The United States transformed itself from agrarian economy to an industrial urban society between the years 1860-1920. The U.S experienced an increase of immigrants, westward settlement, and mechanical and technological innovations. These factors contributed to the social, economic and political recovery of the nation after the civil war. The immigrants came to America for a better life and freedom. The U.S had a lot to offer, lots of jobs, places to live, freedom, and a chance to be what you want to be.
The many faces of America were the Europeans, Asians, Spanish; many people from different countries came to America for mainly freedom. A lot was going on in Europe, Religious intolerance, rise in Nationalistic type of governments, no industrial capability, no good agricultural plans. The U.S. welcomed immigrants. They enriched our culture. The main reason for their coming was the search for a better life. These immigrants have made many lasting contributions to US culture and life. They came to the United States for a variety of reasons, most came to America to get away from the discrimination, fear, and economic problems. Coming to America was the best option for the people from Europe, Asia, etc.
The immigrants came to America during the years of 1860-1920. Immigrants started to arrive in the 1840s mainly from Ireland. Then in the late 19th century Europeans arrived. The immigrants would go on ships to America the voyage from the west coast of Europe across the Atlantic Ocean to Ellis Island usually took about 40 days. Sometimes however, it could take as long as six months. If you had first or second class tickets you would be on top of the ship. However, if you had a steerage class ticket, (the majority of immigrants were in this group), you would sleep and eat on the bottom
currency value and they got 828,000 square miles of land (Herring, 2008). This territory was mostly unexplored and provided the fledging American nation with large tracts of fertile land. The move was not universally popular with the American people and brought a lot of problems for the administration. This paper will examine the Louisiana Purchase, its effects on the American people and the country as a whole. The Louisiana Purchase Before 1801, the territory known as Louisiana had been claimed by…
protect American interests. Roosevelt is also associated with the Portsmouth Agreement. In 1904, Japan was alarmed by Russia who was moving in to Korea and Manchuria and, in a surprise move, attacked the Russian fleet in Port Arthur and defeated the Russians in Manchuria. This brought on the Russo- Japanese War. The U.S. seemed sympathetic to Japan, in part because the U.S. feared that Russia would close Manchuria to foreign trade. But there was also fear that, if Japan defeated Russia, American interests…
Throughout American history, our presidents have changed the implications by the meaning of American exceptionalism. Originally coined to mean the United States has a unique position to create a better world, the term soon morphed into an excuse to force our beliefs onto other nations. In its purest form, American exceptionalism serves as an urging for the United States to go and help nations who ask for it, and it is our duty to respond. However, various administrations have morphed this message…
History class American exceptionalism American exceptionalism is the phrase that describes that after the constitution was made, Americans and foreigners both saw America was exceptional. It was a new nation made and established like any other. In Charles Murray’s book, American exceptionalism, he explains what has made America different than other nations and since and also what has changed since its beginning. In Charles Murray’s book, he is talking about just how America was made and seen…
in United States history was the American Revolution. However, the significance of the event did not lay in the number of casualties or in Revolutionary wartime strategies. The importance of the Revolution lay in its effects of American Society. This landmark in American history has caused important changes to the government, affected vast and deep social changes, and altered the economic state of the newborn nation in the years of 1775 to 1800. From the American Revolution, the United States came…
century. The New World would be vital to the commencement of a new Era in European countries. As each country prepared itself to conquer the unknown land no one expected to encounter a whole new race of people known as Native Americans. Native Americans had different aspects of how to manage their tribes and land. Each European Nation dealt with Indians in different manners some more hostile than others. However, each nation had the same intentions, which was to colonize in the New World. Immediate…
Should the teaching of American history give more emphasis to our unity as a nation or to our diversity? There is little doubt in anyone’s mind that America has the most diverse and culturally rich heritage of any country in the world. From the Irish coming over because of the potato famines to the Germans coming over to escape the state of their nation and all the other nationalities in between, it is obvious that the sheer volume of separate cultures flooding into the USA is…
Abraham Lincoln’s Effect on Our Nation Throughout American history, there have been many prestigious people including Abraham Lincoln in particular. He defined the American experience and what it meant to be a free American with his actions. Lincoln grew up poor, however, through hard work and dedication he rose to the nation’s highest office. Some groups though believed that Abraham Lincoln was not the father of freedom. They believed he was becoming a dictator and took advantage of America in…
In American Nations, a History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America, Colin Woodard has one main purpose; to prove that North America has never had one main set of values. This goes back to North America's original settlers, who were of different races, religions, and cultures in general and had substantially different values and morals. Woodard divides modern-day North America into eleven different segments or groups of people sharing cultural values, the Left Coast, the Far…
Effect: The Revolution of Alcohol on the New America After the birth of our nation, many freedoms were welcomed, which were once an afterthought during colonial rule. With these freedoms came the opportunity for some to capitalize on the new horizon of social birth and change. In what was supposed to be a united and unilateral based government and country, came a subversive movement of temperance and prohibition shaping the cause and effect of the New America. From colonial times up into the…
