Category: Louisiana Purchase

The response to the Panic was largely local and state, as the federal government lead by the Jeffersonian were reluctant to intervene in the crisis. The Second Great Awakening would have roots in this response, as troubled men turn towards their faith for guidance out of the abyss. The concept of a federal government was…

No matter what race you are many people back in the 19th Century has fought for their way of life in some sort of way whether it was Slavery, Equality, Religious ways, Economy or etc. Some of the Social changes are The American womens suffrage movement, the Civil Rights Movement, the Market Revolution, The Westward…

The response to the Panic was largely local and state, as the federal government lead by the Jeffersonian were reluctant to intervene in the crisis. The Second Great Awakening would have roots in this response, as troubled men turn towards their faith for guidance out of the abyss. The concept of a federal government was…

No matter what race you are many people back in the 19th Century has fought for their way of life in some sort of way whether it was Slavery, Equality, Religious ways, Economy or etc. Some of the Social changes are The American womens suffrage movement, the Civil Rights Movement, the Market Revolution, The Westward…

Question: How did slavery effect architecture of plantation housing in/around New Orleans? Architecture in and around New Orleans is unique in North America. It is rooted and developed from the French Colonial Period and later influenced by Spain, Africa, the Caribbean, Germany, Ireland, Italy, and the U.S. The city and its cultures created a melting…

Thomas Jefferson wanted to reduce the size of the government, lower taxes, make the military smaller, and make an agriculturally independent society. He opposed the industrial sight of the English style. He cut taxes and the budget. He thought that this would help the economy to let the citizens be free and peaceful. He also…

The American wilderness includes the geology, history, old stories, and social articulation of life in the forward rush of American development that started with English pioneer settlements in the mid seventeenth century and finished with the affirmation of the final western regions as states in 1959. This period of gigantic movement and settlement was especially…

The 19th century was very important for the history for America. It saw the rise of populism, Jacksonian democracy and the creation of the ‘Manifest Destiny’, invented in 1845 – an idea that the United States is destined to expand and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent. The rapid expansion of…

Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States. Jefferson was, in the eyes of the people, a great president with strong political views. He spoke out against slavery. He believed that the governments power was limited to what was written in the Constitution. He believed that the peoples freedom was more important than…

During the 1800s and 1900s, the United States had multiple foreign policies. These foreigen policies caused many disagreements among the American people. Two examples are the Louisiana Purchase and maintaining neutrality in World War I. Some Americans agreed with the foreign policy while others opposed them. Throughout United States history, the government has taken foeign…