American Civil War

Kingdom declared the American independence. And six years after, in 1789, George Washington became the first president of United States of America. At the same time, the constitution was voted. The westward expansion consist of an appropriation through force of an huge territory, whiwh stretched out in North merica, between Mississippi and the Pacific Ocean. This land, with a progressively colonisation of her estates, the purchases of her land like Louisiana and Florida and the war like California, will

rendant illégal le fait d’en conserver afin de supprimer les opposants politiques. Dans District of Columbia v. Heller (26 juin 2008), la Cour suprême ordonna que l’autodéfense est un élément central du droit. - A real passion for firearms - The American mythology : the pioneer- the lonesome cowboy – the self-reliant entrepreneur who reaches [atteind] freedoms and happiness thanks to his gun and his stamina [énergie, endurance] - Guns guarantee their self-sufficiency, their freedom, their protection

(1732 1799), General and first President * Worked as a surveyor in 1748, took part in the French and Indian war (1754-63) as a lieutenant colonel. 1755 : commander-in-chief of the Virginia militia > defending thr frontier. Was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses (1759-74), opposed England’s land policies * 1775, was chosen commander-in-chief of the Continental Army > war of 6 years. * To correct shortcomings of the Articles of Confederation, was chosen to preside the Constitutional

Martin Luther King : Martin Luther King, Jr. is a Baptist afro-American minister born in Atlanta (United States) on January 15th, 1929 and dead man murdered on April 4th, 1968 to Memphis. Martin Luther King, Jr., was born Michael Luther King, Jr., but later he had his name changed to Martin. Not violent activist for the civil rights of the Blacks in the United States, for the peace and against the poverty, he organizes and manages actions such the Boycott of Montgomery's buses to defend the

THE WORLD OUTSIDE Adam Hochschild (New York, 1942) is an American writer. He is one of the founders of the journal Mother Jones. After he worked as a student in South Africa, he becomes sensitive to the injustices of racism and began to engage in politics. He joined the civil rights movement, he showed against the war in Vietnam and he found a job as a journalist at Ramparts. In his text “The World Outside”, Adam Hochschild tells what he saw and what he experienced in the United States. He denounced

over $13 billion in aide to European nations and was key in revitalizing their post-war economies. By the time U.S. funding ended in 1952, the economies of all the European recipients had surpassed pre-war levels, and the plan was considered a success. Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/marshall-plan#ixzz1HTjXevjV 1948 – 51) U.S.-sponsored program to provide economic aid to European countries after World War II. The idea of a European self-help plan financed by the U.S. was proposed by George

American History. 1775-1783 : American Revolutionary war 1776: Declaration of independance 1789: Bill of rights November 1773: Boston Tea Party 1846-1848: Mexican war 1809-1865: Abraham Lincoln 1860-1865: Lincoln President 1848-1852: Californian Gold Rush January 1st, 1892- November 12th 1954: Ellis Island October 24th, 1929: Black Thursday 1919-1933: Prohibition [pic] :means “consequences” Arnaud: American Revolutionnary war: From 1775 to 1783 In America and Europe

o Le Western o Thanksgiving o Halloween Guerre de Sécession "Civil War"1861-1865 [pic] Introduction The United-States were born twice. - The first time after the war of independence against Great Britain (1775-1783). - The second time in the Civil War when the south wanted to secede from the north.(two million six hundred thousand fighters, six hundred eighty thousand victims out of thirty-five million inhabitants ) At the beginning: • The United States-of America the

in this area. Her article, Class and Catholic Irish Masculinity in Antebellum America: Young Men on the Make in Chicago, presents us the difficulty for young Catholic Irish men to find their place in the middle-class of the decades before the Civil War. By focusing on two young man, James A. Mulligan, “an extraordinary individual who enjoyed many advantages” and William J. Onahan, “a driven and reasonably talented person”, she shows us the complex social dynamics of antebellum Chicago, and the

were not considered citizens, were exempt from the draft. On Saturday, July 11, 1863, the first lottery of the conscription law was held. For twenty-four hours the city remained quiet. On Monday, July 13, the five days that would be known as the Civil War Draft Riots began. At 10 a.m., a furious crowd of 500 attacked the Marshal's Office, where the draft was taking place. The rioters were overwhelmingly working class men, resentful, among other reasons, because the draft unfairly affected them while