Class Notes for History at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)

*western hemisphere includes: n, s americas, central america. The bering land bridge is now a waterway called the bering strait: people who migrated be

The narrative of the life of frederick douglass: http://docsouth. unc. edu/neh/douglass/douglass. html. Slaves that are nearly starved are constantly t

Bits of overlap from the mexican american war and the civil war: wilmot proviso, slave power conspiracy, free labor ideology. Inner circle northern rep

The threat that was revealed by shays"s rebellion caused americans to scrap the. Elite feared that the federal government would not be strong enough to

In the south, the party in control (democratic party) was conservative. Believed that slavery must expand in order to survive. Wanted to maintain power

Relying on militias didn"t work: colonies needed professional military. Colonies need to unify in the face of a common enemy. No success unless they we

On may 11, 1846, president james polk reported to congress that mexico had invaded u. s. territory and that american blood had been shed on american so