similar beliefs and birthplace as Andrew Jackson 10. Admission of Texas (1845) – it was approved by the majority of both houses of congress to invite texas as the 28th state 11. Oregon Country - Northwestern territory in dispute between Britain and the US‚ subject of "Manifest Destiny" rhetoric in 1844 12. Hudson‘s Bay Company – created by britain for profitable for trading in oregon with indians of the pacific northwest 13. Oregon Trail (1840s) - Two-thousand-mile-long path along which thousands of
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DBQ Political‚ religious‚ and social factors affected the work of scientist in the sixteenth and seventeenth century in many ways. They were the reasons why natural philosophers questioned‚ studied‚ and continued to find new information in their discoveries. Developing a new scientific worldview must have required an abundance of controversy dealing with these important factors. There were people who believed that the discoveries made should not interfere with political power. *Thomas Hobbes
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James McManus Mr. Colameco AP United States History 7 January 2013 Example Document Based Question Nearly all of the reasons for agrarian discontent in the late 19th century stem from three areas: land‚ transportation‚ and money. The farmers were fighting the perceived threats posed by monopolies and trusts‚ railroads‚ and the demonetization of silver. The American farmer during this period already had his fair share of problems which‚ compared to the success of the industrialized businessmen
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DBQ Introduction: In the late 18th century‚ Europe experienced a substantial amount of urbanization due to the increase of industrialized factories‚ especially in the textile industry. Question: Describe the inventions that improved production and the European marketplace through the pre-Industrial Revolution. How did these advances affect social classes? Document 1: Letter from Leeds Cloth Merchants (a major center of wool manufacture in Yorkshire)‚ 1791. Defending the use of machines. “yet
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APUSH Study Guide 36 Cold War: The Early Years—1945-1952 Themes/Constructs: America emerged from World War II as the world’s strongest power and commenced a postwar economic boom that lasted for two decades. A bulging population migrated to the suburbs and sunbelt‚ leaving the cities increasingly to minorities and the poor. The end of WWII left the United States and the Soviet Union as the two dominant world powers‚ and they soon became locked in a “cold war” confrontation. The Cold War
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AP US History Ch.1 Identifications 1. Tenochtithin- the Aztec capital built on the site of present-day Mexico City and had a population of over 100‚000 in 1500 and an impressive complex of majestic public buildings including temples equal in size to the great pyramids of Egypt. 2. Iroquios Confederation- is a collection of five original nations bound together by mutual peace and friendship. The founding nations were the Mohawk‚ Oneida‚ Onondaga‚ Cayuga and Seneca Nations‚ with the Tuscarora
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President Wilson’s own ineptitude and stubbornness is what led to the Senate’s defeat of the Treaty of Versailles‚ rather than the strength of the opposing forces. Even Wilson’s closest and most trusted advisors could not sway his stance. Wilson was strong in his stance and incorporated the idea of the 14 points. While it is true that opposing forces contributed to defeat the treaty‚ it was Wilson’s unmovable position that led to its ultimate defeat in the Senate. There was much opposition to
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DBQ: Rise and Fall of Ottoman Turkey‚ Safavid Iran‚ Mughal India What factors contemporaneous observers attributed the rise and fall of the Muslim empires which factors made them successful‚ which factors weakened empires? Discuss overall strengths and weaknesses additional documents to help access rise and fall of Ottomans‚ Safavids‚ Mughals? Documents: Document 1: SAFAVID “great liking for warfare and weapons of war…fine soldier and very skilled‚ and his men so dexterous—use of muskets””realm
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1. The cartoon below: a. Was published shortly after the landslide victory of Franklin D. Roosevelt in the presidential election of 1936 b. Reflected efforts of Franklin D. Roosevelt to submit all legislation to the Supreme Court for an opinion on its constitutionality c. Was published immediately after the Supreme Court decided in Franklin Roosevelt’s favor in the electoral dispute with Herbert Hoover after the 1932 presidential election d. Reflected the unanimity in Congress after the
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CH. 6 REVIEW SHEET NAME _______________________________________ AP. US HISTORY I TERMS/PEOPLE TO KNOW * Samuel Champlain-father of new France * Couriers de bois- runners of the woods‚ hunting for beavers * William Pitt-British general who replaces the older generals. “Great commoner” * Treaty of Utrecht-Treaty between France and Britain‚ which set a period of peace * Salutary Neglect-They let people live‚ Britain didn’t intercede in the lives of the colonists *
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