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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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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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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Thomas Jefferson- became the victim of one of America’s first "whispering campaigns." The Federalists accused him of having an affair with one of his slaves. Beat John Adams to win the election of 1800 by a majority of 73 to 65 electoral votes. Jefferson preferred to make the military smaller. Jefferson was forced to bend his thoughts of not using military force when the leader of Tripoli informally declared war on the United States. Jefferson sent the new navy to Tripoli and after 4 years of fighting
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Alfred Thayer Mahan advocated an American policy of Correct Answer: expanding the nation’s merchant marine and navy. 4. President Grover Cleveland responded to Cuba’s rebellion against Spain by Correct Answer: offering to mediate the struggle. 5. In 1898‚ the American battleship Maine was Your Answer: probably sunk as a result of an accidental internal explosion. 6. Which of the following factors contributed to Americans’ desire for war against Spain in 1898? Correct Answer: All of the
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APUSH CHAPTER 21 * The Emergence of Urban America * Between 1860 to 1910 the population increased from 6 million to 44 million * America’s Move to Town * Explosive Urban Growth * Fredrick Jackson Turner-the Frontier is a “safety valve” * But more people went to the cities than to open land * There was not enough land though in cities to hold everyone‚ most people were homeless or lived in small apartments or rented houses * In
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1850‚ he had come upon 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
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Manhattan project Original research at Columbia in Manhattan‚ in 1942 to develop the atomic bomb‚ secret 1920s Diplomacy We became more isolationist‚ we gave large loans to Germany so they could pay debt to France and Britain who would then pay the US (Dawes Plan) Isolationism Neutrality Act: we didn’t want to enter the war Good Neighbor Policy Principle was that of non-intervention and non-interference in the domestic affairs of Latin America. Reinforced idea that the United States would
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Chapter 5 Assessment Vocabulary 1.fresco- watercolor paintings done on wet plaster. 2.strait- narrow water passages. 3.aristocracy- rule by a landholding elite. 4.tyrant- people who gained power by force. 5.alliance- a formal aggreement between two nations or powers. 6.direct democracy- Citizens participate in goverment indirectly through elected representatives. 7.jury- panel of people who have the authority to make the final judgment. 8.logic- rational thinking. 9.tragedy- plays that told stories
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Chapter 5 Notes 1. Similarities Differences Roman Empire All three empires fell because of foreign invaders attacking the civilizations- the Huns destroyed the Roman Empire and Gupta Empire Population declines led to fewer people that could be a part of the army weakening the country’s defense against outside invasions. Gupta Empire The Indian government lost some support as the Islamic religion began to take hold in south western India Han Dynasty Like Rome political problems caused
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