2-Americas

=(Americas), 1750-1914=

=Political= =Economic= =Religious= =Social= =Intellectual= =(Technology)= =Near Geographic=
 * __The Declaration of Independence__(1776)- declare independence from British rule __Continental Congress__ organized resistance against Britain
 * __George Washington__ provided strong military leadership (1732-1799)
 * 1783 __Peace of Paris__ was concluded-British recognized American independence
 * __Simon Bolivar__-Led movement for South American independence-northern region of S. America, not Brazil.
 * Augustin de Iturbide named himself emperor of Mexico
 * Boston Tea Party (1773)-revolt against taxes
 * Under control of British imperial powers with taxes and trade.
 * Industrialization in N. America in 19th century, it began in 1820s
 * Freedom of religion gained after revolution
 * __Miguel de Hidalgo__-parish priest: led peasant rebellion
 * Colonists rebelled against British-__American Revolution__
 * U.S. colonists adopted slogan __"No taxation with out representation"__
 * Enlightenment after 1787
 * Highest social class in Latin America were the __Peninsulares__-born on Iberian peninsula. The second highest class were the __Creoles__-Spanish born in latin America
 * Industrialization tore families apart
 * Child labor
 * Men at work and play- men had bulk of income, after work go to bars
 * Haiti revolution-Independence from French, end of slavery
 * mid 18th century adopted English law, books, trade taxes
 * Industrial jobs asked for more educated people
 * Iron and steel industries in pennsylvania and central Alabama
 * Built canals, and private investors established steamship lines and railroad networks for transportation
 * __Eli Whitney__-Cotton gin, and interchangeable parts in the making of firearms
 * 1913__Henry Ford__assembly line
 * __J.D. Rockefeller__oil monopoly
 * North America-Atlantic Ocean
 * South America-Latin America
 * Central America-Latin America