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A Short History of the World

A Short History of the World. For Junior English. Why, Ms. Hall?. As we read our way through American Literature this year, it’s important to understand what was happening while the authors were writing.

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A Short History of the World

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  1. A Short History of the World For Junior English

  2. Why, Ms. Hall? • As we read our way through American Literature this year, it’s important to understand what was happening while the authors were writing. • This presentation will give you an overview of major events and help you put things into perspective.

  3. 1492: Christopher Columbus Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492, but AmerigoVespuci discovered America.

  4. 1503: Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa 1520: Chocolate was introduced to Europe 1558-1603 Queen Elizabeth I rules England

  5. 1564-1616: William Shakespeare 1610: King James Bible See Psalm 46

  6. 1585: Roanoke Colony Vanishes!117 people, including 1st British child born in America: Virginia Dare. 1607: Jamestown Settlement

  7. 1620: The Mayflower Transported the Pilgrims from Plymouth, England to Plymouth, Massachusetts Descendents of the Mayflower voyagers became leading families in the new colonies.

  8. 1636: Harvard University is built in Cambridge, Massachusetts

  9. 1692: Salem Witchcraft Trials

  10. 1749: Sign Language was invented • 1752: Benjamin Franklin’s kite experiment

  11. 1776: American Revolution(fighting the British for control of the American colonies)

  12. (We won…)

  13. 1789: The French Revolution • (They helped us fight the British, and then thought that what we’d done was a pretty neato thing, so they had a revolution of their own—common people versus royalty/aristocracy…)

  14. Late 1700’s-early 1800’sAwesome American Authors: • Washington Irving: Sleepy Hollow • Nathanial Hawthorne: The Scarlet Letter • Herman Melville: Moby Dick • Edgar Allen Poe: The Raven and scary stories • Ralph Waldo Emerson: Nature • Henry David Thoreau: Waldon

  15. 1832: The Oregon Trail and westward expansion • 1836: The Alamo—Texas wins independence from Mexico • 1845: Texas becomes a state Yee-Haw!

  16. 1838: The Underground Railroad begins, ushering slaves to freedom in the northern states • 1860-1865: Civil War

  17. Late 1800’s: Immigration and the Industrial Revolution

  18. 1914-1918: World War I

  19. 1920’s: The Roaring 20’s

  20. October 1929: Stock Market Crash leads to Great Depression

  21. What leads a country out of depression?War.December 7, 1941: “A date which will live in infamy.” The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor and America enters WWII.

  22. 1945: WWII ends • 1957: Korea • 1961-1970: • Vietnam

  23. 1960’s: Poets of a Generation • Allen Ginsberg • The Beatles • Led Zeppelin • Peter, Paul & Mary • Janis Joplin • The Doors • The Rolling Stones • The Beach Boys • Jack Kerouac • Hunter S. Thompson • Tom Wolfe

  24. 1969: The Summer of LoveWoodstock

  25. Know Your Presidents: • 1960: John Fitzgerald Kennedy • 1963: Lyndon Baynes Johnson • 1968: Richard Millhouse Nixon • 1973: Gerald R. Ford • 1976: James Earl (Jimmy) Carter • 1980: Ronald Reagan • 1988: George Herbert Walker Bush • 1992: William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton • 2000: George Walker Bush • 2008: Barack Hussein Obama

  26. September 11, 2001

  27. The 2000’s and beyond…What does the future hold? War Global Warming Recession Unemployment Loss of natural resources Overpopulation Drought Famine Disease Contamination Is there a bright lining to these dark clouds?

  28. What do you think? Where’s the hope? • How will you: • Feed yourself? • Clothe yourself? • Provide shelter for yourself? • Support yourself? • Educate yourself? • Participate in the world around you? • Sustain democracy? • Find happiness?

  29. Deep thoughts: We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it. Lyndon B. Johnson As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves. -Mahatma Gandhi Be the change you wish to see in the world. -Mahatma Gandhi

  30. The End!

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