APUSH project

Names: Leonardo Ortega

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Period 1, American/national identity

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Period 1, Work tech exchange

Period 1, Culture and Society

Period 1, Migration and Settlement

Period 1, Geography/environment

Period 1, America in the world

Period 2, American/national identity

Period 2, politics and power

Period 2, work tech exchange:

-Emergence of trade in New England, fishing and farming, timber, furs

-In South: slavery, indenture, cash crops

Period 2, culture and society
-New England life based around Puritan religion
-Racial caste system solidified in the South
-First Great Awakening

Period 2, Migration and Settlement

-Religious dissidents from Europe came to North
-In South, adventurers looking for wealth
-700k+ enslaved people

Period 2, Geography/environment
-Climate/soil differences led to family farming in North, plantations in South
-Illness in marshy South killed indentured servants

Period 3, America in the world
-Continued competition with Native Americans over land, scrabble between European powers to get territory and goods

Period 3, American/national identity
-Development of independent national identity leading to Revolution
- “American citizen” still white, wealthy male despite Dol ideas

Period 3, Politics and power

-Conflict over direct representation vs. virtual representation, taxes led to war
-Articles of Confederation (weak)

-Constitution (strong central gov’t)
-First Party Syst: Hamilton v. Jefferson

Period 3, work tech exchange
-End of “salutary neglect” as English crown takes over American goods, shipping → war
-Slavery continues to grow in South, helped by invention of cotton gin

Period 3, Culture and society
-Influence of Enlightenment thought on Revolution
-Women played role in Rev but not considered citizens

Period 3, Migration and Settlement
-Continued push against western frontier for land
-Continued importation of Africans

Period 3, Geography/environment
-End of freely available land in East → push west, conflict b/w coastal cities and backwoods farmers

Period 3, America in the world

-Emergence of USA as independent power
-Alliance with France helps with Rev, but worries many