Transcript Chapter 31: The Americas in the age of independence

Chapter 31: The Americas in the age
of independence
AP WORLD HISTORY:
MRS. ZERBST
Everything you ever needed to know about Canada, the
U.S., and all South American countries from 1800 to 1900
in 1 easy
Powerpoint…
 Capital investment by the British
 Development of transportation and
communication
 Edge States – (Hawaii)
 Native American push back
 Demands for women’s suffrage
 Westward Migration – patterns of
movement
British Capital Investment
Capital investments in the Americas
pre-1914 by European countries.
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18
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 Using your knowledge of
world history to this point,
explain some of the reasons
that Europeans (particularly the British):
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14
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12
10
8
6
4
2
0
UN Estimate in
Billions (US dollars)
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Had money to invest?
Chose to invest in N. and S.
America?
What did they invest in?
 What countries would you
expect to see on this chart
that aren’t present, and
why aren’t they there?
Transportation Networks Expand
Canals
Steamships
Developing Transportation
 Canada:
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Built the Canadian Pacific
Railroad in 1885
Railway construction was
violently opposed by
indigenous groups
Financed by British
Capital
 USA: see next slide
Development of Communication
 1835 – Morse code
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Directly followed railroad
routes
 1860- Pony express
began
 1863 – free city delivery
for USPS
 1876 – Telephone
invented
Checking for Understanding: On a separate piece of
paper please write the answers to each question.
 Why was most of the transportation investment done
in the Northeastern part of the United States and not
somewhere else?
 What was different about American railways and
Canadian railways? What was similar? (don’t say
tracks!)
 Explain the evolution of communication devices in
the Americas and give the names of the “big winners”
in the race for patents.
Edge States: Hawaii
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“In 1893, Queen Liliuokalani sought to
empower herself and Hawaiians
through a new constitution which she
herself had drawn up and now desired
to promulgate as the new law of the
land. It was Queen Liliuokalani's right
as a sovereign to issue a new
constitution through an edict from the
throne. A group led by Sanford B. Dole
sought to overthrow the institution of
the monarchy. The American minister
in Hawaii, John L. Stevens, called for
troops to take control of Iolani Palace
and various other governmental
buildings. In 1894, the Queen, was
deposed, the monarchy abrogated, and
a provisional government was
established which later became the
Republic of Hawaii… On July 4, 1894,
the Republic of Hawaii with Sanford B.
Dole as president was proclaimed. It
was recognized immediately by the
United States government.” (University
of Illinois, Chicago)
Native American Push-Back
 The Ghost Dance
 Wounded Knee 1890
 http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=8L1Fslf3g2
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Checking for Understanding #2
 What justification did the United States use to
depose the rightful Queen of Hawaii?
 What was the underlying motivation for the land
grab of Hawaii?
 Why were Americans, and specifically the United
States Government, so afraid of the Ghost Dance?
The Women of Seneca Falls
Emerging feminism – demands for Suffrage
Patterns of Migration:
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Often predominantly
male
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Tended to come in
waves
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In urban areas,
Concentration in
districts (Little Italy,
Chinatown)
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External AND
internal migration
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Came for work, land,
opportunity, freedom
•
Some migrants were
temporary
Patterns of Migration – Westward
(or Eastward) ho!!!
IRISH CENSUS COMMISSION 1851
The commissioners calculated that, as a
percentage of the 1841 population,
mortality from 1845 to 1850 was as
follows: 1845 : 6.4% 1846 : 9.1%
1847 : 18.5% 1848 : 15.4% 1849 :
17.9% 1850 : 12.2%
 The Census Commissioners wrote in
their concluding report: "In
conclusion, we feel it will be gratifying
to your excellency to find that although
the population has been diminished in
so remarkable a manner by famine,
disease and emigration between 1841
and 1851, and has been since
decreasing, the results of the Irish
census of 1851 are, on the whole,
satisfactory, demonstrating as they do
the general advancement of the
country."
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 What can we learn about the
push-pull factors of the Irish
Potato Famine from this census
document?
 How did this British official
view the tragedy?
 If, as the Irish allege, this
attitude was characteristic of
the British response to the Irish
famine, how affect future
relations between the two
governments?
Eastward immigration from Asia
Worldwide Immigration patterns
Italian Migration to Argentina – and back
 Mass migration 1880-
1920
 Swallows (golondrinas)
 The Tango
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http://8tracks.com/explor
e/argentine_tango
 Ended w/the onset of
WWI
Checking for Understanding # 3
Analyze this cartoon
What does this cartoon tell us about “typical” American attitudes
toward immigration and women voting?
See… everything about 100 years of
history! (NOT)
 Capital investment by the British
 Development of transportation and
communication
 Edge States – (Hawaii)
 Native American push back
 Demands for women’s suffrage
 Westward Migration – patterns of
movement