March 5th 2014
Timeline Part I
Major Event/Epoch in American History
Time Period/Date(s)
Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History
1) Describe three different American Indian cultures prior to colonization.
1421-1521
1492-1504
1541- 1937
Aztec Indians: They were located in central Mexico and they spoke Nahuati language. In 1520-1521 Small pox hit, between 10% and 5o% of population was affected. The government was a system of tribute. They believed in human sacrifice. Eastern woodland cultures were along the Atlantic coast mostly during the summer time. During winter they were forced to diverse because of how many people to be fed and the weather. They were mostly …show more content…
The nullification crisis was trying to challenge laws that were made in 1828 and 1832 which forced southerners to pay higher prices on goods they did not produce to protect the north. The end result was their was lower rates and it did satisfied the south.
The bank crisis was that Jackson thought the second bank of the united states needed to be overruled because it was not good to have all of the government’s money into one bank. It left a threat that it could be controlled by foreign powers. He thought it made the rich richer and the poor poorer.
The Trail of tears. The U.S government forced tens of thousands of Native Americans to move. They were the Choctaw nation to Cherokee in 1831. They did not have a choice they were forced by the U.S. It clear 25 million acre of land.
The manifest destiny was a term created by John O’Sullivan. The manifest is a belief that the U.S should expand across the whole continent of North America. It was an excuse for the Mexican American. Not everyone was happy with this they thought they should be focusing on the ecoeminc strength of the country not the