Chapter 10 Launching the New Ship of State 1789-1800 Washington for President George Washington was unanimously elected as President by the Electoral College in 1789. He took the oath of office on April 30‚ 1789. He established the cabinet. At first‚ Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson‚ Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton‚ and Secretary of War Henry Knox served under Washington. Bill of Rights James Madison wrote the Bill of Rights and got them passed by Congress in 1791.
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the peace negotiations of the French and Indian War. In these negotiations‚ Britain did not insist on retaining all its conquests‚ and its war-weary government was prepared to return specific colonies to France in exchange for an end to the violence. 3) The Mughal Empire was once a mighty kingdom‚ but it
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A.P. U.S. History Notes Chapter 8: “America Secedes from the Empire” ~ 1775 – 1783 ~ I. Congress Drafts George Washington 1. After the bloodshed at Lexington and Concord in April of 1775‚ about 20‚000 Minutemen swarmed around Boston‚ where they outnumbered the British. 2. The Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia on May 10‚ 1775‚ with no real intention of independence‚ merely a desire to continue fighting in the hope that the king and Parliament would consent
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Alice Ly Wilson APUSH 6th February 18‚ 2013 Chapter 20 Outline The New Manifest Destiny American attention shifted to foreign lands because of the “closing of the frontiers.” This led to a fear that natural resources would dwindle and alternate sources must be found. Politicians urged an aggressive foreign policy as an outlet for frustrations that would destabilize domestic life. Foreign trade was becoming popular. Senator Albert J. Beveridge:” Today‚ we are raising more than we can consume
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Over time‚ there have been many different modifications to facilitate transportation and the economy. The transcontinental railroad is one factor that introduced the American indusrty. This immense industry turned into an even greater business and touched from coast to coast. Because of the railroads‚ urbanization and industrialization grew although the corruptions with scandals came as well. The nation was in a time of spurring even higher from starting in 1865. Before the railroads‚ the population
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Marvels in Manufacturing * War of 1812 prompted a boom of American factories and the use of American products as opposed to British imports. * The surplus in American manufacturing dropped following the Treaty of Ghent in 1815. * The British manufacturers sold their products to Americans at very low prices. * Congress passed the Tariff of 1816 in order to protect the American manufacturers. * 1798-Eli Whitney came up with the idea of machines making each part of the musket
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April 16‚ 2013 Child Pageants are Exploitive Like anything‚ there are pros and cons to Child Pageants. Personally‚ I think they are wrong. The kids have to wear makeup at an early age‚ they take from their childhood‚ the pageants are solely judged on looks‚ and the costs are outrageous. The rebuttal is that pageants are supposed to promote self-confidence and be fun. Makeup utilization was intended for adults. When these young girls are getting ready for the pageant‚ they focus and stress
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Chapter 3: Insurance‚ Collars‚ and Other Strategies FINA0301 Derivatives Faculty of Business and Economics University of Hong Kong Dr. Tao Lin Chapter Outline Options and basic insurance strategies Spreads and collars: bull and bear spreads; box spreads; ratio spreads; collars Speculating on volatility: straddles; butterfly spreads; asymmetric butterfly spreads 2 Long / Short Call / Put Options 3 Strategies: Based on Price Directions & Volatility Movements The simple call and
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Jun Yeop Han CBA 300 Professor Pia Gupta February 12‚ 2015 Homework 3 1. What are the characteristics of informal cognitive institutions and why are they of special significance to international business managers. Guanxi in China and Relationship building in Japan are examples of the informal cognitive institutions. Their characteristics are described as their concept based hence intangibility. It is significantly important to the international mangers‚ because they are what valued in the countries
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deemed highly necessary to the welfare of a society. Table for Individual Question Feedback Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 3. Collective conceptions of what is considered good‚ desirable‚ and proper‚ as well bad‚ undesirable‚ and improper‚ are known as A) mores. B) folkways. C) sanctions. D) values. Table for Individual Question Feedback Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 4. In American society‚ we often formalize norms into A) folkways. B) laws. C) values. D) mores. Table for Individual Question Feedback
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