How the Americas How the Americas Change: The Long 19Change: The Long 19thth CenturyCentury

By: Josh KessnerBy: Josh KessnerHistory 141History 141Professor ArguelloProfessor Arguello

The Americas in the 19The Americas in the 19thth Century Century Early immigrants would come to Early immigrants would come to

San Francisco, California in San Francisco, California in search for gold.search for gold.

California was looked at as a California was looked at as a land of opportunity where many land of opportunity where many people came to begin their new people came to begin their new jobs as gold minersjobs as gold miners

Cultural diversity was spreading Cultural diversity was spreading wide throughout California wide throughout California allowing for a more popular view allowing for a more popular view of freedomof freedom

Many of the Chinese migrants Many of the Chinese migrants that would come to California that would come to California would either work on the would either work on the railroad, agriculture, mine gold, railroad, agriculture, mine gold, or go into the restaurant or go into the restaurant business, but they were always business, but they were always making a great impact to the making a great impact to the development of the western development of the western hemispherehemisphere

The Americas in the 19The Americas in the 19th th CenturyCentury During the early 19During the early 19thth century, the century, the

majority of the lands on the majority of the lands on the western hemisphere had won their western hemisphere had won their independenceindependence

The United States built an The United States built an incredibly powerful state and incredibly powerful state and pushed their regions further, pushed their regions further, taking control over the majority of taking control over the majority of North America.North America.

With such diversity inside of the With such diversity inside of the United States they were much United States they were much more capable of creating societies more capable of creating societies based on freedom and equality.based on freedom and equality.

News of these great lands was News of these great lands was consistently spread throughout the consistently spread throughout the world and massive amounts of world and massive amounts of migration took place, allowing for migration took place, allowing for explosive economic growthexplosive economic growth

The Americas were mostly The Americas were mostly controlled by the British Canadian controlled by the British Canadian leadership, the United States, and leadership, the United States, and many smaller states within Latin many smaller states within Latin AmericaAmerica

The Little Ice AgeThe Little Ice Age

The Little Ice Age was The Little Ice Age was a period of Cooling a period of Cooling global temperatures global temperatures that yielded an that yielded an outcome of outcome of devastating and devastating and gratifying events.gratifying events.

The end of the Vikings The end of the Vikings was due to the Little was due to the Little Ice Age Ice Age

Migration to the Migration to the Americas was an Americas was an outcomeoutcome

Growing seasons were Growing seasons were shortened and people shortened and people resorted to different resorted to different food sourcesfood sources

Harbors froze over so Harbors froze over so transfer of goods was transfer of goods was affectedaffected

Frontiers of the AmericasFrontiers of the Americas

On April 30On April 30thth, 1803 the , 1803 the United States made a United States made a transaction with France transaction with France known as the Louisiana known as the Louisiana PurchasePurchase

The price was 15 The price was 15 million for a piece of million for a piece of territory that takes up territory that takes up 40% of the United 40% of the United StatesStates

A factor that may have A factor that may have influenced France to influenced France to sell their land was the sell their land was the Haitian Revolution Haitian Revolution because of the need of because of the need of money to continue money to continue fightingfighting

Frontiers of the AmericasFrontiers of the Americas

The two frontiers The two frontiers created were the created were the Northern and the Northern and the Southern FrontiersSouthern Frontiers

The Mississippi River The Mississippi River was a major source for was a major source for transportation of goodstransportation of goods

Extreme violence Extreme violence throughout both throughout both frontiersfrontiers

Political changes were Political changes were rampant and violent rampant and violent acts such as dueling acts such as dueling determined one’s determined one’s social statussocial status

Violence was a normal Violence was a normal part of everyday lifepart of everyday life

Crossroads of FreedomCrossroads of Freedom The United States The United States

Civil War: The Battle Civil War: The Battle at Antietamat Antietam

The President at the The President at the time was Abraham time was Abraham LincolnLincoln

September 17September 17thth 1862, during the 1862, during the Battle at Antietam Battle at Antietam this day was known this day was known as the bloodiest day as the bloodiest day in American Historyin American History

Antietam was the Antietam was the first attempt at first attempt at taking the war into taking the war into the Norththe North

Crossroads of FreedomCrossroads of Freedom An interesting An interesting

reason that reason that sparked the war sparked the war was the election of was the election of President LincolnPresident Lincoln

The civil war was The civil war was fought for many fought for many issues involving issues involving slavery, taxes, free slavery, taxes, free soil, and of course soil, and of course powerpower

The victory at The victory at Antietam Antietam ultimately led to ultimately led to the abolishment of the abolishment of slaveryslavery

Crossroads of FreedomCrossroads of Freedom Some strategies in helping Some strategies in helping

the North win over the the North win over the south were brought up by south were brought up by Frederick Douglass who Frederick Douglass who was a leader of the was a leader of the abolitionist movementabolitionist movement

He believed in the equality He believed in the equality of all people and proposed of all people and proposed that the war be a war for that the war be a war for freedom which would bring freedom which would bring a large portion of the a large portion of the southern labor force to southern labor force to their sidetheir side

The Battle of Antietam was The Battle of Antietam was a crucial turning point in a crucial turning point in our history and could have our history and could have easily had an entirely easily had an entirely separate outcome.separate outcome.

Crossroads of FreedomCrossroads of Freedom The Civil War had many The Civil War had many

spontaneous events that spontaneous events that could have gone to any side could have gone to any side at almost any point in time.at almost any point in time.

Luckily, the most positive Luckily, the most positive outcome was achieved and outcome was achieved and their was an end to slavery.their was an end to slavery.

The federal government The federal government increased it’s power over increased it’s power over the state’s and a stronger the state’s and a stronger overlooking construct was overlooking construct was beginning. beginning.

Victory for the North Victory for the North stopped hopes of stopped hopes of interference of other powers interference of other powers outside of the U.S.outside of the U.S.

Our country would definitely Our country would definitely not be the same today not be the same today without this turn out of without this turn out of eventsevents