Granada Hills Charter High School A.P. United States History – 2010 Summer Assignment DUE: Day 1 of Fall 2010 semester Instructors: Mr. Klevs cklevs@ghchs.com Ms. Byars kbyars@ghchs.com 1. Students need to read book #1 Patriots: The Men who started the American Revolution by A.J. Langguth [ISBN‐10: 0671675621] by August 17‚ 2010. Students need to read book #2 K Blows Top: A Cold War Comic Interlude Starring Nikita Khrushchev‚ America’s Most Unlikely Tourist by Peter Carlson [ISBN‐10: 1586484974] by January
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Ancient Egypt Pyramids Introduction Did you know that the tallest pyramid is taller than the statue of liberty? The pyramids were built using trial and error and was a place for the ka to live in the afterlife and or food for the ka in the afterlife. The pyramids were also built close together in a place called Valley of the kings. Why Did They Build the pyramids The pyramids were built using modern day trial and error. They built the pyramids because they believed that the ka or spirit needed
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Norman MacCaig was born in Edinburgh‚ the capital city of Scotland‚ in 1910‚ and spent much of his life in this and other Scottish cities until his death in 1996. His mother’s family‚ however‚ came from quiet rural parts of the country‚ and this background is reflected in ‘Summer Farm’.The poem begins with some simple descriptions of what he sees‚ before concluding with the idea that by lying in the grass and looking at the farm he becomes aware of the many generations and many farms that have preceded
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French and Indian war the Americans were used to being neglected because the british needed all the troops they could get to fight the seven years. The Americans had experienced salutary neglect for so long that when the British came back the Americans did not like it. The British taxed the Americans with the sugar act and the intolerable acts without the representation deserved. This marked the beginning of the American Revolution. When the British came back to the colonies they had to have a way
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Analysis of The Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson was made in order to give the colonists a way to break free from the shackles of King George. This document has affected the building blocks of the United States and is one of the most important documents in U.S. history. The Declaration of Independance was the foundation of what this country was based on. However‚ what Jefferson and the other signers might not have expected is the strech‚ the firm
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* Change 1. a. To cause to be different: change the spelling of a word. b. To give a completely different form or appearance to; transform: changed the yard into a garden. 2. To give and receive reciprocally; interchange: change places. 3. To exchange for or replace with another‚ usually of the same kind or category: change one’s name; a light that changes colors. 4. a. To lay aside‚ abandon‚ or leave for another; switch: change methods; change sides. b. To transfer
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The rise of the revolution was brought on by a series of events‚ these are the main reasons as to why the American Revolution happened‚ the Intolerable Acts and the formation of the Stamp Act Congress. The Intolerable acts were a set of laws that colonists deemed unfair. These acts were put into place after the Boston Tea Party. The first act was the Boston Port Act the closed the port of Boston until the Dutch East India Company got repaid for the tea that they had lost. There was also the Quartering
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in the government and the churches the peninsular Spaniards were‚ but were held back solely because of where they were born. Creoles were people who were born in the new world and had old world ancestry. Peninsular Spaniards were born in Spain. It did not take long for these two groups of people to separate into casts. As ideas of the Enlightenment swept into the nation‚ ideas of inalienable rights and equality came into the mind of the Creole Elites. Though there were other causes of revolution
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Part 1 Use Site 1 to answer the following questions. 1.Who helped Thomas Jefferson draft the original declaration? 2.When did delegates actually begin to sign the completed document? 3.What did General George Washington order done with his copy? 4.Why do you think he gave this order? 1). Ben Franklin‚ John Adams‚ Robert Sherman‚and Robert Livingston 2). They began signing the document on August 2nd‚ 1776. 3). George Washington ordered his copy to be read before the Revolutionary War
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“The general lesson is that true independence is our ability to find the truth for ourselves and has nothing to do with our tendency to distance ourselves from others.” ( Antonia Macaro & Julian Baggini‚ 2011) Independence is the state or quality of being independent‚ also freedom from control‚ influence‚ support‚ aid or the like of others. (Dictionary.com‚ 2012) There are few virtues more important than independence. Independence is a requirement for leading your own life‚ having your own rules
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