VOCABULARY 1. Triangular Trade – it connected Europe‚ Africa‚ and Asia‚ and the American continents. Europe sent goods to Africa‚ Africa sent slaves to America‚ and America sent stuff to Europe. 2. Middle Passage - the journey of slaves from Africa to the Americas. 3. Depopulation - the condition of having reduced numbers of inhabitants (or no inhabitants at all). 4. Corruption –fraudulent conduct by those in power‚ typically involving bribery. 5. Lament – a depressed‚ sad‚ feeling
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Chapter 6: The Duel for North America TERMS AND NAMES: 1. Samuel de Champlain: an intrepid soldier and explorer whose energy and leadership fairly earned him the title‚ "Father of New France"; started establishment of Quebec in 1608 on St. Lawrence River; allied with Huron Indians and fought Iroquois for them 2. William Pitt: British general; also known as the "Great Commoner" and "Organizer of Victory"; switched British focus in war from West Indies to Quebec-Montreal area; led 1758 expedition
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California History Vocabulary July 1769: Spanish Gov. chose to settle in California in San Diego 1542 official welcoming for Spanish to California October 12‚1492: Columbus’ expedition to find treasure for queen Isabella 1517 Spanish created civilization where the Native Americans were 1519 Cortez comes to shore at the FIRST Spanish city Vera Cruz Aztec- Montezuma was the god there at the time Cortes came to America -Montezuma sent 13‚000 pounds of gold to Cortes to leave his land.
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Vocabulary words and knowledge are critical in reading comprehension and vitally important that new and young readers develop a large ‘word bank’ and effective vocabulary learning strategies. That being said‚ we will have an emphasis on vocabulary words in our classroom this year. There are several effective vocabulary learning strategies that we will be using in the classroom‚ I encourage you to employ these strategies at home assisting in the reading comprehension and vocabulary development
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27 Traits Of Successful People Is it really possible to become a successful person in just one day? I actually believe you can become a successful person in just one second. Why? Because to be a successful person you only have to change your thoughts and start to think like a successful person. Your have to program your brain to respond differently to situations that it was previously refusing. But how exactly are successful people made and how do they think? I’ve read and studied a lot of books
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the 20th Century Instructor: Author: Date: 27 Wagons Full of Cotton as a Collection of Ideas for Williams’ Three Masterpieces 1 INTRODUCTION Tennessee Williams early work such as his second collection of one-act plays 27 Wagons Full of Cotton (written between 1939 and 1945) is unknown to most readers. It was not before the publication of The Glass Menagerie in 1945 that Williams earned public attention. Why has 27 Wagons Full of Cotton been obscured by the success of his
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How to memorize vocabulary PROLOGUE The purpose of my paper is not to let the reader know the special ways to recite the special vocabularies.but just show ¡°how to¡± . I use many kinds of books for reference .I hope it can help you. Why we should memorize the vocabulary? At the beginning‚we should know why we have to memorize lots of vaocabulary. English is different from Chinese.we don¡¯t need to memorize Chinese vocabulary if we want to take the colleage entrance examination‚but why
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Unit 14 Vocabulary 1. I hate to bicker with you over the cost of a few gallons of gasoline‚ but I have to because I don’t have a dime to spare. 2. The report was not an impartial assessment of the problems we face; it was an intemperate polemic. 3. Although the premier enjoyed all the --- of high office‚ in practice he was merely a figurehead who wielded very little power. 4. Does “artistic freedom” justify the making of a movie that is deliberately vulgar and licentious in the hope of cashing
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American Beauty tells the story of one man’s search for happiness. The film introduces the audience to Lester Burnham‚ an ordinary- looking married man and father in his forties. Lester is in a loveless marriage. Lester’s wife‚ Carolyn‚ is so wrapped-up in her real estate career that Lester often claims that Carolyn doesn’t even acknowledge him. Furthermore‚ Lester’s daughter‚ Jane‚ is completely distant‚ often claiming how "pathetic" she thinks her father is. Moreover‚ Lester has dedicated fourteen
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Hind sight is 20/20 vision. If we knew then what we know now‚ would we have done anything differently? Sadly we’ll never know and throwing our hands up in the air and shouting “boo” and “atrocities” or “lets punish Japanese and American commanders‚ naval officers‚ and flight lieutenants” will be of no use whatsoever. Afterall‚ what is done is done. We can’t undo it. Now all we can do is move forward carefully‚ having learned from the horrors of the past. America was the “new‚ rich kid” country‚
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