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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 Gonzales, Spring 2017

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 Gonzales, Spring 2017

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!** Gonzales, Spring 2017

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 Gonzales, Spring 2017

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 Gonzales, Spring 2017

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 Gonzales, Spring 2017

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 Gonzales, Spring 2017

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… Gonzales, Spring 2017

Lesson 4: The United States as an Emerging World Power World War 1 [1913-1918] 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 Gonzales, Spring 2017