ZINN CHAPTER 4 1. What is the thesis of this chapter? Around 1776, certain important people in the English colonies made a discovery that would prove enormously useful for the next two hundred years. They found that by creating a nation, a symbol, a legal unity called the United States, they could take over land, profits, and political power from favorites of the British Empire. In the process, they could hold back a number of potential rebellions and create a consensus of popular support for the rule of a new, privileged leadership.When we look at the American Revolution this way, it was a work of genius, and the Founding Fathers deserve the awed tribute they have received over the centuries.
The centennial at philidiea was a global event that would showcase America’s strength, innovation intellengacne, and prosperity since its Declaration. The historc fair would be catalyst in the industrial revolution and America’s future in becoming one of the global superpowers. Many great inventions that were first unvieled at this Philidiea gathering would forever change society such as The Corliss stem power engine, Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone, Pennsylvania Railroad, Remington Typographic Machine along with many more. However the biggest reavealing was the the Corliss steam engine standing proud at 45 feet with a flywheel 30 feet in diameter President Grant and Emperor Dom Pedro of Brazil started the Corliss engine and brought life to the fair on May 10, 1876. This massive symbol of the America’s ingenuity was at the center of Machinary Hall and would power the fair and the 800 other machines throughout the centennial exposition.
7. The motives behind European exploration were to find large supplies of gold, silver, and jewels. 8.Europeans owed some of their sailing technology to people because we invented navigation. Section 2 Assesment 1.Kangxi was the first Emperor and ruled for 60 years. -Qing Dynasty was a Chinese name for dynasty that ruled for 260 years.
This new design would allow boats to sail farther and faster with fewer resources. Another of his contributions to expansion was his school for sailors set up in Portugal’s conquered city in North Africa. The school started in 1418 compiled maps and charts for interpretation and examination with the goal of charting as much ocean as possible. With Italy controlling trade with the Islamic states and growing into an empire of its own other European countries couldn’t compete with trade in the Mediterranean.
Ryan Brown Michael Blum HIST 2010-002 10, October 2012 WESTWARD HO The population maps of the United States from 1790 to 1840 are a great example of how Thomas Jefferson’s vision for “an empire of liberty” ultimately led to both the Louisiana Purchase and the westward growth that was essential to the prosperity of a new America. During the American Revolution, the men who would come to be America’s first leaders had a plan to occupy and command the whole North American continent. While some early American leaders such as Alexander Hamilton had a financial plan similar to the British, Thomas Jefferson saw a bright future for America through western expansion. Jefferson saw, in America, a land that would be successfully cultivated
The Lewis and Clark’s expedition: purposes and achievements Being founded in 1776, the United State is labeled as a young nation with a large area of land. With a passage of time, the history of the country has been accompanied by numerous trail adventures, which have made connections between many parts of the massive continent. Being known as the Crops Discovery of Expedition, the Lewis and Clark Expedition is one of the most successful explorations that help America turn over a new leaf. The expedition was commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson, based on the ground that the United State was in the need of getting valuable minerals and plants, finding a water route to the Pacific Ocean, establishing trade with Native Americans,
Napoleon Bonaparte improved culture in France setting the foundation for change in Europe, creating Frances first structured set of laws, allowing freedom of religion in his empire, and finally breaking the boundary that divided the social classes. Le Code Napoleon brought revolutionary ideas to France and all of Europe. It brought rules and discipline to France: “The Code Napoleon is the French civil code… established under Napoleon 1 in 1804…” The Code gave post-revolutionary France its first coherent set of laws concerning property, colonial affairs, the family, and individual rights. It was the first modern legal code to be adopted with a pan-European scope. Strongly influencing the laws of many countries formed during and after the Napoleonic Wars.
The New World Old World Anthony Nnana ENG/491 March 5, 2012 Michael Briggs, PhD Introduction In the early years of the 1400s Europe had started developing and expanding I economic activities. By 1492, explorations to expand and find new frontiers had begun. In 1492, Christopher Columbus along with dozens of Europeans sailed across the Atlantic ocean to the new World. The voyagers were amazed at what they found: the people and their culture, the land and its beauty. The stories of Colon, one of the Indians that Columbus took back to Spain showed that the discoveries were mutual rather than one sided.
The astrolabe was invented during the 1400s and was perfected by the Muslims during the Age of Exploration. The Age of Exploration all so known as the Age of discovery was a period when the Europeans engaged in intensive exploration of the world. While exploring Bartolomeu Dias, an early Portuguese explorer, explained his motives: “To serve God, to give light to those who were in darkness, and to grew rich as all men desire to do” which was also known as “God, Glory, and Gold and were the primary motives for exploration. Soon the technological advance such as the astrolabe made this possible. The relationship between the astrolabe and the age of exploration was that the astrolabe was a navigational tool that sea captain could used to calculate latitude, or how far north or south of the equator the ship
Discuss the goals of British, French and Spanish exploration in North America and the means by which each nation attempted to achieve them.” The Age of Exploration began in the late 15th Century, as European nations, having the ocean technology, began to see the potential of the New World. The massive territories, countless riches, and experienced native peoples, meant that a claim in the Americas could easily boost a nation’s wealth, status and reputation. The European powerhouses; Great Britain, France and Spain each had their goals set for exploration and conquest in the New World. Each set out to create a name for themselves on American soil, and as the competition increased between the nations, violence often broke out. The Columbus’ voyage in 1492 convinced Spain that it could dominate the New World.