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Slavery
Slavery was a major cultural influence on the American Dream. After the 13th amendment was written on abolishing slavery different cultures began to see it was okay for them to come to america without worrying about being enslaved. People around the world began to see the opportunities America was offering so more foreigners arrived with the dream of having a better life then what they left behind.
World War II
World War II was between the years of 1939 to 1945. During this war Women were needed to replace men who had gone off to fight in this battle. During this time, since all the men were at war the women were the ones that stayed behind to do all the work. This is the moment women realized they should be treated no differently than men. Since they did all of the work the men use to do while they were away, there’s no need for women to have a lower status then a male citizen.
The Great Depression
Timeline of the American Revolutionary War
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.htm
| 1754-1763 | |
|---|---|
| The French and Indian War | |
| 1754 | |
| The Albany Congress | |
| 1763 | |
| Proclamation of 1763 | |
| 1764 | |
| The Sugar Act | |
| The Currency Act | |
| 1765 | |
| The Stamp Act | |
| The Quartering Act of 1765 | |
| Patrick Henry's "If this be treason, make the most of it!" speech | |
| The Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions | |
| The Stamp Act Congress | |
| 1766 | |
| The Declaratory Act | |
| 1767 | |
| The Townshend Revenue Act | |
| 1768 | |
| Boston Non-Importation Agreement | |
| 1770 | |
| The Boston Massacre | |
| 1772 | |
| The Gaspee Affair | |
| 1773 | |
| The Tea Act | |
| The Boston Tea Party | |
| 1774 | |
| Boston Port Act, one of the "Intolerable Acts" | |
| Administration of Justice Act, one of the "Intolerable Acts" | |
| Massachusetts Government Act, one of the "Intolerable Acts" | |
| Quartering Act of 1774, one of the "Intolerable Acts" | |
| Quebec Act, one of the "Intolerable Acts" | |
| The First Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia and issues Declaration and Resolves | |
| Battle of Point Pleasant, Virginia (disputed as to whether it was a battle of the American Revolution or the culmination of Lord Dunmore's War) | |
| The Association (prohibition of trade with Great Britain) | |
| Galloway's Plan rejected | |
| 1775 | |
| Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death" speech | |
| The Rides of Paul Revere and William Dawes | |
| Minutemen and redcoats clash at Lexington and Concord "The shot heard 'round the world." | |
| Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys seize Fort Ticonderoga | |
| The Second Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia | |
| George Washington named Commander in Chief | |
| Battle of Bunker Hill: The British drive the Americans from Breed's Hill | |
| Washington assumes command of the Continental Army | |
| Ninety Six, SC, Patriots sieged | |
| The patriots under Montgomery occupy Montreal in Canada | |
| Virginia and NC patriots rout Loyalist troops and burn Norfolk | |
| Col. Thomson with 1,500 rangers and militia capture Loyalists at Great Canebrake, SC | |
| Snow Campaign, in SC, so-called because patriots are impeded by 15" of snow | |
| American forces under Benedict Arnold fail to seize Quebec | |
| 1776 | |
| Daniel Morgan taken prisoner in attempt to take Quebec City | |
| Paine's "Common Sense" published | |
| The patriots drive the Loyalists from Moore's Creek Bridge, North Carolina | |
| The Continental fleet captures New Providence Island in the Bahamas | |
| The British evacuate Boston; British Navy moves to Halifax, Canada | |
| Patriots fail to take Three Rivers, Quebec | |
| The Virginia Declaration of Rights | |
| Sullivan's Island, SC, failed British naval attack | |
| The First Virginia Constitution | |
| Patriots decisively defeat the British Navy at Fort Moultrie, South Carolina | |
| At the instigation of British agents, the Cherokee attack along the entire southern frontier | |
| Congress debates and revises the Declaration of Independence. See Chronology of the Declaration | |
| Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence; it's sent to the printer | |
| The Declaration of Independence is read publicly | |
| Lyndley's Fort, SC, Patriots fend off attack by Indians and Tories dressed as Indians | |
| Ambushed by Cherokees, Patriots are saved by a mounted charge at Seneca, SC | |
| Delegates begin to sign The Declaration of Independence | |
| Tugaloo River, SC, Andrew Pickens defeats Cherokees | |
| Andrew Pickens' detachment surrounded by 185 Cherokee Indians, forms a ring and fires outward. It is known as the "Ring Fight." | |
| Col. Williamson and Andrew Pickens defeat Cherokee Indians and burn Tamassy, an Indian town | |
| Redcoats defeat the George Washington's army in the Battle of Long Island. Washington's army escapes at night. | |
| The British occupy New York City | |
| Generals George Washington, Nathanael Greene, and Israel Putnam triumphantly hold their ground at the Battle of Harlem Heights | |
| Col. Williamson's patriots attacked by Cherokees at Coweecho River, NC | |
| Benedict Arnold defeated at the Battle of Valcour Island (Lake Champlain), but delayed British advance | |
| The Americans retreat from White Plains, New York. British casualties (~300) higher than American (~200). | |
| The Hessians capture Fort Washington, NY | |
| Lord Cornwallis captures Fort Lee from Nathanael Greene | |
| Washington crosses the Delaware and captures Trenton from Hessians | |
| 1777 | |
| Washington victorious at Princeton | |
| Washington winters in Morristown, NJ | |
| Benedict Arnold's troops force a British retreat at Ridgefield, Connecticut. | |
| Treaty of DeWitt's Corner, SC: Cherokees lose most of their land east of the mountains | |
| Flag Resolution | |
| St. Clair surrenders Fort Ticonderoga to the British | |
| Lafayette arrives in Philadelphia | |
| The Redcoats, with Iroquois support, force the patriots back at Oriskany, NY, but then have to evacuate | |
| American Militia under General Stark victorious at the Battle of Bennington, VT (actually fought in Walloomsac, New York, several miles to the west) | |
| British withdraw from Fort Stanwix, NY, upon hearing of Benedict Arnold's approach | |
| British General Howe lands at Head of Elk, Maryland | |
| The British win the Battle of Brandywine, Pennsylvania | |
| Rain-out at the Battle of the Clouds, Pennsylvania | |
| Burgoyne checked by Americans under Gates at Freeman's Farm, NY. This is part of the "Battles of Saratoga." | |
| Paoli Massacre, PA | |
| British under Howe occupy Philadelphia | |
| Americans driven off at the Battle of Germantown | |
| Burgoyne loses second battle of Freeman's Farm, NY (at Bemis Heights). This is part of the "Battles of Saratoga." | |
| Burgoyne surrenders to American General Gates at Saratoga, NY | |
| Hessian attack on Fort Mercer, NJ repulsed | |
| British capture Fort Mifflin, Pennsylvania | |
| Americans repulse British at Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania | |
| Washington's army retires to winter quarters at Valley Forge | |
| 1778 | |
| The United States and France sign the French Alliance | |
| British General William Howe replaced by Henry Clinton | |
| Battle of Barren Hill, Pennsylvania. Lafayette with 500 men and about 50 Oneida Indians successfully evade British onslaught | |
| British abandon Philadelphia and return to New York | |
| Washington's army leaves Valley Forge | |
| The Battle of Monmouth Court House ends in a draw | |
| George Rogers Clark captures Kaskaskia, a French village south of St. Louis | |
| French and American forces besiege Newport, RI | |
| The redcoats occupy Savannah | |
| 1779 | |
| Maj. Gen. Moultrie defeats British detachment at Port Royal Island, SC | |
| Patriots Andrew Pickens and Elijah Clarke beat Loyalists at Kettle Creek, GA | |
| American George Rogers Clark captures Vincennes (in what is now Indiana) on the Wabash in the Western campaign | |
| British Lt. Col. Jacques Marcus Prevost defeats Americans under Gen. John Ashe at Brier Creek, GA | |
| Maj. General Augustin Prévost (brother of Jacques, see above) breaks his siege when American forces under Maj. Gen. Lincoln approaches | |
| Stono River, SC, Maj. Gen. Lincoln inflicts extensive British casualties in indecisive battle | |
| Spain declares war on Great Britain | |
| Fairfield, CT, burned by British | |
| Norwalk, CT, burned by British | |
| American "Mad" Anthony Wayne captures Stony Point, NY | |
| "Light Horse" Harry Lee attacks Paulus Hook, NJ | |
| Newtown, NY, after two massacres, American forces burn Indian villages | |
| John Paul Jones, aboard the Bonhomme Richard, captures British man-of-warSerapis near English coast | |
| The Tappan Massacre ("No Flint" Grey kills 30 Americans by bayonet) | |
| American attempt to recapture Savannah, GA fails | |
| Washington's 2nd winter at Morristown, NJ (the harshest winter of the 18th century) | |
| 1780 | |
| British capture Charleston, SC | |
| British crush Americans at Waxhaw Creek, SC | |
| Patriots rout Tories at Ramseur's Mill, NC | |
| French troops arrive at Newport, RI, to aid the American cause | |
| Patriots defeat Tories at Hanging Rock, SC | |
| British rout Americans at Camden, SC | |
| Benedict Arnold's plans to cede West Point to the British discovered | |
| King's Mountain, SC: battle lasts 65 minutes. American troops led by Isaac Shelby and John Sevier defeat Maj. Patrick Ferguson and one-third of General Cornwallis's army | |
| Washington names Nathanael Greene commander of the Southern Army | |
| 1781 | |
| Mutiny of unpaid Pennsylvania soldiers | |
| Patriot Morgan overwhelmingly defeats British Col. Tarleton at Cowpens, SC | |
| The Battle of Cowan's Ford, Huntersville, NC | |
| Articles of Confederation adopted | |
| British win costly victory at Guilford Courthouse, NC | |
| Greene defeated at Hobkirk's Hill, SC | |
| British Major Andrew Maxwell cedes Fort Granby, SC to patriot Lieutenant Colonel Henry Lee | |
| Americans recapture Augusta, GA | |
| British hold off Americans at Ninety Six, SC | |
| "Mad" Anthony Wayne repulsed at Green Springs Farm, VA | |
| Greene defeated at Eutaw Springs, SC | |
| French fleet drives British naval force from Chesapeake Bay | |
| Cornwallis surrounded on land and sea by Americans and French and surrenders at Yorktown, VA | |
| 1782 | |
| Lord North resigns as British prime minister | |
| British evacuate Savannah, GA | |
| British and Americans sign preliminary Articles of Peace | |
| British leave Charleston, SC | |
| 1783 | |
| Congress ratifies preliminary peace treaty | |
| The United States and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Paris | |
| British troops leave New York City | |
| Washington resigns as Commander | |
| 1787 | |
| U.S. Constitution signed | |
The Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact is an agreement forty-one English men signed to form their own simple government, one which majority rules. It was written by the colonists on November 11, 1620. If it wasn’t for the Mayflower compact the separatists would live by a monarchy government. The compact gave the people a chance o speak up about what they thought to be a better living condition.
Historical Events
11 November 1620- Signing of the Mayflower Compact
1775–1783-The American Revolutionary War
1930-1939 The Great Depression
1940-1949- World War II
The American Dream... TODAY
Since 1620 many things including the American Dream has changed. Over the last 391 years the concept of the american dream has went from finding biblical freedom to an idea where you can achieve anything with hard work. People today believe it means obtaining a home of their own, have enough money to send their children to college and to do better than their parents did.
Friday
America is known as a place full of opportunities, from the moment pilgrims set foot on this land they came with the intentions of starting over and fulfilling their ambitions. They left a world where everyone was expected to be society figures, where no one had a say in their own personal lives, and expected to fallow the way of their ancestors. They knew it was the place anyone can start fresh and accomplish everything they set their minds to. Though The American dream has modified over the last centuries the main message is still embedded.
Statue of Liberty
The statue of liberty is a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. It represents the Freedom we have today in America. Theres nothing here that stops one from reaching their fullest potential. The shackles represent the Statue breaking free from the shackles of poverty, and the struggles faced in the american society, it shows everyone is equal and has every chance to do what they want in order to make a better living for themselves.
Definition of The American Dream
· The widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did.
The American Dream is a national ethos of the United States of America in which democratic ideals are perceived as a promise of prosperity for its people.
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