World Civilization II Take Home Test AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE: * The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) or American War of Independence or simply American Revolution‚ began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America‚ and ended in a global war between several European great powers. * The war was the end result of escalating political tensions between the Parliament of Great Britain and colonists opposed to various taxes and other
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Colonial America 1607-1763 Prince Henry The Navigator – Portuguese prince who encouraged navalmen to explore the African coast for weak spots in the muslim defense‚ started famous navigation school in Portugal Christopher Columbus (1451 – 1509) – Italian navalman who sailed under the Spanish flag‚ in october 12 1492 sailed the ocean blue‚ discovered the islands off the Bahamas‚ discovery marked the beginning of the exploration and the conquest of the new world Amerigo Vespucci – Italian navigator
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Constitutional Law II Professor Peter J. Smith Fall 2011 Outline Introduction Background 1. Originalism v. Non-Originalism a. Originalism i. Characteristics 1. Historical inquiry. 2. Original meaning of Constitution; intent of Framers; application by first Congress is authoritative. ii. Scalia is a big proponent. 3. Liberals‚ e.g.‚ Stevens‚ occasionally employ originalist methods. iii. Criticisms
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Bottom of Form Lampooning the Enlightenment Jonathan Swift was born in Ireland in 1667‚ at the beginning of what is called the Enlightenment‚ or the so-called Age of Reason. Because the Enlightenment was essentially a reaction to the bloody religious wars of the previous century‚ it unapologetically exalted human reason over religious faith; it took on an especially low view of Christianity. "AS A CHRISTIAN‚ SWIFT HAD A LOW VIEW OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT." But as a Christian himself‚ Swift
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French Revolution Table of Contents Unit one: Enlightenment (page 1) Enlightened Despots France Henri IV Louis XIII Louis XIV Cardinal Richelieu Louis XV Louis XVI Holy Roman Empire Prussia Friedrich Wilhelm Friedrich Wilhelm I Friedrich II Austria Charles VI Pragmatic Sanction Maria Theresa War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years’ War Extra Information Les Philosophes Voltaire - Candide Diderot - Encyclopedie Rousseau - The Social Contract
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--UNIT ONE & TWO: EXPLORATION AND CONQUEST--- MAJOR EXPLORERS Balboa 1511: goes to Panama and is the first explorer to see the Pacific and the Americas Ponce de Leon (Spain) 1513: getting older seeks Fountain of Youth -- goes to Florida to prevent aging Magellan wants to circumnavigate the world gets killed in the Philippines but one of his boats successfully makes it given full credit -- Spain gains worldly agriculture Cortes major Spanish figure followers were
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Commonly Appearing Terms 1607-1763 Indentured Servants People who came to America and was placed under contract to work for another over a period of time‚ especially during the 17th and 19th centuries (ex. redemptioners‚ victims of religious or political persecution‚ people kidnapped‚ convicts and paupers) Proprietary‚ Royal‚ Charter Colonies Proprietary colony: any of certain colonies‚ as Maryland and Pennsylvania‚ that were granted to an individual group by the British crown and that were
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U.S. History Terms‚ Concepts and Links 112/1113/20122013 This document is always in development. Corrections and suggestions are welcome. Note: Use the application’s “find” function to locate a specific term. Many terms are in the dated folders in History Conference/History docs/USH Docs folder on First Class. Note on links: You can find hundreds of U.S. history sites all over the web. Preeminent is American Memory at the Library of Congress‚ especially The Learning Page with its links to Library
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TWO CONCEPTS OF LIBERTY‚ Isaiah Berlin Berlin‚ I. (1958) “Two Concepts of Liberty.” In Isaiah Berlin (1969) Four Essays on Liberty. Oxford: Oxford University Press. If men never disagreed about the ends of life‚ if our ancestors had remained undisturbed in the Garden of Eden‚ the studies to which the Chichele Chair of Social and Political Theory is dedicated could scarcely have been conceived. 1 For these studies spring from‚ and thrive on‚ discord. Someone may question this on the ground that even
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Peterson’s AP European History Nathan Barber About Thomson Peterson’s Thomson Peterson’s (www.petersons.com) is a leading provider of education information and advice‚ with books and online resources focusing on education search‚ test preparation‚ and financial aid. Its Web site offers searchable databases and interactive tools for contacting educational institutions‚ online practice tests and instruction‚ and planning tools for securing financial aid. Thomson Peterson’s serves 110 million
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