be able to encapsulate events, people, ideas into appropriate time periods in order to help us understand how one event leads to another.. Environmental history, American West, race/ethnicity/gender. Environmental history, American West, urban history. African-American history, Civil War/Reconstruction, abolitionism. Colonial, gender, family, community, environmental.