Themes

There are a good bit of dominant themes in American History from 1607 to 1861. I think slavery is a huge theme because it is still talked about today and still brought up. Slavery was a huge problem in history but it also helped us become a better country. Slavery showed us that it was not okay to treat people like animals. Slavery also caused the Civil War which was not good. The north wanted to do away with slavery, but the south wanted to keep slavery so, when Abraham Lincoln was elected as president the south succeeded from the union which led to the Civil War. The second theme I think is important in American History was electing Thomas Jefferson as President. When Thomas Jefferson was n office he managed to drop America's debt almost in half. Which is incredible for someone to do that. He cut down on presidential employees and pressured congress to abolish the direct tax of 1798 to help save money. He also doubled the size of the United States with the Louisiana Purchase. His presidency contributed to the United States of America instead of tearing it down. He cut the debt in half and doubled the size of the United States without adding to the debt. This was an amazing accomplishment for himself and the U.S.