How did the United States change between 1776 and 1870? Review what you have learned during this unit to fill out a T-Chart comp
aring the United States of 1776 to the United States of 1870. Consider the following as you fill out the T-Chart: How had the size of the United States changed? How had the population make-up of the United States changed? What new innovations changed life in the United States? What key events changed the United States? How was citizenship defined during each time period? How was enfranchisement (the right to vote) defined?
1) How had the size of the United States changed? It has now expanded to the West coast.
2) How had the population make-up of the United States changed? <span> The population of U.S increased to 38.5 million in 1870.
3) What new innovations changed life in the United States? </span> There are innovations in transportation, communication, and traveling.
4) What key events changed the United States? Some key events include the Indian Wars, the Texas Revolution, The Spanish-American War, Louisiana Purchase, the purchase of Alaska, the Mexican Cession, the War of 1812. <span> 5) How was citizenship defined during each time period? How was enfranchisement (the right to vote) defined? The right to vote was extended to all men citizens. </span>
British Colonies in the Americas were established by royal charter. French colonies started as fur trading posts and then developed later to common colonies. Spanish colonies were crown-sponsored conquests to find riches such as gold and silver.
The British colonies had population mostly from colonists that were recruited among middle-class farmers, servants, and convicted criminals. French colonies population were initially traders, merchants and missionaries, later some soldiers were given land there. Spanish colonies population consisted of conquerors, soldiers and missionaries.
The economy from each colony was different, in the British colony the economy was diverse and included mostly farming, fishing and trading products like tobacco, rice, timber, and fish. The French colony economy like said before, was established over fur trade and some plantations on the Mississippi valley. The Spanish colonies economy was a trading economy that consisted of farming but it was heavily regulated by the Spanish crown.
The British colony started with a friendly relationship with the Native Americans, eventually, things changed when they needed to get new land. The French colony relationship with Native Americans was good, they respected them and forged alliances. Spanish colony relationship with Native Americans was bad when they were not killed by soldiers, they were subjugated or converted to Christianity.
Indian Reorganization Act, also called Wheeler–Howard Act, (June 18, 1934), measure enacted by the U.S. Congress, aimed at decreasing federal control of American Indian affairs and increasing Indian self-government and responsibility.
