Dominant themes in American History

There are many major themes that happened in American history. All these themes made America what it is today. It started out when the new land was found, but that is too far back to start out with. When slaves were brought over to help with crops, America had began to expand and more people had began to live here. This is what started the change everything. It was a major theme because it marked the beginning of knowing that things will be different for awhile. The American Revolution was another major theme because there were many wars during this time period and a lot of fighting over control of land. There was finally an end to all the disputing and led to discussing a new set of rules for America. The creating of a new government led to making the new rules and documents for America. These are things such as the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. Another major theme is now starting to have presidents to control the country and make sure there is someone there to make all the decisions needed to be made. All of this led to different groups beginning to form going against one another, which were the people for slavery and the people against slavery. Soon, the biggest part of history came into effect when Abraham Lincoln ran for the presidential office. He had many new ideas that went along with slavery and other ideas to help America. All of these led to the huge changes that were to be made and that was the Civil War. This is the biggest theme of all because it was what helped America become something that everyone wanted to be a part of.