Declared the Western Hemisphere closed to future European colonization—a bold statement of U.S. influence.
The Compromise of 1877 settled a disputed presidential election. In exchange for Rutherford B. Hayes becoming president, federal troops were removed from the South. Reconstruction ended, and Jim Crow segregation laws soon followed. Review: Essential Question Revisited How did the struggle for freedom and unity define the United States from its beginnings through 1877? american history beginnings to 1877 myworld interactive
The first permanent English settlement was Jamestown (Virginia, 1607), founded by a joint-stock company. It barely survived due to disease, hunger, and conflict with the Powhatan people. John Smith’s leadership and John Rolfe’s introduction of tobacco as a cash crop finally made Jamestown profitable. Part 2: The 13 Colonies & Colonial Life (1630–1754) Key Vocabulary: Puritan, Pilgrim, Mayflower Compact, Great Awakening, Mercantilism, Triangular Trade, Middle Passage Declared the Western Hemisphere closed to future European