north america and the caribbean a trip through history
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NORTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
A Trip through History
NORTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
EARLY MODERN TIME PERIOD; 1500-1765
POLITICS
Colonial•Territories controlled by Europeans
Conquest and Exploration• Britain and France claim North America
French and Indian War
ECONOMY
Exports/Trade•Triangle Trade- Europe, Africa, America
Global EconomySlaves- main source of labor Mercantilism Capitalism
Europe; Textiles
Africa; slaves
America; Tabacco/cott
on
RELIGION
Monotheistic•Catholic•Protestant•Puritan
Natives- •Animistic •Polytheistic
CULTURE
Colonial; individual separate laws and cultures
Westernized•Enlightened thinking
Rapid Spread of European diseases
Decimation of native peoples
Large slave population
Piracy in the Caribbean (I laughed too hard at this, basically high on pain medication atm)
INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER CULTURES 1492 Columbus reaches the Caribbean Islands
French and Indian Wars
Slave trade with Africa
Goods made from American raw materials with Europe
Colombian Exchange
Introduction of large domestic animals
COMPARISONS Mr. Cullen I am on pain medication. What do you mean comparisons? With what? Other regions?
Like other regions, North America was a region being colonized by western European countries.
The French colonies were native friendly, while the British colonies were not.
CONTINUITIES
Staple crops were still produced• i.e. corn, potatoes
Trade with mother countries
CHANGES
North America started as bands of tribal people. Europeans came in and colonized, all while ridding North America of the indigenous people.
INDUSTRIAL AGE; 1765 - 1914
POLITICSAmerican Revolution- (1765- 1783)•U.S. formed•Constitution•Democracy
Imperialist Emancipation Proclamation Monroe Doctrine (1823)
ECONOMY
Emancipation ProclamationIndustrial BasedWorld Trade•Cotton/Tobacco
Exporting Goods• Coal/Iron
North American Free Trade Agreement
RELIGION
U.S.- monotheistic
•Christianity
Separation of
Church/State
Second Great
Awakening
Jesuits try to convert
natives
CULTURE
Industrial Revolution•Poor living space,•harsh work conditions,•overcrowded factories/cities
Feminists emerge but still very little Affectionate Nuclear family
INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER CULTURES
Age of Revolutions
Intervened in Mexican War of Independence
Louisiana Purchase from France
Spanish develop missions
COMPARISONS
As part of the Western world, North America also industrialized,
North America participated in world trade along with other regions.
Just as many other westernized areas were doing, slavery was abolished in most of North America.
CONTINUITIES
Agriculture
Immigration
Global trade/economy
CHANGES
Industrialization
•Urbanization
U.S. Civil War (slavery)
Exporting coal and iron
Families become
affectionate
MODERN TIME PERIOD; 1914-2014
POLITICS
Democracy
Imperialistic/Capitalistic
World Wars I and II
•Propoganda
Civil Rights Movement
ECONOMY
Great Depression North American Free Trade Agreement U.S. seen as economic powerhouse
RELIGION
Religious Freedom Large Christian populationPeople read and interpreted the bible for themselves Separation of church/state
CULTURE
Rise in: • birth rates, • vacationing,•Women’s right
Civil Right’s Movement
Feminism• Education, voting rights, etc.
Vacationing
Diverse Nationalities
Terrorism
INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER CULTURES North American Free Trade Agreement Extensive Chinese imports World Wars I and II Terrorism
COMPARISONS
North America is a region filled with freedoms such as religious, speech and press.
Like most of the world, North America went through the Great Depression.
Unlike Britain and the French, the U.S. was never a monarchy.
CONTINUITIES
Agriculture
Immigration
Industrialization
•Urbanization
Still mostly Christian, along
with religious freeeeedom
CHANGES
Imperialism Scientific ideas are more widely accepted•Darwinism
Feminists gain ground Civil Rights