America Through the Years

This is when America declared freedom from GReat Britian. It affected us politically, economically, culturally and society because its what shaped our nation.

This is the movement that allowed us to ban alcohol. The crime rates decreased and the church population increased. Speaking in terms of society this was helpful to women and children because they could feel safe and protected sine their husbands couldn't have alcohol.

A Protestant revival movement in the United States. The movement began around 1790, gained momentum by 1800, and after 1820 membership rose rapidly. It was at its highest point by the late 1840's. This affected us culturally because it increased our church population but also decreased crime rates.

A treaty between the United States and Great Britain that is credited with adverting war, resolving issues remaining since the Treaty of Paris( which ended facilitating ten years of peaceful trade between the United States and Britain in the midst of war, which began in 1792. it let us have an agreement with Great Britain. they were no longer allowed to control us or our land.

The treaty affected us politically because we made a treaty with the Indians that made it illegal for us to invade them. Later in the years though we broke that treaty and force the Indians away.

This was the treaty that affected us politically because it made us have an agreement with Spain. That means that we would have a country that we most likely wouldn't have war with.

The Louisiana Purchase is what made America double in size. We bought the land from the French. it affected us economically because it increased land for money, cropping, and slavery.

This is what people were saying was their "God given right to move west" This shaped us economically because it gave us more land to take over and increased America in size.

This was the a female leaded convention supporting women's rights in the country. It was lead by Elizabeth Cady Staton. It affected society because women were rebelling against there rights.

This election is the one that made South Carolina secede from the Union. When Abraham Lincoln was made president it angered the south. This is one of the key events leading up to the civil war.