transportation in the country was improved immensely. Railroads were built connecting the east and the west and provided a means of transporting goods and people across the country. John Stevens‚ the father of American railroads‚ charted the first railroad in 1815. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad was the first completed railroad in the country‚ 1830. Two other significant railroads included the Saratoga‚ which improved trade with the Native Americans‚ and the Transcontinental railroad‚ which was joined by the
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Background: The First Anglo-Afghan War 1839-1842 The First Anglo-Afghan War is widely considered the worst military defeat in British Imperial history. Also known as Auckland’s Folly‚ it was a contest between the British East India Company and the tribes of Afghanistan from 1839 to 1842. Approximately 4‚500 British and Indian Sepoy soldiers‚ and 12‚000 camp followers died in the ruinous retreat from Kabul through the Gandamak Pass to Jalalabad. Famously (if exaggeratedly) only one British survivor
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T Jackson DBQ How Democratic Was Andrew Jackson? •- -j- "* - * j ^ i ^ i- •>"• \ v * • i ’ " ’ * ** "- A Document Based Question (DBQ) 65 © 2002 The DBQ Project L 1 Jackson DBQ STUDENT GUIDE SHEET How Democratic Was Andrew Jackson? Directions: Many great names in American history are closely connected with an idea or an event - George Washington and the Revolution‚ Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War‚ Martin Luther King and Civil Rights. Andrew Jackson’s name is tied very closely to democracy
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Advanced Placement United States History Course Description: AP® U.S. History is a challenging course that is meant to be the equivalent of a freshman college course and can earn students college credit. It is a two-semester survey of American history from the age of exploration and discovery to the present. Solid reading and writing skills‚ along with a willingness to devote considerable time to homework and study‚ are necessary to succeed. Emphasis is placed on critical and evaluative
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was born into a family that included a constant father figure‚ Daniel Cady. Mr.Cady had been well known and advanced in the study of law. He had acquired the occupation of a lawyer‚ causing Cady to born into wealth. She was born on November 12th in 1815. Although her birth‚ would soon surprisingly alter the world for the better she would never be enough for her father‚ her community or the world at the time. Her father constantly wished he had adult sons because most of them died as youngsters causing
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Court Judge. During work days‚ Elizabeth would go with her father to work‚ while she was there she learned about the laws about discrimination. Elizabeth was determined to give women the same rights as men and eliminate discrimination for women. In 1840‚ Elizabeth married Henry Brewster‚ a lawyer and abolitionist (“Declaration”). Later on in the same year‚ both Elizabeth and Henry attended the World’s Anti-Slavery Convention in London. (“Declaration”). After seeing this convention‚ Elizabeth was infuriated
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ending in 1815‚ the War of 1812 was a war between American forces and British troops. The reasons that America felt war was necessary included violations of American maritime rights by the British‚ impressment of United States citizens into the British navy‚ provocation of the Native Americans‚ and a defense of national honor and stature. The war was fought primarily in the northern United States and Canada and concluded with an American victory at the battle of New Orleans on January 8th‚ 1815 where
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The Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom Why did Ireland separate from the united kingdom? Who or what is the IRA? Terrorists or freedom fighters? The British isles; the name of a few quite big islands left of the European mainland. This is home to both the English and the Irish (among others). So‚ what is the difference between these two people? Long story short (very short)‚ The Irish are mostly made up of Roman Catholic while British people are largely protestant. This is because king
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Listening Journal 2 Title: Piano Concerto in G major‚ K. 453‚ I — 1784 C.E. Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Information: Lived from 1756-1791 C.E. German nationality Genre: Symphony Performing Forces: Solo piano with orchestra (pairs of woodwinds‚ horns‚ and strings) Timbre: Form: First-movement concerto form‚ with orchestral and solo expositions‚ then development‚ recapitulation‚ and coda Comments: I was impressed by the various piano sections‚ which display incredible moments of
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University of Phoenix Material Economic‚ Social‚ and Political Change Worksheet Agricultural Revolution Respond to each of the following questions in two to three sentences: 1 What are the three most important factors contributing to the agricultural revolution in Europe? The three important factors that contributed to the agricultural revolution in Europe were warmer temperatures‚ the three-field systems‚ and the better farming equipment. The warmer temperatures made the process of
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