HIS221v11 Ramerican History Timeline Matrix Part II

HIS221v11 Ramerican History Timeline Matrix Part II

Timeline Part II

NOTE: Before starting the Timeline project please refer to the "Example Timeline Matrix" document.

 

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 3 assignment entitled. “Timeline Part II.” 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 II 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 People/Event(s) to American History

1)       The evolution of the institution of slavery from the Colonial Period to the 1860s.

 

 

2)       The socio-cultural impact of the abolitionist movement including:

a)       The effect of Uncle Tom’s Cabin

b)       The Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)       The Compromise of 1850

d)       The Underground Railroad

 

 

3)       The evolution of Sectionalism, including the cultural divide that developed between the North and the South; Southern Secession and its connection to the theme of “individualism.”

 

 

4)       The causes and consequences of the Civil War.

 

 

5)       The phases of the Reconstruction Era and its legacy to U.S. history.

 

 

6)       The post-Civil War conquest of the West, including the “displacement” of the Native American tribes.

 

 

7)       The socio-economic impact of the rise of industry in the U.S. during the post-Civil War years, including the rise of labor unions.

 

 

8)       The socio-cultural and economic impact of the mass immigration to the U.S. in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

 

 

9)       The socio-cultural impact of the Progressive Movement and its legacy to American history.

 

 

10)   Imperialism and America’s rise to power, including the causes and consequences of the Spanish-American War of 1898.

 

 

11)   The presidency of Theodore Roosevelt.

 

 

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