The document discusses the historical development of the United States during the 19th century, focusing on westward expansion and the Civil War. It highlights the economic growth driven by immigration, the differing economies of the Northeast, South, and West, and the conflict over slavery that escalated into the war of secession. After the war, the Reconstruction era brought about significant economic development and the establishment of two main political parties.

1. Building a new
nation: EE.UU.
By Juan Garrido
Pilar García
Sara Gallego
Jesús Gonzalez.

2. Index
Page 3: Introduccion
Page 4 & 5: The Expansion of the West.
Page 6, 7 & 8: The problem of the slavery and the
war of secession.
Page 9 & 10: The Rebuilding.
Page 11, 12 & 13: Quiz
Page 14: Credits

3. Introduccion
On the century XIX there were two process
very important for EE.UU: The expansion to
the West and the War of Secession. The
Country growed up and started an
economic development.

4. The Expansion of the West
The population of United States was
increased thanks to the arrival of inmigrants.
France and Spain bought Louisiana and
Florida in the century XIX. After a short war,
New Mexico and California joined and
United States was colonized. The expansion
to the west provided many lands.

5. The Expansion of the West
In this area differed three regions:
The Northeast: It’s had a industrial and
urban development.
The South: Her economy was agrarian and
based in the explotation of cotton and
tobbaco was worked by slaves.
The West: It’s predominated the
independent farmers.

6. The problem of the slavery
and the war of secession.
The constitution of Unites States permited to
the rest of the states to choose if they
wanted to impose the slavery. In the north
and western the slavery was forbidden, but
in the south it was permited. The
confrontation between the slavery States
and the abolitionists States, it grew in the
midle of the XIX century.

7. The problem of the slavery
and the war of secession.
In 1860 Lincoln became to be president,
and he prohibited the slavery States. Then
eleven Sates of the south splited up and
they made one Confederation. Lincoln and
the Congrees of Unites States agreed that
anyone State could splited up and if they
did it, the Congress and Lincoln will avoid it
whit the force.

8. The problem of the slavery
and the war of secession.
The war of secession lasted four year and it
finished whit the victory of the north. This
war was very destructive, in this war there
were modern arms. The conflict caused half
million of deads and devastated a lot of
territories.

9. The Reconstruction
The period later the war is konwn like
recostruction. It was a age of a great
economic prosperity. At this moment, the
United States opened an important
economic development, that turned in the
first industrial power in the world at the
beginning of the twenty’s century.

10. The Reconstruction
The slavery was abolished after the war, but
on moved back the army of the north, the
south eliminated the favorables laws to the
black population.
In this age the politic life begin to organize
in two parties, the republicans and the
democrats, what lasts up to today.

11. Quiz. Question 1
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
Was the president of EE.UU. In 1860 and he
didn´t want the slavery

12. Quiz. Question 2
What predomined in the West?
It’s predominated the independent farmers.

13. Quiz. Question 3
Why was a very damage war the war of secession?
Because they used moderns weapons

14. Credits
Introduccion y quiz realizado por Juan Garrido
Paginas 4 y 5 realizadas por Pilar García.
Paginas 6 y 7 realizadas por Sara Gallego.
Paginas 9 y 10 realizadas por Jesús González