1. Social Studies US History GED Support

2. US History

3. Lesson 2: Westward Expansion, the Civil War, & Reconstruction
Paid Labor
North and South divided economically
NORTH= industry, commerce, & agriculture
Slavery abolished in early 1800s
SOUTH= largely on agriculture
Major crop = cotton and depended on slaves N E S W
Mid-1800s  tension over western territory
1850  vote about slaves; political parties fractured
1860  presidential race – Abraham Lincoln won & promised to abolish slavery
Slavery
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4. Lesson 2: Westward Expansion, the Civil War, & Reconstruction
Most slave states seceded, set up their own government  Confederacy
1861, April  The US:Union & the Confederacy were at war = Civil War
By 1863  the Confederacy were down & destroyed the South
1865  after 4 years, Confederate Robert E Lee surrendered to the Union general, Ulysses S Grant and the Civil War ENDED
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5. Lesson 2: Westward Expansion, the Civil War, & Reconstruction
For 12 years, rebuilding of the South  Reconstruction
Slaves were freed
Sharecropping system
1870s  as the whites came back to power, they prevented African Americans from voting
**Remember this…the Civil War ended SLAVERY but not RACISM!**
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6. Lesson 3: Industrialization, Immigration, & the Progressive Era
Mid-1800s  the growth of the American industries grew very fast…rapid industrialization
Reasons for the growth:
Addition of Western territories, which the helped the US gain plentiful natural resources
Invention of new products & machines & industrial processes
Nations booming population
New factories were built, near large cities = lots of jobs!!!
These jobs drew in immigrants; increased immigrants from Europe
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7. Lesson 3: Industrialization, Immigration, & the Progressive Era
American Factories
Grueling, dangerous work
Lower pay for long hours
Late 1800s-early 1900s
Union  workers pledged to work together for better & safer working conditions
Strikes  when employers cut wages
Lead to unions
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8. Lesson 3: Industrialization, Immigration, & the Progressive Era
Early 1990s: groups were working towards social & political improvements
Clean up sums
Improve health care
Stop child labor
Nation perseverance
Voice in the government
Women’s rights
Progressive Era
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9. Lesson 4: The United States as an Emerging World Power
Expansion of industries caused an effect on politics
Wanted more access to natural resources & sell more goods overseas
To promote industrial growth & increase US power, the US became
Imperialistic/Imperialism
Policy by which a stronger nation extends economic, military, &/or political control over a weaker nation or region; often by force
Late 1800s  the US joined the imperialism movement, following Europe
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10. Lesson 4: The United States as an Emerging World Power
1898  US fought in the Spanish-American War
US declared war on Spain because of their mistreatment of Cuba; they WON & took over the Spanish colonies
THE NEXT WAR…
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11. Lesson 4: The United States as an Emerging World Power
World War 1 [ ] in Europe
War against…
US joined the ALLIES in 1917
Because Germany sank American ships & helped the Allies WIN the war, that is when World War 1 ended
Allies
Central Powers
-Great Brit
-Russia
-France
-Germany
-Austria-Hungary
-Ottoman Empire
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