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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Grammar as Rhetoric and Style The Appositive An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that tells the reader something about a nearby noun or pronoun. In each sentence below‚ the appositive is underlined. The italics shows the noun or pronoun that the appositive details. It turned out that one of the top students‚ Denny Davies‚ had learned of this rule. Kennedy‚ a wiry fifty-nine-year-old who has a stern buzz cut‚ was in 1997 the principal of Sarasota High School. In 1981‚ two professors
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During the 1600’s‚ waves of Puritans immigrated to the New World‚ colonizing in the area of Boston. In contrast to Chesapeake region’s inhabitants‚ the Puritan settlers did not come for economic interests‚ but rather for a desire to create a more “pure” society of Christianity. The Puritans had a huge impact on the way the New England region developed. By organizing their society based on their desire to have a government of theocracy‚ the Puritans made sure their values and ideas had a major influence
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groups of 3 to 4 students in notebooks but one member of each group must email me the work that you did by midnight of the day the work was done. Tuesday 5th period: 1. Define movement. 2. Explain the need for movement in organisms (may be in point form or a short paragraph). 3. Name the bones that make up the human skeleton (use those listed in the Concise Biology Text). 4. State the functions of the human skeleton (there are three main ones). Wednesday 4th and 5th period: 1. Distinguish between
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US HISTORY UNIT 1 CHAPTER 1 SECTION 1 Assessment (page 15) 1. TERMS & NAMES: For each term or name‚ write a sentence explaining its significance. -nomadic -Pueblo -Kongo -Reformation -Aztec -Iroquois -Islam -Renaissance -Anasazi -Benin -Christianity 2. MAIN IDEA: In two or three sentences describe how America before Columbus was affected by trade and commerce. 3. CRITICAL THINKING: Why DO YOU THINK other European nations lagged behind Portugal in overseas exploration
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AP History The Battle of Cowpens was a very significant battle taking place on January 17‚ 1781. This battle was a huge victory‚ unexpectedly won giving hope to colonists fighting for freedom. This battle took place in South Carolina on the border of North Carolina and although it seemed small the effect was huge. It has been said that 1000 American soldiers fought off 1100 British soldiers and American Loyalists. General Greene gave orders commanding his men to split up sending General Daniel
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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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Rights adopted by the UN General Assembly on 10 December 1948 in Paris. Free movement of people within European countries‚ initially designed exclusively for workers‚ was established in Article 48 of Treaty of Rome in 1957. Legal grounds for mobility of people in the EU arise from Article 3‚ paragraph 2 of the Treaty of European Union as well as Article 21 and Titles IV and V of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). Moreover‚ legal basis for mobility of people within the EU
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The following questions are adapted from “KS Bull 2008 Issue 1″ Are high salaries for government officials ever justifiable? “Singapore needs more scientists than artists.” Do you agree? “The internet is the best thing that has happened to democracy in recent years.” Discuss. “Future wars will be fought over the control of natural resources.” Comment. “Beauty pageants are degrading to women.” How far do you agree? Is marriage still relevant in today’s society? Is it ever justifiable
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THREE Alexander Hamilton’s economic measures were prompted by his determination to strengthen the national government. True False Thomas Pinckney’s treaty with Spain won for the United States free navigation of the Mississippi and permission for American traders to deposit goods for shipment at the mouth of the river. True False Alexander Hamilton‚ Edmund Randolph‚ Henry Knox‚ and James Madison were the men chosen by President Washington to serve in the first cabinet. True False The first
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