Colonial Society, 1607–1754

Overfishing depleted coastal waters.

Hydraulic mining caused landscape damage.

Cotton farming led to soil depletion.

Bison herds increased dramatically.

He believed that acquiring Louisiana fell strictly within the powers granted directly to him as President by the Constitution.

Jefferson acted only after amending the Constitution specifically to allow for such territorial expansions by presidential edict.

His flexible interpretation that such an acquisition would greatly benefit the nation outweighed his original constitutional reservations.

He maintained that his role as chief diplomat gave him sole authority over all foreign treaties including territorial acquisitions.

The colonists would have lost because they couldn't adapt to guerilla warfare tactics.

The war would have extended to the western frontier, involving other European powers.

The British could have been overthrown more quickly, leading to an earlier establishment of the United States.

Native American tribes would gain political control over colonial governments after victory.

The adoption of greenbacks supported Union wartime finance yet created deflationary concerns among Western farmers impacting Reconstruction strategies.

American System protective tariffs aided Northern manufacturing growth however Southern cotton producers' dependence led them seeking nullification threatening national unity during Westward Expansion era.

The Hamiltonian fiscal system favored Northeastern merchants but stoked Southern/Western fears over centralized control influencing their resistance during Missouri Compromise negotiations.

The Coinage Act established a bimetallic standard supporting Western silver interests yet Eastern banking preferences shaped later Homestead Act provisions.

Pullman Strike

Homestead Strike

Haymarket Affair

Great Railroad Strike

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They negotiated trade agreements with France and Spain to undermine British commerce.

They led armed confrontations against British troops in urban centers.

They organized boycotts of British goods and produced homemade alternatives.

They wrote influential pamphlets advocating for immediate independence from Britain.

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It directly led to an alliance between New England tribes against future English settlement expansion efforts.

It resulted in expansive seizure of Native lands and solidified English dominance over regional populations.

It initiated widespread adoption of European agricultural techniques among surviving tribal groups for self-sufficiency.

It fostered long-term peace agreements between English settlers and multiple Native American tribes through treaties.

The Battle of Gettysburg

The Battle of Antietam

The Battle of Lexington and Concord

The Battle of Bunker Hill