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Americas in the Age of Independence

Americas in the Age of Independence. Americas in the Age of Independence. The United States New government established after independence Articles of Confederation Constitution Expansion of the Vote Slavery. Americas in the Age of Independence. Westward Expansion

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Americas in the Age of Independence

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  1. Americas in the Age of Independence

  2. Americas in the Age of Independence • The United States • New government established after independence • Articles of Confederation • Constitution • Expansion of the Vote • Slavery

  3. Americas in the Age of Independence • Westward Expansion • United States expands beyond its original borders set in 1783 • “Manifest Destiny”

  4. Americas in the Age of Independence • Mexican-American War • Background • Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848

  5. Americas in the Age of Independence • Sectionalism • Slavery and American expansion • Contradictions • Role of Slavery in the South • Problems of Expansion

  6. Americas in the Age of Independence • American Civil War (1861-65) • Election of 1860 • Stalemate • Turning Points

  7. Americas in the Age of Independence • Canada • Only remaining British colony in North America after 1783 • Divided into French and English-speaking groups

  8. Americas in the Age of Independence • Fear of American expansion • Durham Report • British North America Act, 1867

  9. Americas in the Age of Independence • Latin America in the 19th century • Wars of Independence • Formation of New Governments • Tensions

  10. Americas in the Age of Independence • Mexico • Liberals vs. Conservatives • Military dictatorship under Miguel Lopez Santa Anna • Benito Juarez (1806-1872)

  11. Americas in the Age of Independence • Mexico’s economic problems • French Occupation (1862-67)

  12. Americas in the Age of Independence • Mexican Revolution (1911-1920) • Porfirio Diaz • Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa • Constitution of 1917

  13. Americas in the Age of Independence

  14. Americas in the Age of Independence • American Economic Development • Role of Immigration • Economic expansion • Railroads

  15. Americas in the Age of Independence • American Cultural and Social Diversity • Role of Western Expansion

  16. Americas in the Age of Independence • African-Americans after the Civil War • Post-Civil War Amendments • Post-Civil War Realities • Women

  17. Americas in the Age of Independence • Canada • National Policy • Role of US Investment

  18. Americas in the Age of Independence • Latin America • Legacy of economic dependence • Economy dominated by landowning and business elites • Role of Immigration • Cultural Tensions

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