APUSH REVIEW This is intended to be a guide for your exam review. A candidate needs to get about 60% of the 80 multiple choice questions correct to have a good chance to pass the AP Exam (plus 5/6 on each of the three essays). The questions are designed to test your understanding of different aspects of U.S. history: political/diplomatic‚ social/economic‚ cultural/ intellectual. It is not EASY! Prepare Well! Exploration‚ Discovery‚ and Settlement -Europe in the Sixteenth Century -Significant
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national government was needed‚ so delegates went to the Second Continental Congress to draft the Articles of Confederation. Though it provided a legislative branch of government with one house that had the power to declare war‚ had the power to make treaties‚ and could also borrow money to pay debts‚ it was nothing more than a declaration of friendship between the colonies . The weaknesses of the Articles were apparent after the government showed helplessness after Shays Rebellion. The governor of Massachusetts
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Erin Garcia Social Studies P6 Due: November 4 DBQ Progressive Era Essay Where will you put your milion dollars? Did you know that there is an underside to America that people do not talk about? During 1900’s to 1920 in America‚ there have been many troubles in which a reform movement called Progressivism is working to try and fixing these problems. Accordingly to Aunt Bessie where will you put your million dollars? is the task at
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AP U. S. History Questions Chapter 6 1. Deficiencies in Confederation To weak Could not levy taxes‚ had economic problems causing social unrest Not strong enough to hold states together Regulations state to state hard to deal No uniform tax‚ different taxes in each state Rebellions with direct challenge towards congress for more national government or even a dictatorship‚ unable to deal with national problems 2. American Manufactures- replace state tariffs with uniformly high national
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Brian Sanchez AP U.S History Period 5 30‚ October 2013 A Real American Revolution When defined by the English Oxford dictionary‚ the word revolution is the overthrow of an established government or social order by those previously subject to it. The American Revolution was the first significant strive for the colonies in America to obtain their independence. However‚ many including historians have argued that the American Revolution should really be known as the “British Revolution” as it marked
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F1 Outline I. The Great Plains A. Background 1. The Great Plains had blazing temps in the daytime and frigid cold at night. The only vegetation that could survive was grass which made the Great Plains a great place for livestock that needed to graze B. Indians of the Great Plains 1. There were about 100‚000 native Americans in the great plains i. A portion of them were settled in permanent villages. These people were decimated by European diseases such as smallpox ii. The others belonged
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Federalist and Republican Mudslinger How did the conflict with France cause problems for the Federalist party? - The conflict with France caused problems with the Federalist party‚ because John Adams refused to declare war with France. they had raised a bunch of taxes and built a good navy‚ and then had not gotten any reason to justify such spending‚ making them seem fraudulent as they had also swelled the public debt What tactic did the Federalists take to try to gain support? List some examples
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The Last of the Mohicans 1. Provide a brief synopsis of the film. (When does the film take place? Where does the film take place? What is the storyline?) The movie The Last of the Mohicans took place in 1757 during the French and Indian War. In the movie the main character Nathaniel Hawkeye and his adoptive father and brother save Major Duncan Heyward and the two daughters of Officer Edmund Munro who were set up by their guide Magua. While on their way to the fort where Munro is Hawkeye and the
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Unit The Historical Process This Unit Activity will help you meet these educational goals Inquiry SkillsYou will apply disciplinary concepts and tools analyze societal issues‚ trends‚ and events develop credible explanations of historical events and developments based on reasoned interpretation of evidence gather‚ evaluate‚ and use evidence and communicate your conclusions. 21st Century SkillsYou will employ online tools for research and analysis‚ use critical-thinking and problem-solving skills
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1. Corrupt Bargain In the 1824 presidential election‚ there were five Democratic – Republican candidates. Andrew Jackson won 43% of the popular vote and John Quincy Adams received 30%. Jackson won 99 electoral votes and Adams won 84. Even though Jackson had more votes‚ he did not receive the majority. Adams chose Henry Clay as secretary of State and Clay persuaded House of Representatives to vote for Adams. Andrew Jackson loses. Jackson wins next election‚ brought up Corrupt bargain. Saw as cheap
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