AP U.S History DBQ Essay 1. "From 1781 to 1787 the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with an effective government." Using the documents and your knowledge of the period‚ evaluate this statement. The Articles of Confederation did not provide a sound basis for a new developing country of the United States. The vague responsibilities of the Federal government did not allow it to regulate and govern its states as a result led to social‚ economic and political problems
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of monetary and political predominance. The disclosure of the ’New World’ gave new terrains and chances to France and the French in America. French in America - The French Explorers France sent travelers of America who embraced the 3000 mile travel from Europe to North America crosswise over risky‚ unchartered oceans. In 1524 Giovanni da Verrazzano drove the primary French endeavor to America. Giovanni da Verrazzano investigated the shoreline of North America between the Carolinas and Newfoundland
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AP US History Chapter 18 Vocabulary General Lewis Cass – veteran of War of 1812‚ Democratic party‚ but supported popular sovereignty Popular sovereignty – soverign people of territory should determine status of slavery Reasons for popularity – public liked it because accorded with democratic tradition of self-determination; politicians liked it because it seemed compromise btw abolitionists and south Zachary Taylor – Hero of Buena Vista‚ ‚ Whig candidate‚ wins presidency in 1848 Whig Platform
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the late 1950’s. As time passed‚ the US was drawn deeper into the unstable politics of this unstable new nation. In 1960‚ the Vietminh started an armed struggle for national unification. Under orders from Hanoi‚ the Vietminh soldiers created the National LIberation front (NLF) and had both materials and manpower support from North Vietnam to begin military operation in the south. This marked the beginning of what Americans know as the Vietnam War. The US role steadily changed from aid support
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The French and Indian War in the course of seven years was a trigger to many changes in the relationship between the British and American Colonies. The French and Indian War‚ brought many positive and negatives to the political‚ economic‚ and ideological relations between the British and the colonists. Britain’s victory in the French and Indian War gave Britain much power and it became the dominant force in the North Americas but because of war debts‚ the colonist’s loyalty to the British was deeply
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“I see the belief in the need for family‚ the welcoming spirit and the general culture of the country reflected in myself and my family.” Hannah Harvey People move around the world for different reasons and they vary from love to war. These motive are put in three categories social political and economical and this movement can change the world in a big way. As one may know the African slaves came over to the New World forced and unpaid‚ But they did get the new world’s economy jump started‚ and
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Union had become locked in a Cold War. The war was a dreadful time for both sides‚ keeping all citizens on edge. The war didn’t only affect the two superpowers prepared to fight though; it also affected the rest of the world. The Cold War had a large impact on developing countries like India‚ Cuba and Egypt. Depending on whom each country allied with‚ it either prevented or helped each country’s reform‚ development and independence. Because of the war‚ the US and the USSR needed the support of
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The French and Indian war was the significant event that aggravated the American Revolution. The French and Indian war or Seven years war‚ lead to certain realizations that caused Americans to realize that their English liberties were being threatened. The crown of France had just issued the Edict of Nantes in 1598 which had granted limited toleration to French Protestants. Prior to the Edict of Nantes‚ the tension between the Roman Catholics and the Protestant Huguenots‚ as a result over 10‚000
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The cold war started because the united states was taunting the soviet union with military arms and the nuclear bomb.Who wouldn’t be scared if someone had the power of killing half a nation with just a push of a button?The united states was getting ready for a war but what war?that is why the soviet union was so scared that the united states might want to go up against someone big like them since they were communist.Everyone looks at the soviet union and Joseph Stalin as the bad guys‚but if you pay
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Expansionism ideology‚ arguably catalysed the development of the Cold War between 1945 and 1948 - without both of these contributing factors there would have been no war. However‚ tension and backhanded rivalry on the economic front severely threatened US/ Soviet relations‚ fronting a prominence of attack by the USA and provoking the Soviets into retaliation. One major factor that could easily be blamed for starting the Cold War is the USA’s own economic interests. Truman desperately needed large
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