worked very hard in school as a youth and then attended Alleghany College in Pennsylvania for one term‚ until he had to leave for financial reasons. During the Civil War‚ he proved to be an excellent soldier and quickly moved up the ranks to the position of Brevet Major. Like many presidents before him‚ after his serving in the war‚ McKinley went into the practice of law. It was during this time that he also began to get involved with various groups supporting the Republican Party. McKinley served
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US History AP Outline Chapter 17 The Transformation of the Trans-Mississippi West‚ 1860-1900 I. Native Americans and the Trans-Mississippi West a. The Plains Indians i. Three major sub regions: -The northern Plains: Lakota‚ Flatheads‚ Blackfeet‚ Assiniboins‚ northern Cheyennes‚ Arapahos‚ and Crows -The Central region: Five Civilized Tribes‚ agricultural life‚ before horses -South: western Kansas‚ Colorado‚ eastern New Mexico‚ and Texas: the Comanches‚ Kiowas‚ southern Arapahos‚ and Kiowa
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made it a federal crime to criticize the president. C) required that banknotes be accepted in payment for public land. D) required that only gold and silver coinage be accepted in payment for public land. E) ordered the relocation of the Cherokee Indians to Oklahoma. 4) Between 1824 and 1840‚ voter participation in elections 4) ___C___ A) declined somewhat. B) increased slightly. C) increased dramatically. D) changed little. E) declined precipitously. **************************** 5) The major
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Alice Berlin December 18‚ 2013 Social Studies- Period 9 DBQ Introduction Restate Thesis. The Navigation Acts were issued in 1763 soon after The Proclamation of 1763. The Navigation Act required the 13 colonies to only use British ships‚ and any goods the 13 colonies bought had to go through England first to be inspected. This was one of the first acts that really got the patriots into the rebellion mode. Restated Thesis. Taxation without representation was common in the 13 colonies. Colonists
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discussion of slavery 2. The US’s victory in the Mexican War resulted in renewed controversy over the issue of extending slavery into the territories‚ a possible split in the Whig and Democrat parties over slavery‚ the cession by Mexico of an enormous amount of land to the US‚ and a rush of settlers to new American territory in California 3. The Wilmot Proviso‚ if adopted‚ would have prohibited slavery in any territory acquired in the Mexican War 4. The debate over slavery in the Mexican Cession
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I. Thomas Jefferson a) Born: April 13 th ‚ 1743 Goochland‚ VA b) Died: July 4 th ‚ 1826‚ Monticello‚ II. VA Educational and Occupational Background a) College of William and Mary b) VA delegate to Continental Congress (1783-1784) c) VA House of Burgesses (1769-1774) d) Governor of VA (1779-1791) e) Minister of France f) Secretary of State for George Washington (1790-1793) g) Vice President for John Adams (1797-1801) III. Terms of Office a) First term: 1801-1805
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Soldiers’ view of the Great War altered dramatically as it progressed. During the early years‚ there was a great sense of patriotic enthusiasm. Many believed in the romantic concept of an honorable death‚ which could be attained by dying for one’s country. Charles Peguy illustrates this idea in evidence source 2. He asserts that those who die in great battles for their country are blessed. Although Peguy does not directly state the word country‚ he implies it with “a plot of ground‚” “carnal cities
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result‚ the tribes formed relationships with the British forces in Canada and the Spanish forces in Florida. During that time there was European conflict on the seas‚ ultimately‚ the Indians conflict became part of the European conflict‚ which was one of the main causes of the war of 1812. Another event that led to the war of 1812 was a series of trade restrictions. The new trade restrictions enforced by Britain prevented Americans from trading with France. Also‚ The British navy which was known for
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During the late fifteenth through the seventeenth centuries‚ thousands of individuals were persecuted as witches. It was thought that these individuals practiced black magic and performed evil deeds‚ the deeds of the devil. This all happened during a time of great change in Europe‚ during the time of the Protestant Reformation‚ the Catholic Reformation‚ the Scientific Revolution‚ and the consolidation of national governments. They were persecuted for a variety of reasons‚ but three major ones were
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African American Soldiers During the Civil War: ------------------------------------------------- How did African Americans help fight on both sides during the Civil War? Word Count: 1866 ------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents Table of Contents……………………………………………..2 A. Plan of investigation……………………………………..3 B. Summary of Evidence………………………………...….3-5 C. Evaluation of Sources……………………………………5-6 D. Analysis…………………………………………………….6-8 E. Conclusion……………………………………………
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