Jasmine Criner AP US History Period 1 August 22nd 2013 Mr.Pierre There are many stereotypes that pertain to black people. One that really stands out is "If you want to hide something from a black person hide it in a book" which the white man is trying to call us African Americans illiterate. Which is ignorant is so many type of ways. But yet we do nothing more to make that statement false by not being educated‚ well organized and full of wisdom. Years ago‚ when slavery was in its actions
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Graded Assignment American Revolution (50 points) Write a well-organized essay that explains how the Americans won the Revolutionary War. Your essay should include at least two paragraphs. Submit the brief essay to your teacher by the due date to receive full credit. 1. When the American Revolution began‚ it looked like the colonists faced unbelievable odds. How did a ragtag band of volunteers without enough food or equipment manage to defeat the most powerful army and navy in the world
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Question: Was the Constitution written to be a landmark document or was it simply a compilation of compromises? After the American Revolution had ended in 1783‚ the states were left in a vulnerable position. Although the states had won the war and gained their independence‚ there was still a huge war deficit‚ fear of invasion from England or other countries like France or Spain‚ a virtually non-existent army of 600 men‚ no strong trade route to bring in money‚ Indian hostilities and a very weak
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1. A series of events and conditions existed in the Old World at the dawn of the fifteenth century that made New World exploration not only possible but desirable. Identify these events and conditions‚ and explain how each helped set the stage for exploration. a. Isabella avoids an arranged marriage by King Henry‚ her step brother‚ that would limit her power. She marries King Ferdinand‚ ruler of land in Northern Spain‚ in 1469. b. Isabella becomes queen after King Henry‚ a ruler that not made many
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Dogs-roving English ships that plundered Spanish treasure ships (1560s) St. Augustine–fort Spain created in Florida 1565 to protect the route of its treasure fleet against English ships‚ French settlers‚ hostile Indians (1st permanent Euro. settlement in US) Comprehensive Orders for New Discoveries-new policy Spanish leaders introduced after military setbacks to pacify Indians by Christianizing missionaries not conquistadores (1573) Ecomenderos-privelaged spanish landowners in NM‚ who were allowed by
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Summer Reading Questions A History of the World in 6 Glasses 1. Out of the six beverages‚ tea shows the strongest interplay of different civilizations. It is stated in that book that‚ “According to Chinese tradition‚ the first cup of tea was brewed by the emperor Shen Nung”(177). Tea was first popular in China‚ while it was the greatest empire in the world at the time. With this‚ China traded with many countries such as India‚ Japan‚ and Korea. It was inevitable that tea would
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* high degree of social mobility. No classes‚ no one really had the “upper hand”. Colonial Americans were able to go from “rags to riches” with somewhat of an ease. Makers of America: The Scots-Irish Know: The Session 4. How had the history of the Scots-Irish affected their characteristics? * they distanced themselves from the Anglican church. This affected their religious choices later on – they accepted Presbyterianism‚ not Anglicanism. Clerics‚ Physicians‚ and Jurists
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George Washington (served 1789-1797) 1. Judiciary Act: George Washington signed The Judiciary Act on September 24‚ 1789‚ which was presented by Congress. This was the very first act of Congress. The Judiciary Act created the Federal Court system and it created the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court acts as the head of the judiciary branch of America’s three-branched government. The purpose of creating this act was to provide structure and authority of the federal court system and created the office
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knowledge to legal questions. _____ 2. Good observation skills come naturally to investigators; they do not need to be trained. _____ 3. If we remember seeing something happen‚ we can trust that it happened just as we think it did. _____ 4. Most wrongful convictions seem to be the result of faulty eyewitness testimony. _____ 5. The Innocence Project is an organization that seeks to get convicted killers out of prison. Multiple Choices: Select the best answer for the question and place in
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In America there were many reasons that colonists on both sides of the issue of taxation had for whether taxes on the American people were necessary and justified. In the reading about the colonist’s responses to the stamp act of 1765‚ both sides were represented. The people who were in favor of the stamp act felt that America had created a burden on the British government and that they needed to help lessen that burden on England. They also felt that since the government had protected the colonists
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