I have to take American History in school this year! Can anyone tell me what is involved in American History!

Question

I know the wars but i need the small events! No stupid answers please!

Answer 1

the indian wars that involved alot of powerful tribes like the sioux, apache, commanche, and navajo. of coarse many others. the civil wars, the french and indian wars, the war of 1812, the assassination of JFK an LINCOLN, the revolutionary war, harriet tubman, paul revere, the revolutionary war, the rough riders, thomas edison, george washington, gettysburg, western migration, lewis and clarke expedition, the gold rush, the thirteen colonies, pocahontas, john smith, the pilgrims, thanksgiving, the puritans, the railroads, japanese and chinese immigrations into the west. well the east for them. geronimo, crazy horse, sitting bull, red cloud, quanah parker, hernando desoto, cortez, pizarro, litle big horn, wounded knee, tecumseh, chief joseph, the masons, the spanish, french, and english colonies. oh and the dutch colonies. the stamp act, the boston tea party,world war 1&2, harry truman, eleanor roosevelt, martin luther king jr., malcolm X, the civil rights movement, the terror attacks, pirates, and the list could go on and on. don't forget when the states became part of america, the louisiana purchase. ok i will stop here.

Answer 2

The "Great Disappointment" was a cool event. "Shays Rebellion" is important and an Indian group led by a guy named Powhatan gave colonists a run for their money. Mostly what's involved in "American History" as taught in schools is a very slanted view of only certain events in the rich and turbulent history of this once great country. I'm not sure what the focus of your class will be, but you'll probably talk about the colonies and western expansion. If you get to the moon landing I'd say your teacher is moving wayyyyyyy too fast. Ask lots of questions. Have fun, good luck.

Answer 3

Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. The two most traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the Civil War (1861-65) and the Great Depression of the 1930s. Buoyed by victories in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful nation state. The economy is marked by steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology.

Answer 4

The History of the United States describes the colonization and domination, between the present day and the 16th century, of parts of North America, Central America, the Pacific Ocean, and Southeast Asia by a nation founded by Christian European settlers.
Colonialism is the extension of a nation's sovereignty over territory beyond its borders by the establishment of either settler colonies or administrative dependencies in which indigenous populations are directly ruled or displaced. Colonizers generally dominate the resources, labor, and markets of the colonial territory and may also impose socio-cultural, religious and linguistic structures on the conquered population; this has led critics of colonialism to call it cultural imperialism. However, though colonialism is often used interchangeably with imperialism, the latter is broader as it covers control exercised informally (via influence) as well as formally. The term colonialism also refers to a set of beliefs used to legitimize or promote this system, especially the ethnocentric belief that the mores of the colonizer are superior to those of the colonized. Such beliefs are often a form of racism, and were codified as pseudo-scientific theories at the end of the 19th century. The historical phenomenon of European colonisation may be broadly divided into two large waves, the first one starting with the "Age of Exploration" and the beginning of the Columbian Exchange, and the second one beginning in the second part of the 19th century with the New Imperialism period. Colonisation and decolonisation have overlapped themselves, since most of the New World colonies had already acquired their independence when the scramble for Africa and the New Imperialism began. However, many authors argue that colonialism doesn't end with the decolonisation, largely achieved in the 1960s apart from the Portuguese colonies: neocolonialism is a form of continuing colonialism by other means, while postcolonialism refers to the legacy of colonialism on the "subaltern subjects", as Gayatri Spivak has put it.

Answer 5

Gosh I hate to say this, but how can I not give a stupid answer to a stupid questions like yours. It would help us more if we knew if you were in elementary school, what year of high school or in college.

US History is the story of the founding of the United States. I'm going to assume you're in high school, but I may be wrong.

US Hist I - Is from the coming over of Native Americans from Asia (and other places) to the voyages of explorers, including Columbus (I hope you know who he is), to colonization, to the founding of the United States, to Expansion and slavery to the Civil War and Reconstruction after the Civil War.

US Hist II - Is from Reconstruction after the Civil War to our present history.

Answering what's involved is really a stupid question because how can one really answer that question in this silly forum. If we could, why would you have to take the class.

Good luck in the class. I have a feeling you'll need it.

TX Guy

Answer 6

for the small events, and to get a jump on everyone including the teacher you should read "the people's history of the united states of America", by Howard Zinn. your library should have it, or you can buy it at Barnes and nobles. it give you tons of info about those small forgotten events from the beginning all the way through the nineties. don't be intimidated by the thickness of the book. it reads very well, and i think it is a book every American and especially anyone interested in American history should read. I'd make it mandatory.

Answer 7

oi, I don't think there is enough room in this forum to answer your question. Therefore, I'm going to list you some good (not boring, but very informative) books.

Legends, Lies and Cherished Myths of American History by Richard Shenkman - good overview, and an entertaining read
The Real Thing: Immitation and Authenticity in American Culture by Miles Orville - discusses the history and development of American culture
Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era by Elaine Tyler May - an excellent assessment of cold war culture
The American Spirit by Thomas Bailey - primary documents and analysis from all eras
or any number of history text books.

Answer 8

You have the american presidents and the things that went on during their administration.Depending on the company that put out your text book,it will give you past connections to today and the future.The famous people in history in the present like Martin Luther King,Harriet Tubman.You'll learn how the government began.Who was it started by.Where did they get that type of idea for the goverment.FDR's programs for the Deep Depression.Some quotes from famous people.

Answer 9

You name it--you'll find out the way our government was formed, and hopefully they'll also teach you the influences that made us what we are now. You'll learn about how we treated the Indians, the Westward Expansion, the Gold Rush, and not just the wars, but the events leading up to them and their impact on us today.

Answer 10

IT's very smart of you to want to get ahead of the fall education.
Excellent idea.
I'd check Yahooligans. There are varous websites that have interaction, quizzes and animation. Some are more helpful than others.
Since I don't know how you learn best, you need to do the research yourself.