the west. 4. Describe why the “discovery” of America was one of “the most important events recorded in the history of mankind‚” according to Adam Smith. The discovery of America was one of the most important events recorded in the history of mankind according to Adam Smith because it changed both the Old and New worlds which these changes are still in play today. American and European people did not know of each others existence‚ but were forced into interaction. Crops from both hemispheres crossed
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Zinn Chapter summaries CH 15 In chapter 15 it talks about the end of World War I temporarily brought prosperity to the United States. With its influence growing in the world‚ the mixture of big business and government was increasingly looking to expand American power overseas. There was still dissatisfaction at home with the pace of reforms. The AFL and the IWW staged a general strike in Seattle in 1919 that resulted in 100‚000 workers walking off the job. This strike was put down by violence despite
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1. The handicaps the Federalists and Adams had running in the election of 1800 was their Alien and Sedition Act arousing a host of enemies‚ although most of these critics were dyed-in-the-wool Jeffersonians anyhow. Also‚ the refusal of Adams to give them a rousing fight with France was a handicap. 2. The Federalists attacked Jefferson in a " whisper campaign" by accusing him of having robbed a widow and her children of a trust fund and of having fathered numerous mulatto children by his own slave
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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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freezing‚ snow building under mountains; dynamite Mobility The movement of people‚ as from one social group‚ class‚ or level to another economic mobility‚ social mobility‚ physical mobility Rugged Individualism individualism in social and economic affairs; belief not only in personal liberty and self-reliance but also in free competition people are responsible for taking care of themselves Westward movement; people had no one‚ did not expect the government to do anything Dawes Act The
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The U.S. Economy: Private and Public Sectors ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS 4-1 4-2 4-3 Distinguish between the functional and personal distribution of income. Which is being referred to in each of the following statements? “The combined share of wage income and proprietary income has remained remarkably stable at about 80 percent since the Second World War.” “The relative income of the richest households is higher today than in 1970.” The functional distribution of income shows
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Catcher in the Rye 21-23 Event hough Holden has been on his own for a little while knows how to get along without phony adults in his life. I dont know if it just in my mind‚ but he felt very eager and excited to see his sister‚ even though he has basically isolated himself to everyone else. He seemed desperate. This showed Holdens contradicted possiblilies of growing up or staying as innocent as you are now. Phoebe is a child‚ meaning that she is innocent‚ and that is the way that Holden
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 Payne 1 Max Payne AP English 11 Ms. Paul 13 November 2012 The Rise and Fall It is November 9‚ the Year of Our Lord 1799‚ and a battered French army begins the arduous climb up the Alps‚ just as a light snow begins to gently fall‚ a precursor of the hardship and bone chilling temperatures to come. They are led by the newly crowned consulate and France’s savior‚ Napoleon Bonaparte. There is a fear that Genoa may fall to Austrians. This fateful journey was captured in a painting by artist‚
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Megan Kight US History before 1877 Mid-Term 1. Henry the Navigator was the prince/king of Portugal. His mother convinces him to take over Portugal. He starts with Morocco. He decided to invest in the University. He studies sailing. People are now attracted to learn about sailing as well. He goes to Portugal‚ and makes his way down to Africa. He learns longitude. Two merchants go to Ethiopia to find Prestor John. They run across Muslim merchants that tell them they can get around Africa
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Persons of Mean and Vile Condition The chapter starts out by describing Bacon’s Rebellion‚ using it as an example of unrest between social classes in the late 1600’s. While the rebellion isn’t described in great detail‚ it describes how slaves and servants joined together behind Bacon to fight what they considered a common enemy‚ the white upper class. After Bacon’s death‚ the rebellion didn’t last long‚ and a man named Thomas Grantham used “force and deception to disarm the last rebel forces”
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