AP US HISTORY Summer Assignment Francis Lewis HS 1. What distinguished the American Revolution from others? The American Revolution was different from all other revolutions because it was the first successful attempt that established a government. Another thing that distinguished this revolution from the others is that it did not occur from within. 2. Why does Ellis think this is significant? Ellis thinks that the distinguishing factors are significant because the American Revolution
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once he gained power he soon started World War II. Throughout the war Hitler made many decisions that led to him gaining even more support and power. As the war came to a close‚ bad decision finally led to the downfall of Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler rose to power quickly‚ maintained his empire through the actions taken‚ and soon fell through the decisions made at the closing of World War II. Through the weakness of Germany following the preceding war and signing the Treaty of Versailles‚ Hitler
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order to form a better world. (Cole‚ 454) The French Revolution transformed the political landscape of Europe and the economic transformation also began in Europe in the 1780s. In early 1700s‚ Britain changed from Autocracy to constitutional monarchy so capitalistic events and policies were implemented and became the foundation of the industrial revolution. Huge capital accumulated by bourgeoisies provided the monetary support for the revolution.
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Southern and Eastern Europeans came in larger numbers than earlier in the century. b. Irish immigrants came in larger numbers than earlier in the century. c. The US government entered into a “gentleman’s agreement” to ban immigrants from certain countries. d. Nativist agitation brought a decline in immigration. e. US immigration laws sharply reduced the number of eligible immigrants. 2. The “Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions” issued by the Seneca Falls Convention demanded
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The Seven Years War Also known as the French and Indian War began in 1756. However‚ there were disputes over territories in the North American colonies between the British and French even before the war began. The British colonies tried several times to reclaim territories in the Ohio Valley‚ from the French who had built forts in the area. After having failed to reclaim these territories‚ Britain finally used their prominent Navy to cut off the French colonies from receiving any supplies or reinforcements
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The 7 Years War (The French and Indian War) originated from the land disputes in the Ohio River Valley. The British colonies had begun to expand westwards to take part in the lucrative fur industry that the French had fully invested in. Because the French wanted to prevent the British from taking away from their fur trade‚ the French built a chain of forts in the Ohio River Valley. As the French were essentially blocking the British from expanding westwards‚ the Virginian governor sent an armed
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assigned chapters. 2. Your response must be typed. 3. This is an individual assignment. 4. Your answers should be as detailed as the question requires AND you must cite the pages from which you draw your response. Chapter 1 – “Columbus‚ the Indians‚ and Human Progress” 1. According to Zinn‚ what is his main purpose for writing A People’s History of the United States? 2. Write down the five most important things Zinn says about Columbus and the two most important things Zinn says about the
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Ayesha Khan AP US History 3/16/13 Presidential Outline # I. Name: Woodrow Wilson DOB: December 28‚ 1856 DOD: February 3‚ 1924 II. Education: Davidson College; Princeton University; University of Virginia; Johns Hopkins University Occupation: Academic; Historian; Political scientist III. Terms of Office: March 4‚ 1913 – March 4‚ 1921 IV. Prominent Issues: In the campaign Wilson promoted the "New Freedom"‚ emphasizing limited federal government and opposition to monopoly powers
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of the wars that occurred happen because of rulers being jealous of what other people have. A couple of examples would be the Revolutionary War‚ and the American Indian war. In the Revolutionary War Great Britain was jealous of what America had in its land and didn’t want the pilgrims to have it all to themselves‚ so they heavily taxed tham and tried to keep them under their rule so that they could always have it. In the American Indian war‚ America wanted to have the land that the Indians had‚ so
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Ch. 12 1) Among the primary reasons that young farm women moved from the farms to work in textile mill towns in the early 19th century was: To escape farm life and earn wages 2) The history of Lowell epitomizes this transition: Self-sufficient farm families to urban wageworkers 3)In the pre-industrial system‚ a boy who wanted to learn a trade Entered a formal apprenticeship system 4)The organization of a family business in the pre-industrial era was Patriarchal 5) If you lived in Boston
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