Readings: America’s History ch 1 pgs 7-38‚ Other Sources: “Columbus Letter” (online)‚ “Why History” by David McCullough Outline: A. Native American Experience 1. First Americans 2. Mayas and Aztecs 3. Indians of the North Hopewell‚ Pueblos‚ Mississippians‚ Eastern Woodland‚ matrilineal B. European Society 1. European Peasant Society Peasants 2. Hierarchy and Authority Dower‚ primogeniture 3. Power of Religion Pagans‚ heresies C. Europeans Create a Global World 1. Renaissance
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Sawyer Player Period 8 December 9‚ 2014 Slavery in North America Slavery began in the U.S. when the first African slaves were delivered by ship to the colony of Virginia in 1619. Their purpose was to work without pay in agricultural and industrial fields to financially benefit their owners. While the idea of unpaid servitude has been prominent throughout history‚ its development in America took on an entirely new meaning. It was racially based‚ creating a prejudice society that slaves and former
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1. Sitting Bull- Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux holy man who led his people as a tribal chief during years of resistance to United States government policies 2. George A. Custer- United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. 3. Chief Joseph- Leader of Nez Perce. Fled with his tribe to Canada instead of reservations. 4. Geronimo- Apache leader who fought U.S. soldiers to keep his land 5. Helen Hunt Jackson- a writer. Author of the 1881 book
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________________________________________________________________ ZINN CHAPTER 2; Drawing the Color Line 1. According to Zinn‚ what is the root of racism in America? The root of racism was when the first blacks were used as servants similar to indentured servants but the reality of it was because of their skin color‚ they were treated different. They were treated inferior to European indentured servants. 2. Why were Africans considered "better" slaves than Indians in Virginia? Because the
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1. What is a progressive tax system? How does it differ from a regressive tax system? Answer: A progressive tax system is a system that requires people with higher income to pay more of their income in taxes. And a progressive tax system is different from a regressive tax system because a regressive tax system requires everyone to pay the same price whereas the progressive requires people with more money to pay more. 2. What is gross income? What types of income are included in gross income? Answer:
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sdffsfsfsfdssefefaefHo Chi-Minh was born on May 19‚ 1890‚ in Nghe An Province‚ Vietnam. In 1921‚ he organized the Intercolonial Union. He was elected to the Committee of the Peasants’ International Congress in 1923. In 1936‚ he took charge of China’s Indochinese Communist party. He declared Vietnam’s independence in 1945 and became the first president of the republic in 1954. He died on September 3‚ 1969‚ in Hanoi‚ Vietnam. © 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.Ho Chi-Minh was born on May 19
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aturday September 7th‚ 2013 Well the first week of university is over and done with‚ and I’m so happy to be back. I get to dress up every day in clothes that I wanted myself‚ clothes I know impress. I hide my eyes behind a brand new pair of gold green Raybans that I bought and am sure are real. I have money in my bank account and am comfortable with my spending. My skin is clearing up‚ my beard compliments my face so well. I’m becoming the man I know I will be. Scrambling around to
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APUSH From 1861 to 1865 America was facing one of it worst times‚ the Civil War. This war had resulted in drastic changes all throughout American society. Labor and industrialization were two significant changes after the war. Slavery was outlawed due to the Thirteenth Amendment‚ so many blacks became sharecroppers. The war also pushed America to industrialize which led to many new and important inventions. Industrialization led to changes in agriculture and farming methods‚ which also
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The industrial era was a time of great change‚ but there were numerous problems that needed to be resolved‚ the progressive era was a result of this and fixed many of these issues. One complication that the progressive era solved is the rapid urbanisation and industrialisation of cities. Often overcrowded because of immigration‚ cities had very low standards of living‚ people couldn’t sustain themselves; one man named Jacob Riis even photographed the poor and published his book “How The Other Half
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AP US Notes Chapter 1. Civilizations of America-prmarily small nomadic bands. Primitive agriculture. Hunting fishing. Incas-powerful empire of 6 million. Complex political system very sophisticated culture. Located in south and central America. Never had any system of writing or paper. Aztec-very advanced‚ located in lower and middle Mexico. Civilizations of the North. Never one large civilization but lots of little ones. Many different tribes. Includes Eskimos‚ tribes of pacific
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