Chapter 10 Launching the New Ship of State 1789-1800 Washington for President George Washington was unanimously elected as President by the Electoral College in 1789. He took the oath of office on April 30‚ 1789. He established the cabinet. At first‚ Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson‚ Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton‚ and Secretary of War Henry Knox served under Washington. Bill of Rights James Madison wrote the Bill of Rights and got them passed by Congress in 1791.
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The American Pageant Chapter 1 Seraphin Tala Period 2 1. Christopher Columbus: Was a skilled Italian seafarer who discovered an island in the Bahamas on October 12‚ 1492. Appalachian Mountains formed about 350 million years ago. Marco Polo: Was an Italian adventurer. Vasco de Gama: An explorer who reached India and acquired spices Bartholomeu Dias: An explorer who rounded the southernmost tip of Asia. Juan Ponce de Leon: Explorer who explored Florida. Francisco Pizarro crushed
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Chapter three preview questions. How does the painting suggest freedom of the colonists was becoming less 1. The painting suggests that freedom was becoming less and less. It shows servants working in the fields‚ along with slaves. The slaves were not receiving money from their owners‚ thus meant they could not making a living. The men on horses are most likely delivering an important item to some one. What are the indications of prosperity that are evident in the 7 foot painting? 2
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Chapter 21 Key Terms Battle of Bull run First major battle of the Civil War Peninsula Campaign union gnereal george b. McClellan Merrimack and Monitor confederate union fought in battle of 1862 Second Battle of Bull Run Second major battle of the Civil War Battle of Antietam landmark battle in the civil war that essentially ended in draw Emancipation Proclamation declared all slaves in rebelling states to be free Thirteenth Amendment prohibited all forms of slavery and servitued Fredericksburg
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1) The Earliest Americans a) The first settlers of the New World arrived over a land bridge between modern-day Alaska and Russia i) There were more than 54 million people inhabiting the two continents by the time that Europeans arrived in 1492 ii) Over time‚ they split into many tribes‚ developing more than 2‚000 separate languages and cultures iii) Native Americans in Central and South America were hunters‚ gatherers‚ and farmers specializing in maize‚ or corn. (1) About 5000 B.C. hunter-gatherers
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Political 1) 1756-1763 – The Seven Years’ War was the major war started by the pressured created by the competition of states and dynasties. After this battle of the great powers of Europe though‚ no territorial changes in Europe‚ Britain gained complete control over the overseas colonies of France‚ and Russia and Prussia become extremely powerful forces in European affairs. 2) 1763 – The Treaty of Paris was the agreement made that concluded the peace negotiations of the French and Indian War. In
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American Pageant Chapter 1 Summary The first chapter of the American pageant focuses on the discovery of the Americas and how they came to be. The North American continent broke off from a Supercontinent called Pangaea some 200 million years ago. It was anchored in its current position by the Canadian Shield‚ an ancient rock plate below the continent. Many natural wonders of the Americas were created in this period of time‚ like the Appalachian Mountains‚ and the Grand Canyon. After an ice age
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Chapter 13 Chapter 12 Communication and Governance Discussion Questions 1. Amazon’s inventory increased from $3.2 billion on December 31‚ 2010‚ to $5.0 billion one year later. In addition‚ sales for the fourth quarter of those years increased from $12.9 billion in 2010 to $17.4 billion in 2011. What is the implied annualized inventory turnover for Amazon for these years? What different interpretations about future performance could a financial analyst infer from this change? What information
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12 Hunger‚ Eating‚ and Health Why Do Many People Eat Too Much? 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Digestion‚ Energy Storage‚ and Energy Utilization Theories of Hunger and Eating: Set Points versus Positive Incentives Factors That Determine What‚ When‚ and How Much We Eat Physiological Research on Hunger and Satiety 12.5 12.6 12.7 Body Weight Regulation: Set Points versus Settling Points Human Obesity: Causes‚ Mechanisms‚ and Treatments Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa ISBN 0-558-78571-9 Biopsychology
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Chapter 1 Summary Millions of years ago‚ the two American continents became geologically separated from the Eastern Hemisphere land masses where humanity originated. The first people to enter these continents came across a temporary land bridge from Siberia about 35‚000 years ago. Spreading across the two continents‚ they developed a great diversity of societies based largely on corn agriculture and hunting‚ In North America‚ their societies were less numerous and urbanized than in South America
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