Revolution Americaine
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The document summarizes key events and effects of the American Revolution. It lists causes like taxes and massacres that led to events like the Boston Tea Party and battles of Lexington and Concord. Important figures included George Washington, Thomas Paine, and Samuel Adams opposing King George III and Benedict Arnold. The Revolution had political, economic, and social effects and influenced the later French Revolution. Bibliographic references provide additional sources on the timeline, Treaty of Paris, and impacts of the American Revolution.
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American Portraits: Lewis and Clark
Charles Willson Peale, Meriwether Lewis, 1807, and William Clark, c. 1808. Oil on canvas.
HIST 180 Survey of American History
Charles Willson Peale, Meriwether Lewis, 1807.
Oil on canvas.
Benjamin Cawthra, Ph.D.
California State University, Fullerton
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1798 Alien and Sedition Acts.
1800 Washington, DC becomes capital.
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W. Goodacre, Jr., Virginia State Capitol, 1831. Hand-colored engraving. Architect: Thomas Jefferson.
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Rembrandt Peale, Thomas Jefferson, 1800. Oil on canvas.
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Pierre-Charles L’Enfant, plan for Washington, D.C., 1791 (detail).
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Library of Congress.
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“Burning of the Plaine du Cap - Massacre of whites by the blacks,” 1831.
Oil on canvas. Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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Richmond, Virginia, 1800.
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4. The Louisiana Purchase and Its Significance
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Charles Willson Peale, The Artist in His Museum, 1822.
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New Orleans, a plan of the city published in London in 1761 after the plan by Pierre Le Blond de La Tour, 1722.
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Jackson Square, New Orleans, showing the Cabildo or town hall (1795-99), St. Louis Cathedral (1788-94), and the Presbytere or rectory (1788-1813), by Gilbert Guillemard.
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Parlange Plantation, near New Roads, Louisiana, c. 1785-95.
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Time Period/Date(s)
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Describe three different American Indian cultures prior to colonization.
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The effects of British colonization on the Native Americans.
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The evolution of the socio-political milieu during the colonial period, including Protestant Christianity’s impact on colonial social life.
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Declaration of Independence
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U.S. Constitution (including the Bill of Rights)
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The evolution of Jeffersonian Democracy and its legacy, including:
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The Louisiana Purchase
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The Second Great Awakening
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The Embargo Act
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The War of 1812
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The Monroe Doctrine
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The evolution of Jacksonian democracy and its legacy including:
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The Nullification crisis
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The bank crisis
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The Trail of Tears
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The socio-political effects of Manifest Destiny
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The causes and effects of the Mexican-American War (1846-1848).
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(8) Andrew Jackson, one historian has written, was the “symbol for an age.” How might Jackson be considered symbolic of certain ideas and trends in the early nineteenth century? Can you think of other appropriate symbolic figures for that period, and possibly for contemporary American politics as well?
(9) Many Americans and immigrants from other lands believed California presented a magnificent opportunity for economic freedom once gold was discovered. However, the boundaries of freedom were tightly drawn in California. Explain the expansions and limitations of freedom there. Please include elements from the Daughter of Fortune story to support your arguments.
(10) Explain how the various parties reacted to the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Be sure to discuss why the Whig Party failed, why the Democratic Party split, and why the Republican Party unified. How did each party view slavery and define freedom?
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The document provides an overview of the key events and developments during the American Revolution, formation of the new American nation, background and causes of the French Revolution, major events of the French Revolution including the storming of the Bastille and establishment of a republic, the Reign of Terror under Robespierre, the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte and establishment of his empire, and his eventual defeat at the Battle of Waterloo. It also includes discussion questions about the influence of the Enlightenment, Louis XVI's actions, urban vs rural revolutions in France, nationalism, changes brought by the French Revolution, and Napoleon's lasting impact on Europe.
Western chapter19
The document provides an overview of the key events and developments during the American Revolution, formation of the new American nation, background and causes of the French Revolution, major events of the French Revolution including the storming of the Bastille and establishment of a republic, the Reign of Terror under Robespierre, the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte and establishment of his empire, and his eventual defeat at the Battle of Waterloo leading to his exile. It also includes discussion questions about the influence of the Enlightenment, Louis XVI's actions, differences between urban and rural revolutions in France, the impact of nationalism, and lasting changes brought by Napoleon's reign.
American Portraits Lewis and ClarkCh.docx
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American Portraits: Lewis and Clark
Charles Willson Peale, Meriwether Lewis, 1807, and William Clark, c. 1808. Oil on canvas.
HIST 180 Survey of American History
Charles Willson Peale, Meriwether Lewis, 1807.
Oil on canvas.
Benjamin Cawthra, Ph.D.
California State University, Fullerton
The Jefferson and Madison Administrations
Timeline: The Jefferson and Madison Administrations
Jefferson v. the Federalists
3. The Revolution of 1800
The Louisiana Purchase and Its Significance
Native Americans and the New Republic
Conflict with Britain
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Timeline: The Jefferson and
Madison Administrations
1798 Alien and Sedition Acts.
1800 Washington, DC becomes capital.
Thomas Jefferson elected president.
1803 Marbury v. Madison, Supreme Court upholds right of judicial review.
Louisiana Purchase.
Lewis and Clark expedition begins.
1804 Jefferson elected to second term.
1805 Increased tensions with Great Britain.
1807 Embargo Act.
1808 Congress ends American slave trade.
James Madison elected president.
1810 Trade with Britain and France restored.
1811 Battle of Tippecanoe, Indiana; Tecumseh and allies defeated.
Congress declares war on Britian.
1814 British burn Washington, D.C.
1815 Andrew Jackson defeats British at Battle of New Orleans.
2. Jefferson v. the Federalists
John Trumbull, John Adams, 1793.
Oil on canvas. The White House.
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“[T]he power to create, define, and punish such . . . crimes is reserved, and, of right, appertains solely and exclusively to the respective States, each within its own territory.”
Thomas Jefferson, the Kentucky Resolutions, 1798.
W. Goodacre, Jr., Virginia State Capitol, 1831. Hand-colored engraving. Architect: Thomas Jefferson.
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3. The Revolution of 1800
“We are all Republicans--we are all Federalists.”
Thomas Jefferson, Inaugural Address, 1800.
Rembrandt Peale, Thomas Jefferson, 1800. Oil on canvas.
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Pierre-Charles L’Enfant, plan for Washington, D.C., 1791 (detail).
Drawing.
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William Russell Birch, U.S. Capitol, 1800.
Library of Congress.
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Unknown, Congressional Pugilists, 1798.
Cartoon.
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Samuel F.B. Morse, The House of Representatives, 1822-23.
Oil on canvas. Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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“Burning of the Plaine du Cap - Massacre of whites by the blacks,” 1831.
Oil on canvas. Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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Richmond, Virginia, 1800.
Etching, The Richmond Progress, 1882.
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4. The Louisiana Purchase and Its Significance
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Charles Willson Peale, The Artist in His Museum, 1822.
Oil on canvas.
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New Orleans, a plan of the city published in London in 1761 after the plan by Pierre Le Blond de La Tour, 1722.
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Jackson Square, New Orleans, showing the Cabildo or town hall (1795-99), St. Louis Cathedral (1788-94), and the Presbytere or rectory (1788-1813), by Gilbert Guillemard.
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Parlange Plantation, near New Roads, Louisiana, c. 1785-95.
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Africa Hous.
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Instructions: Complete the matrix by providing the Time Period/Date(s) in column B, and the Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History in column C. See complete instructions in the Syllabus for the Module 1 assignment entitled, “Timeline Part I.”
NOTE: The timeline project does not need to be submitted to turnitin.
NOTE:
Please write your answers in a clear and concise manner. Limit your submission of the Timeline Part I
up to 250 words per topic/subtopic.
For example, if a topic is divided into 3 subtopics, you may write a maximum of 250 per subtopic listed
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Be sure to cite all sources.
Major Event/Epoch in American History
Time Period/Date(s)
Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History
1)
Describe three different American Indian cultures prior to colonization.
2)
The effects of British colonization on the Native Americans.
3)
The evolution of the socio-political milieu during the colonial period, including Protestant Christianity’s impact on colonial social life.
4)
The effects of the Seven Years’ War.
5)
The evolution of the concept of “God-given freedom of the individual” stemming from the Protestant Reformation and developing through the American Enlightenment and the Great Awakening, and culminating with the Declaration of Independence.
6)
The evolution of the socio-political and cultural milieu that created the conditions necessitating and including the formation of the:
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
U.S. Constitution (including the Bill of Rights)
7)
The character of George Washington and his precedent-setting impact for future presidents.
8)
The evolution of Jeffersonian Democracy and its legacy, including:
a)
The Louisiana Purchase
b)
The Second Great Awakening
c)
The Embargo Act
d)
Issues with the courts
9)
The War of 1812
10)
The Monroe Doctrine
11)
The evolution of Jacksonian democracy and its legacy including:
a)
The Nullification crisis
b)
The bank crisis
c)
The Trail of Tears
d)
The socio-political effects of Manifest Destiny
12)
The causes and effects of the Mexican-American War (1846-1848).
Instructions: Complete the matrix by providing the Time Period/Date(s) in column B, and the Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History in column C. See complete instructions in the Syllabus for the Module 1 assignment entitled, “Timeline Part I.”
NOTE: The timeline project does not need to be submitted to turnitin.
NOTE:
Please write your answers in a clear and concise manner. Limit your submission of the Timeline Part I
up to 250 words per topic/subtopic.
For example, if a topic is divided into 3 subtopics, you may write a maximum of 250 per subtopic listed
.
Be sure to cite all sources.
Major Event/Epoch in American History
Time Period/Date(s)
Description and Significance of the .
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