Question: Was the Constitution written to be a landmark document or was it simply a compilation of compromises? After the American Revolution had ended in 1783‚ the states were left in a vulnerable position. Although the states had won the war and gained their independence‚ there was still a huge war deficit‚ fear of invasion from England or other countries like France or Spain‚ a virtually non-existent army of 600 men‚ no strong trade route to bring in money‚ Indian hostilities and a very weak
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AP US History Presidental Review Washington (1789-1797) Judiciary Act of 1749 Supreme court used right to declare a law unconstitutional Whiskey Rebellion taxed whiskey- excise tax on whiskey of the westerners- tax used to centralize and fund National debt Roles of Jefferson‚ Madison and Hamilton Jefferson- Secretary of State Hamilton- Secretary of Treasury Madison- Presidental advisor and friend French Revolution Period of radical social and political upheaval
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One day when I was in the fourth grade‚ we had just finished a free response test on a story we were supposed to read last night. The next day‚ my teacher had completed grading all the test and he had noticed that two of the papers had were the exact same‚ their names were Danny and Ishmael. But Danny was absent today so the teacher called Ishmael to the front of the classroom and asked him if he and Danny cheated off of each other’s test. Ishmael first lied and said‚ “I don’t know how we have the
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Jasmine Criner AP US History Period 1 August 22nd 2013 Mr.Pierre There are many stereotypes that pertain to black people. One that really stands out is "If you want to hide something from a black person hide it in a book" which the white man is trying to call us African Americans illiterate. Which is ignorant is so many type of ways. But yet we do nothing more to make that statement false by not being educated‚ well organized and full of wisdom. Years ago‚ when slavery was in its actions
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1. (a) I‚ III‚ and IV are correct. II is not correct. To explain III‚ de Broglie’s equation states l = h/(mv)‚ so nl = nh/(mv) = 2pi(r). Where: l = wavelength‚ v = velocity of electron‚ n = some positive integer‚ r = distance of electron from center‚ m = mass of electron. Solve‚ get mvr = L = nh/2pi. (b) The current wave mechanical model for the atom states that there are an integer number of wavelengths in every standing integer number (n). 2. (a) The first shell electrons in Lithium are
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After the Civil war in the United States‚ Corporations grew significantly in number‚ size‚ and influence between the 1870s and 1900s. Big business impacted America’s economy‚ politics and as well as the Americans responses to these changes. Big business began when entrepreneurs in search for wealth and success combined their business into massive corporations. Vertical and horizontal integration were tactics used to make business grow faster. Vertical integration is the acquiring of material from
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Summer 2012 Assignments: Due Thursday‚ September 6th. Welcome to AP. US History! The following is a summer assignment to get you started for the new school year. Part I: Textbook Assignment. (Use the textbook if you received it in June or download the PDF files or use the dropbox link) Part II: Free Response Question Essay Part I: Use your American Passages textbook if you have‚ or Download the pdf files titled “AP US CH 1” and “AP US Chapter 2 excerpts” Read. As you read‚ Outline the chapter and
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Chapter 16: Atlantic Revolutions‚ Global Echoes‚ 1750–1914 I. Atlantic Revolutions in a Global Context A. “world crisis?” B. Uniqueness of the Atlantic revolutions C. The Atlantic as a “world of ideas” D. Democratic revolutions E. Global impact of the Atlantic revolutions II. Comparing Atlantic Revolutions A. The North American Revolution‚ 1775–1787 1. Revolutionary? 2. English in England and English in America 3. New taxes and ideas from the Enlightenment 4. A revolutionary
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WRITTEN SECTIONS OF AP WORLD HISTORY TEST In the free-response section of the AP World History Exam‚ all students are asked to answer three constructed-response (essay) questions: Part A — An essay that requires comparison and analysis of up to ten “documents” which can include texts‚ pictures‚ graphs‚ maps‚ etc.—DOCUMENT BASED QUESTION (DBQ) Part B — An essay question that deals specifically with continuity and change over time (covering at least one of the periods in the concept outline)
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Before the eve of the revolution the American colonist had developed a sense of their identity and unity to the extent that they all wanted freedom from the empirical power ‚ Britain‚ but at the same time they still wanted their own individual powers and freedoms from the rest of the colonies. The colonists knew that in the instance that a war with Britain was to happen that it was a join or die prospect ( Doc. A). In document A it also shows that all colonies had found that unity was the only way
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