25‚ 1846‚ news of Mexican troops crossing the Rio Grande and killing of wounding 16 Americans came to Washington‚ and Polk pushed for a declaration of war A group of politicians‚ though‚ wanted to know where exactly was the spot of the fighting before committing to war; among them was Abraham “Spotty” Lincoln because of his “Spot Resolution.” Pushed by Polk‚ Congress declared war‚ and so began the Mexican-American War. XII. The Mastering of Mexico Polk hoped that once American had beaten
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On the sea‚ the Ottoman galleys were eclipsed by Western power as early as…the 16th century. 20. What European nation first threatened the Ottoman monopoly of trade with East Africa and India? Portuguese. 21. What were the results of the Ottoman loss of monopoly over the Indian trade? Direct carriage of eastern goods to ports in the West implied loss
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Dustin Winski Jun 26th‚ 2012 AP Euro AP European History Summer Assignment 2012 Why did trade and travel decline after the fall of Rome? After the fall of Rome‚ with no government to supply protection or to keep the rads and bridges repaired‚ travel became difficult and dangerous. This danger‚ coupled with ignorance and lack of desire to change the situation by the powerful lords‚ whose manors required little trade‚ led to the decline in travel and trade. Who was the first
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Mr. Dunbar AP European History Chapter 10 Outline: Renaissance and Discovery Section One: The Renaissance in Italy * Section Overview * Jacob Burckhardt‚ a Swiss historian‚ described the Renaissance as the “prototype of the modern world” in his book Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (1860) * In Italy blossomed new secular and scientific views * People became to approach the world empirically and draw rational conclusions based on observation
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1540-1789 * The scientific revolution * Scientific thought in 1500 * Thomas Aquinas- brought Aristotelian philosophy into harmony with christen doctrine * Ptolemy- planets move in epicycles * Origins of the scientific revolution * Permanent universities * Recovery of ancient works * Printing press * Copernican hypothesis * Nicolaus Copernicus 1473-1543- polish cleric * On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
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territory into the Ohio valley but that was controlled by France who didn’t want to give it up. So basically war broke out bc France and GB both wanted the Ohio Valley 2. Which of following did NOT contribute to the radicalization of the French Revolution? 3. Fifteenth-century attempts to centralize and consolidate power were most successful in Spain 4. Which of the following is true of humanism as it manifested itself in northern Europe? 5. Which of the following is particular to Calvinist
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The migrations throughout history have had a significant impact on both the countries and the regions of the migrated. The migrations of the Hindus and Muslims between Pakistan and India and also the Africans to Americas‚ has caused influential change. The migrations both caused change yet‚ they were very unique from each other. The migrations between Pakistan and India were almost all voluntary. Ghandi‚ a forerunner for Indian independence‚ hoped the Muslims and Hindus could eventually unite
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Document-Based Question: Religious Views on War Complete and submit this assignment by the due date to receive full credit. (45 points) 1. To complete this Graded Assignment‚ retrieve the Religious Views on War DBQ. Use this document with its essay instructions and the DBQ Checklist to complete this DBQ essay. Please consult the rubric throughout the process. Using the documents‚ compare the views of major world religions on war. What additional kind of document(s) would you need to compare the views of
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NAME: AMDG ESSAY WRITING QUIZ AP US HISTORY ELMORE Circle the letter that “most correctly” answers the question with regard to writing an essay on the following topic: “Belief in the freedom of religion was central to the development of some colonies‚ while in other colonies such freedom was denied.” Assess the validity of this statement. 1. All of the following should appear in an introductory paragraph on this essay topic EXCEPT a. definitions of important concepts like
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Bonda 10/10/10 AP US HISTORY Mr. Mangan DBQ #6 Jacksonian Democrats‚ Protectors of the Constitution During the 1830’s and 1820’s the Jacksonain Democrats viewed them selves as the protectors of the Constitution from other parties who had a loose on the constitution. This statement can be viewed as both true and false as the Jacksonian Democrats did not live up to their promises. With the veto of the bank‚ Indian Removal Act‚ Jackson did little to defend the United States Constitution as promised
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