STATES HISTORY SUMMER 2013 READING ASSIGNMENT CHAPTER 1: "Columbus‚ the Indians‚ and Human Progress" (pp. 1-11) 1. According to Zinn‚ what is his main purpose for writing A People’s History of the United States? To tell history from the viewpoint of the victims and not overlooking what the country has done to become what they are today. It includes the cruelty and hardships the people had to go through. 2. What is Zinn’s thesis for pages 1-11? He will be as blunt as he can to show what history has
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Commonly Appearing Terms 1607-1763 Indentured Servants People who came to America and was placed under contract to work for another over a period of time‚ especially during the 17th and 19th centuries (ex. redemptioners‚ victims of religious or political persecution‚ people kidnapped‚ convicts and paupers) Proprietary‚ Royal‚ Charter Colonies Proprietary colony: any of certain colonies‚ as Maryland and Pennsylvania‚ that were granted to an individual group by the British crown and that were
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Throughout the period 1801-1817‚ the government was ruled by the Jeffersonian Republican party‚ whereas the Federalist Party began to slowly fade away from public view. The Jeffersonian Republican party‚ led by Thomas Jefferson‚ professed to favor a weak central government through the support of more states’ rights‚ "...that the states are independent... to...themselves...and united as to everything respecting foreign nations." (Document A). On the other hand‚ the Federalist Party‚ previously led
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great benefit to society. In document 3‚ Huan Tan said then the pestle and the mortar “increase[ed] efficiency times” once it was improved. Once the power and animals and the power of water was added‚ “the benefit was increased a hundredfold.” In History of the Early Han Dynasty‚ according to Document 4‚ Tu Shih invented a water-powered-blowing-engine because he “wished to save [peoples’] labor.” It was widely spread and used. The Roman weren’t too happy with technology and didn’t care much for
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When the United States of America was created as an independent country at the end of the revolutionary war against Great Britan‚ the roots of an entirely new American identity took place. Though taking influence from its former parent country‚ England‚ the United States began its own system of representative government. Furthermore‚ the American identity shaped in the early years of 1775 to 1830 incorporated the ideas of agrarian farming‚ economic standpoints‚ and capitalism. Slaves and freedmen
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General Information: Use your review text‚ other history text books‚ and/or reliable internet sources to complete each of the five (5) outlines over U.S. history from exploration through the Civil War. Be sure that all terms are defined and specific information is added under each topic. We will use this work in class over the first several weeks of school. All of this work should be placed in a folder and turned in by the designated date. This should be typed. You will need much more space
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AP US History 11/8/10 In the 1820’s and 1830’s‚ President Andrew Jackson and the Jacksonian Democrats brought forth the idea that they were guardians of the Constitution and many aspects of the U.S. government. The Democrats had tried to protect what the thought was the right way to guard the Constitution‚ political democracy‚ individual liberty‚ and an equality of economic opportunity. But in the world of democracy‚ everyone has a different view. Some people supported Jackson’s efforts to preserve
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AP European History- DBQ Essay In 1848‚ continuous revolutions occurred throughout the continent of Europe. In reactions to the revolutions some Europeans thought that the revolutions were great‚ successful‚ and an accomplishment for the people because they have gotten what they wanted. While other Europeans reacted to these revolutions as a disturbance in society and some revolutions had gone too far‚ and even loathed the idea of revolts.
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Have you ever wondered how things as simple as writing were invented? I know I have. Many people in our society take for granted the simple things like written languages‚ or laws. In around 3500 B.C.‚ in what is now present day Iraq (OI)‚ these new inventions were priceless. Many civilizations‚ including Ancient Mesopotamia‚ influenced our world today in many ways. Two contributions from the Mesopotamians Civilization were the cuneiform and Hammurabi’s Code. Let’s begin with cuneiform. The ancient
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1. Discuss the balance of resources between the North and South at the beginning of the Civil War and its implications for initial military strategy. The Southerners were fighting for a way of life they believed in. They thought England would help them because they used a lot of the cotton the South grew. Many Southerners deserted the army because they didn’t have the things they needed for fighting. The Northerners had more men‚ more factories‚ and more weapons. The Northern military leaders were
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