AP U.S. History 1850’s- The Decade of Crisis 1. Wilmot Proviso was an amendment proposed‚ by democrat David Wilmot‚ to the bill for peace with Mexico in 1846. The amendment stated that all land attained in the treaty with Mexico would be slave free. This proposed amendment would be a debated for years and set out a pressing issue dealing with westward expansion. Southerners thought it was unfair because‚ “all Americans should have equal rights‚ including the right to move their property.”
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History 31 October 2012 Westward Expansion of the United States To what extent is it accurate to claim that the ideal of manifest destiny was a motivating factor in the western expansions of the United States? The 1840s was a time of great territorial expansion during which the United States fought to annex Texas‚ acquire the Oregon territory‚ and conquer California and New Mexico from Mexico. As the people sought reasoning behind their territorial ambitions‚ a belief known as Manifest
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9/4/14 Doctor Dohle AP US History FRQ- Native Americans and Europeans The presence of a frontier changed western civilization for centuries after Columbus’ landing in the New World. One key aspect of the frontier was the American Indians‚ and their relationship with the English Colonists. Although the relationship was peaceful at first‚ it ultimately became a violent one with constant wars and disagreements. This is mainly caused by European expansion and ignorance towards Native customs
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In Franklin D. Roosevelt’s speech‚ he mentions various different terms and expectations of the word “freedom”. The first paragraph that includes the “Four Freedoms”‚ says this. The first is freedom of speech and expression--everywhere in the world. What F.D.R. means by this statement is exactly what he says. That people should have the option to say what they feel or want. This is what he goes through in almost every paragraph describing the freedoms. Throughout the whole speech‚ FDR demonstrates
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FRQ #4 The endomembrane system is made up of different membranes that are suspended in the cytoplasm within a cell. These membranes divide the cell into functional and structural compartments‚ or organelles. The endomembrane system has three major components; the plasma membrane‚ Golgi apparatus‚ and vesicles. The plasma membrane surrounds the outside of the cell. It is made up of a double layer of phospholipids and controls the movement of various substances into and out of the cell‚ both passively
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Cameron Martin P: 3 FRQ 7-9 Thesis FRQ 7. In what ways and to what extent was industrial development from 1800 to 1860 a factor in the relationship between the northern and the southern states? (2006B) Industrial development from 1800 to 1860 played a role in the relationship between the northern and southern states mainly through the industrial revolution. The Transportation Revolution benefitted the north the most with railroads while the south was dug into slavery. The Market Revolution
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Unit 2 FRQ A- About 1.5 million Swedes and Norwegians immigrated to the U.S. during the 1910s. The opportunities in America‚ the poverty in the homeland‚ and the religious persecution in the united Sweden-Norway were a few of the pull factors influencing the Swedes and Norwegians to immigrate to the U.S. A vast Jewish population immigrated to the U.S. during these times as well. The rise of Nazi Germany was a pull factor because the Jewish population wished to leave due to religious persecution
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Danielle Christian AP Bio FRQ #2 January 22nd‚ 2013 A.) Graph #1 A.) Calculation The rate of reaction from 0-30 minutes is 0.34667; r=10.4μM /30 minutes B.) Explanation The reaction was observed after 30 minutes because the reaction rate eventually slows down and the enzyme reaches its maximum potential. Since the enzyme is using the substrate so quickly‚ the substrates concentration depletes. That means the rate will slow down. Our graph shows that after about 40 minutes‚ the enzyme
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The Compromise of 1850 was a series of measures proposed by Henry Clay. It was passed by Congress in an effort to settle outstanding issues with slavery and to avert the threat of dissolution of the Union. The crisis arose from the request of California admitted to the Union as a free state. The problem was complicated by the unresolved question of slavery’s extension into other areas ceded by Mexico the preceding year. Clay’s purpose was to maintain a balance between free and slave states and to
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Andrew Jackson‚ the 7th president of the United States (1829 – 1837)‚ was a president that let his personal problems affect his presidency. He would tie his personal life into his decisions on political affairs. Sometimes he would make political decisions for the good of the people‚ but sometimes he would do it only for his own desire to crush his enemies. Jackson believed that federal power was the ultimate power‚ and his supporters used their powers inconsistently and unfairly‚ giving him the nickname
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