Hello‚ my name is ______. I am now finally an American Citizen. I am from Greece. I met your sister Maria on the boat and she told me she would not have time to write and asked me to tell you what America was like. I think American is more gilded than golden. Gilded is when something is gold on the outside and (for example) iron on the inside. America seemed like an ideal place to come. At least till I got here… On the long trip to America people were discussing that if they were turned down
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DBQ : REVOLUTIONS This task is designed to test your ability to work with historical documents and is based on the accompanying documents (1–6). Some of the documents have been edited for the purposes of this question. As you analyze the documents‚ take into account both the source of each document and any point of view that may be presented in the document. Directions: Read the documents in Part A and answer the questions after each document. Then‚ read the directions for Part B and write your
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people have always played a crucial role in politics. The famous writer Srirangam Srinivas wrote‚ “Our country is not in the hands of lazy and corrupted old politicians‚ this country is ours i.e. youth”. Young people between the ages 18 to 25 are the future of this country and its political system. The young people of America have a responsibility to be involved with politics and with their civic duties. The youth in America must be involved in politics to ensure that America stays a country of freedom
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A.P. United States History 2. Name___________________________Date________ ➢ Chapter 26. The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution‚ 1865-1896. Theme 1: After the Civil War‚ whites overcame the Plains Indians’ fierce resistance and settled the Great West‚ bringing to a close the long frontier phase of American history. Theme 2: The farmers who populated the West found themselves the victims
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Assignment 1 Name: Date: . 1. WorkSheet 2. It is estimated that light takes 100‚000 years to travel the full distance across our galaxy. If light travels at 3.0 x 108m in one second‚ how long is the Milky Way? Give your answer in standard form (M1) 3. A block cut from asteroid rock was measured to have dimensions:
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0 AP US History Document Based Question Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying documents. You will have 60 minutes to read and analyze the documents and answer the question. This question tests your ability to work with historical documents. To what extent was the decision of the Jackson administration to remove the Cherokee Indians to lands west of the Mississippi River in the 1830’s was more a reformulation of the national policy that had been in effect since
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2011-2012 DBQ The Renaissance was a period in history where European life changed drastically. It revolutionized lifestyle from that of the Middle Ages in the areas of art‚ science‚ and ideology. The Renaissance revolutionized ideology the most because in the Middle Ages humanism was almost non-existent and ideas were based more on religion‚ and human potential was unvalued. In the Renaissance period‚ people focused on human potential and values. Human potential was completely different in these
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James Richards Harris 3rd The Fatal Flaws of the Constitution (DBQ) During the 1850’s‚ the supreme and absolute Constitution‚ which had previously seen no topic it couldn’t resolve or illuminate in the eyes of its interpreters‚ was faced with its toughest‚ unrelenting foe; the issue of slavery‚ and the locations that it existed in or was desired to exist in. Ultimately‚ this issue led to the demise of the Union that had been created under the watchful and guiding eye of the Constitution. This
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Kibby 1 Pierce Kibby Thursday‚ February 28‚ 2013 Expansionism DBQ APUSH Expansionism Throughout American history‚ growth has always been present in industry‚ economics‚ technology and many other fronts. This of course began when the first European settlers of America came from England. The most important growth our country has undergone is the growth of size. Starting at a few settlements and evolving into a world power in just a few hundred years illustrates the rate at which
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Age of Anxiety During the last quarter of the 19th century the United States was transitioning into a new country with the rise of a second industrial revolution and the downfall of the nation’s economy. There was an extreme growth within the industrial empire along with the expansion of the railroad empire which took over millions of acres of land. An economic struggle began where the rich became richer and the poor were living in bad conditions. The novel “Gospel of Wealth” is written‚ where
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