Chapter 18 1. In order to maintain the two great political parties as vital bonds of national unity‚ early nineteenth century politicians avoided public 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
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Shaping North America 350 million years ago- The Appalachian Mountains formed 225 million years ago- Earth’s supercontinent broke up into separate continents. 135-25 million years ago- Western North American mountain ranges formed. 10 Million years ago- North America’s basic geological shape is formed 2 Million years ago- The Ice Age begins; glaciers carve into the land creating formations such as the Great Lakes. 10‚000 years ago- The Ice Age ends Peopling the Americas Evidence suggests
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1. Those who favored overseas expansion by the United States in the late nineteenth century argued that Correct Answer: All of the answers are correct. 2. The United States reasserted the Monroe Doctrine as a cornerstone of its foreign policy by Correct Answer: insisting that Britain submit its dispute with Venezuela over the boundary of British Guiana to U.S. arbitration. 3. Military strategist and historian Alfred Thayer Mahan advocated an American policy of Correct Answer: expanding
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Chapter 2: The Invasion and Settlement of North America‚ 1550-1700 Rival Imperial Models: Spain‚ France and Holland The Spanish seized Mesoamerica and South America and converted many Indians to Catholicism. The Indians were forced to work as gold miners and farmers. The French and Dutch merchants created fur-trading colonies with North American natives. New Spain: Colonization and Conversion 1540s- Vasquez de Coronado discovered the Grand Canyon‚ the Pueblo peoples of the Southwest‚ and the Kansas
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DMusialik@schools.nyc.gov 2014-2015 School Year Congratulations! You have been accepted into the Advanced Placement United States History Course for the 2014-2015 school year. With over 100 well qualified applicants‚ you made the cut of only 36 students. You should be very proud of yourself. Prepare to immerse yourself in the great story that is U.S. History. As Mark Twain once wrote‚ “Truth is stranger than fiction‚ but it is because fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t
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and quickly improved a sewing machine similar to one patented in 1856 by Elias Howe. • Elias Howe sued Isaac Singer for patent infringement and won in 1854 • Since Singer lost‚ he had to pay Howe patent royalties John Deere • Was an American blacksmith and manufacturer who founded Deere and Company • One of the largest and leading agricultural and construction equipment in the world. • Developed the first commercially successful‚ self-scouring steel plow‚ closely parallels the
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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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1. People in motion a. From Berginia to America i. By 12‚000 B.C. humans were in Siberia an western Alaska and Berginia‚ crossing land bridge. ii. By 8‚000 B.C. humans had reached Tierra del Fuego b. The Great Extinction and the Rise of Agriculture i. As glaciers receded and climate warmed‚ those who migrated south and east found good environment ii. Some natives settled down and adopted food cultivation 1) Permanent farm villages began to develop c. The Norsemen
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Ancient Empires Study Guide 1. What is civilization and why is that definition important to historians? Civilization is the advanced state of human society in which a high level of culture‚ science‚ industry‚ and government has been reached. This definition is important to historians because their job is too research the past – culture‚ science‚ industry‚ government‚ etc. - and decipher the mistakes and success made in ancient times in order to shape a better future. This definition is also important
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United States History The Confederation and Constitution Study Questions Chapter 9 1. In the Revolutionary period through 1783-1789‚ there were a lot of statements and rights regarding tyranny effects. US Constitution gave out the laws that actually formed the government. Most importantly‚ Bill of Rights that have first 10 amendments regarding the constitution that gave the US all of the important statements that were used in the Declaration of Independence. Also‚ Thomas Jefferson stated how
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