There’s a lot of important and significant event in the history of America. I’m going to talk about 3 historically significant events that have happened to America. This introduction would be longer but I really can’t think of anything else to say. So with that, let’s get started.
The 1st event I’m going to be talking about is the Emancipation Proclamation. This unofficial law was made to free all slaves in the Northern USA. This law was not made by congress, it was made by the president himself, Abraham Lincoln.This took place in 1863. The south didn’t abide by these laws until about 5 years after. This has an economic impact because right there a good bit of slaves were no longer slaves, to slave owners couldn't make money off of slaves
Throughout documented United States history, immense changes in social, political, and economic establishments have been brought about by perplexing people or conditions. Often, these changes mark a turning point in the progress of civilization as new ideas are formed, new governments raised, or new discoveries put to use in the interest of progress. Whether these pivotal moments in history may be triggered due to a single nonconforming individual or a vast, radical multitude, each turning point has explicit influences and outcomes which shaped America for years to follow. Every important decision has two key dimensions. The first is the outcome in the immediate case, and the second is as
There are many events that occurred that became the foundation of present day America. The five most important historical events that occurred during American History were: the Renaissance; the European Reformation; the life of George Washington; concept of Manifest Destiny; and racism. These events each had a significant impact that formed the concepts that are used throughout America today; and, if they never happened or happened differently society would have been greatly affected.
Throughout the narration of America, they have been numerous factors that shaped the history of the country. Although, the history of America lies well beyond 10 important days or events, historians’ worldwide unanimously came to the final conclusion that these 10 days/events changed America: the massacre at Mystic on May 26, 1637, Daniel Shays’ rebellion on January 25, 1787, the start of the Gold Rush on January 24,1848, the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, the Homestead Strike on July 6, 1892, the assassination of President McKinley on September 6, 1901, the Scopes Trial on July 21, 1925, Einstein’s Letter on July 16, 1939, Elvis Presley’s appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on September 9, 1956, and Freedom Summer Tragedy on July 21, 1964.
Every country has it’s own set of laws. Whatever they may be, they should be laws that are able to keep the country together. To keep a country together, these laws must satisfy, help and most certainly protect the people of this country. The United States has been a country that faced hardships, like being under Great Britain’s rule, it was divided into colonies, and it had unjust and unfair laws. This led them to fight for their rights and change these unfair laws so that it can help establish their satisfaction and freedom. After a series of events that occurred, they eventually established three documents that would satisfy, help and protect the people of the United States of America. These documents were The Constitution, The Bill of Rights, and The Declaration of Independence. Of course the events that occurred have made a huge impact on the ideas in these documents. The ones that stick out the most are the Enlightenment thinkers, The
There are many events in American history that are very important, but there are few that have an
One of the most significant events in the history of America was the American Revolution. It was not so significant because of the number of deaths or the affects it had on America's relationship with Great Britain, but more because of the changes it caused in society socially, economically, and politically.
The Civil War and the period of Reconstruction brought great social, political, and economic changes to American society. These changes affected the way everyone in the nation was used to living. Slavery was a huge thing that led the economy for the south, providing a free source of labor, which would soon lead to a lot of change in the southern economy when emancipated. Slavery also did not allow the African Americans to have any rights or participate in any political things. White people dominated the nation and restricted all that the African Americans were allowed to do. The emancipation of slavery led to changes in economics, politics, and brought many social changes. These changes ultimately had positive effects on the world, and these changes are still seen today as they continued into the 20th century.
The Civil War and the Reconstruction brought about much change and turmoil throughout the United States. During these periods, three main events occurred that resolved the issue of slavery, and expanded the power of the federal government.
What historical events impacted American history and the lives of the American people living during a specific time period? The Great Depression, World War II and the Civil Rights Movement greatly impacted the lives of the American people and helped shaped the nation we live in today.
The Emancipation Proclamation pathed the way for the 13th amendment. The Emancipation Proclamation also led to the end of slavery. This was also a presidential proclamation and executive order published by the president, Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. It purported to change the federal legal status of more than 3 million slaves in the areas of the South, this made the slaves go from slavery to freedom. Freeing slaves was an immediate impact. The Confederate states we not happy. The reason they weren't happy because it took their slaves away from them, which means they have to find a new way to work. The laws were still strict in the south. The white racist people still remanded prejudice against the blacks, not letting them attend the
In the two hundred and forty-one years that the United States has been a nation, many important events have occurred. The American Revolution, the Constitution, and the Civil War being some of the most influential. Within each of these times there were significant events that helped to make the meaningful occurrences monumental.
The Fugitive Slave Act was an economic event. The publishing of Uncle Tom's Cabin was a social event. The political event that threatened the North and South was the Kansas-Nebraska
In the Introduction lesson, it recapped events prior to 1865. Events such as the birth of The United States of America in 1776, with a constitution put into place in 1789. During this period of time, the U.S had some great presidents and some not so great ones. Three major events happened, the War of 1812, to prove our independence to England, the Jacksonian Democracy, which caused political rifts between people, especially about slavery. Slavery divided the country apart, eleven Southern states wanted out of the U.S, resulting in a Civil War, in which President Lincoln, forced all the states to stay together. After the Civil War, it left the country in pieces, the Reconstruction era occurred from 1865-1877, to attempt to shape the country
In january 1, 1863, Lincoln freed slaves in the southern states. Lincoln freed slaves in the south which slaves formed a strong core for the southern economy while the northern states were pretty upset because many people in the north believed that slavery was bad
On April 19, 1775, Americans will never forget when many deaths and historical events occurred allowing the colonist to receive their victoriorous justice. Colonists were frustrated because Britain forced them not to have any representation in the British Parliament. This led to an American battle which had 4,435 deaths involving this event. Although, we lost many lives during this time period, we gained justice and independence from Great Britain, with the help of one of Americas strongests allie; the French. In fact, without assistance, the Americans were no match for Britains; showing the hatred towards the British from the French and Americans, thus, making it easy for them to form an alliance. In 1778, representatives of both America