Week 8: Urbanization in America

“Urbanization occurs when the population shifts from rural to urban areas. With the advent of innovative agricultural technologies and industrialization, Americans began to migrate to cities in droves during the 1800s. By 1920, over 50% of Americans lived in cities.” I thought Urbanization was a historical event to write about for the US history. Also, when I've read about it, it caught my attention. When people start to move to urban areas; how they dealt with it, what were the negatives and positives of that movement? I website I found gives information about the advantages and disadvantages of urbanization.

http://regentsprep.org/regents/ushisgov/themes/immigration/urban.htm

Week 7: Civil War US History

In the spring of 1861, decades of simmering tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including states' rights versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War (1861-65). Civil War is one of the most important wars in the history of USA. The event that triggered war came at Fort Sumter in Charleston Bay on April 12, 1861. Claiming this United States fort as their own, the Confederate army on that day opened fire on the federal garrison and forced it to lower the American flag in surrender. Due to the Civil War, Freedom has been represented to the country. The website I found contains quick history about the Civil War in the USA; also, there is a video clip that explains the Civil War too. I was interested to hear about the Civil War because it was one of the reasons the USA has started the idea of freedom.

http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/american-civil-war-history

Week 6: Slavery In the USA

Slavery is one of the most essentials events that happened in the US history. Around early 1600’s the first African slaves were brought to North America. some historians have estimated that 6 to 7 million slaves were imported to the New World during the 18th century alone, depriving the African continent of some of its healthiest and ablest men and women. Slavery has been going on for years. However, in 1865 slavery was finally over in the USA. I have picked this topic because it was one of the most mentioned topic in my class and it was a big deal back at the time in the US history. I found this website talks about a brief history of slavery around the Civil War Trust.

http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/civil-war-overview/slavery.html