p us history master terms Unit I Terms Bacon’s Rebellion-1676 - Nathaniel Bacon and other western Virginia settlers were angry at Virginia Governor Berkley for trying to appease the Doeg Indians after the Doegs attacked the western settlements. The frontiersmen formed an army‚ with Bacon as its leader‚ which defeated the Indians and then marched on Jamestown and burned the city. The rebellion ended suddenly when Bacon died of an illness. John Winthrop-He
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Throughout history‚ there is not an event that can relate to the one of the American Revolution. This revolution that took place in the Americas had many events that led to this revolution for the colonies. The events that slowly crept up to the much-needed revolution was in the period from 1750 to 1776. During this time‚ the struggling American colonies that were under control by the English and its parliament were dealing with different situations politically‚ socially and economically that led
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government: House of Burgess- this was the colonist’s first step towards self-government‚ 1619. 1619 was also the year that slave trade was first introduced; this was very controversial and hypocritical. Political: The House of Burgess was this first form/step towards self governments for the colonists. The Mayflower Compact was also introduced during this time period. This Compact stated that the majority of the people ruled‚ majority rules. Religious: These colonies were extremely religious= Puritans
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Source A conveys Mao’s desire to keep the party and the masses in a state of perpetual revolution and based on this viewpoint‚ Mao’s Great Leap Forward was an initial political success. Source B‚ by Boda‚ explains the idea of a commune‚ which was a very significant feature of the Great Leap Forward. The idea of a commune‚ through which many different aspects of life was consolidated into‚ was initially‚ like the Great Leap itself‚ at first a
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One inevitable impact the division had on the people was perhaps one of the greatest refugee crises and migration in history. Over 10 million people moved between India and Pakistan. For the most part‚ the Hindus generally moved into the Indian subcontinent while the Muslims‚ who feared Hindu domination‚ migrated to East and West Pakistan. In Document 8 it shows that there
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that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) By the 1830s‚ which of the following groups was NOT denied suffrage? 1) __D____ A) women B) blacks C) indentured servants D) white males E) Native Americans 2) In the 1820s‚ a two-party system was fostered by 2) _E_____ A) an increasing concern about foreign policy issues. B) the burgeoning population of the trans-Appalachian West. C) changes in the Constitution regarding the party system. D) married women gaining the right to
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only the British militia placed in the American colonies that treated the colonists unfair‚ but the King of Great Britain was a tyrant‚ or an unjust ruler who has absolute power in the parliament. Document 7 states‚ “ The history of the present king of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations [unlawful seizures]... a prince‚ whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a tyrant‚ is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.” This quote thoroughly explains how the
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infanticide‚ as boys could grow up to become government officials whereas girls would be married and become subservient to another family. Population growth in China caused by industrialization led to social change‚ and social revolution came in the form of the Taiping program‚ which decreed that men and women were equal. Though quickly put down‚ this showed that on the small scale‚ Chinese women were gaining more rights and independence‚ and a many people believed that they should no longer be treated
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labor laws‚ and food laws. Upton Sinclair‚ a socialist‚ published The Jungle‚ which exhibited the Chicago meatpacking plants. The book showed the poor working conditions for the employees and how poorly the meat was processed as shown in Document [B]. This discovery called fourth an investigation‚ which led to the Meat Inspection Act in 1906. Child labor was challenged that children under a certain age should not be allowed to work and instead be given time to develop themselves (Document C). Out
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History‚ a record of past events and developments‚ which are usually in chronological order that define who and what we are today. Now days‚ history is changing so rapidly and life seems to be stuck in fast forward. Usually when people think of the word history‚ they often think of big events‚ when truly everything you do is making up history. Even reading this paper is history in the making. And as a human it is our duty to know and analyze our past to make sure repetition of our downfalls doesn’t
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