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    6 REVIEW SHEET NAME _______________________________________ AP. US HISTORY I TERMS/PEOPLE TO KNOW * Samuel Champlain-father of new France * Couriers de bois- runners of the woods‚ hunting for beavers * William Pitt-British general who replaces the older generals. “Great commoner” * Treaty of Utrecht-Treaty between France and Britain‚ which set a period of peace * Salutary Neglect-They let people live‚ Britain didn’t intercede in the lives of the colonists * Siege-

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    Chapter 21 Overview: World War I‚ 1914-1918 * The United States entered World War I in April 1917. Although the United States was actively engaged for only 19 months‚ labor and capital were quickly mobilized on an impressive scale. * The armed forces increased from 180‚000 in 1916 to nearly 3 million in 1918. * Scores of new agencies attempted to regulate prices‚ set priorities‚ and allocate resources. * To pay for the war taxes were raised‚ the money supply was expanded‚ and

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    Throughout history the roles of women have changed dramatically. Since the 1950’s‚ women have slowly but surely evolved into the individuals one sees today in public offices or even law firms. Although women in the 1950’s and today have dealt with similar stereotypes‚ today life has greatly improved because women aren’t as pressured to get married‚ are taken more seriously in the business world‚ and are even making as much or more money as men. However‚ as the popularity of television

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    Your Score: 100 % (22 out of 22) Wrong Answer is highlighted in Red. Correct Answer is highlighted in green. 1. Progressive-era writers and photographers seeking to expose the underside of urban-industrial society were known as Topic: Urban Age‚ Consumer Society‚ Muckrakers a. Muckrakers. b. Bushwhackers. c. Ditch-diggers. d. Stand-patters. Feedback/Reference: REF: 728 2. Progressive-era feminists were Topic: New Feminism‚ Rise of Personal Freedom a. fewer in number than during the

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    Chapter 23 The "Bloody Shirt" Elects Grant The Republicans nominated General Grant for the presidency in 1868. The Republican Party supported the continuation of the Reconstruction of the South‚ while Grant stood on the platform of "just having peace." The Democrats nominated Horatio Seymour. Grant won the election of 1868. The Era of Good Stealings Jim Fisk and Jay Gould devised a plot to drastically raise the price of the gold market in 1869. On "Black Friday‚" September 24‚ 1869‚ the two bought

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    Chapter 21 Fungi Study Guide Q: How do fungi absorb their food? A: Through the mycelium‚ a thick mass of tangled hyphae that provides a large surface area for the food source to come in contact with. Q: Are fungi photosynthetic? A: No‚ fungi are heterotrophic. Q: What is a fruiting body? A: A reproductive structure growing from the mycelium in the soil beneath it. An example of a fruiting body is a mushroom. Q: What is lichen? A: Symbiotic associations between a fungus and a photosynthetic

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    Rise of Italy and Germany(time between napoleon and WW1 Nationalism was growing becoming stronger in European countries Associating themselves with people of own ethnicity Believed until 1850 that European states have national dividing lines that keep peace. Biggest problems during this time 1800’s countries in Europe 1800’s other countries put limitations of them Document that stops European’s from coming to Latin American countries called Monroe doctrine Put forth by the president James

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    Short Answer Questions: 1. The progressives believed that growth and progress could not continue to occur recklessly‚ as they had in late nineteenth century. The “natural laws” of the marketplace ‚ and the doctrines of laissez faire and Social Darwinism that celebrated those laws‚ were not sufficient to create the order‚ stability‚ and justice their growing society required. Direct‚ purposeful human intervention in social and economic affairs was essential to ordering and bettering society

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    membership reaches 5 million Scopes Trial –Evolution‚ Tennessee Model T Ford drops to cost $290 (3 months wages) “Scarface” Al Capone begins 6 years of gang warfare Nellie Tayloe Ross elected Governor of Wyoming‚ First woman governor of a U.S. State US troops occupy Nicaragua Lindbergh’s first solo flight across the Atlantic; Sacco and Vanzetti executed; Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs for the Yankees; Al Jolson stars in The Jazz Singer‚ the first talking film U.S. citizenship granted to inhabitants

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    AP US History Monique Lynn President Davis versus President Lincoln Limitations on Wartime Liberties Volunteers and Draftees: North and South The Economic Stresses of War Friday‚ September 27‚ 2013 The one defect of the South was that its own states could secede. Some state troops refused to serve outside their borders.President Jefferson Davis of the Confederacy often had disputes with his own congress. Davis’s task as President proved to be beyond his powers. Lincoln and

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