 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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STATES HISTORY SUMMER 2013 READING ASSIGNMENT CHAPTER 1: "Columbus‚ the Indians‚ and Human Progress" (pp. 1-11) 1. According to Zinn‚ what is his main purpose for writing A People’s History of the United States? To tell history from the viewpoint of the victims and not overlooking what the country has done to become what they are today. It includes the cruelty and hardships the people had to go through. 2. What is Zinn’s thesis for pages 1-11? He will be as blunt as he can to show what history has
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1974 DBQ The Crittenden proposal‚ introduced by Senator John J. Crittenden‚ intended to end the United States succession process. The proposal failed because while the senator who represented the south supported it‚ the Republicans did not accept it. Since President-elect Abraham Lincoln was the leader of the Republicans‚ his strong opposition of it makes him partly responsible for its defeat. However‚ it wasn’t just Lincoln that led to the failure of the proposal; it was also due to the Democrats’
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2. Contrast the backgrounds‚ leadership styles‚ and effectiveness of President Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. Abraham Lincoln was a superior politician to Jefferson Davis. The industrial and population disparity between both sides may have made it impossible for the South to win the American Civil War. However‚ Lincoln’s superior political ability was a definite advantage to the North. The two men had similar backgrounds‚ being born 100 miles apart in Kentucky‚ less than a year
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the most well known trade routes during the classical era‚ the Spice trade was also prominent. Being affiliated with a blend of different societies and regions‚ the Silk Roads saw numerous amounts of goods. Similar to the Silk Roads‚ the Spice trade was also vast but mostly carried out by maritime traveling. #1 T.S.-Although the Silk Roads were the most well known trade routes during the classical era‚ the Spice trade was also prominent. Silk Roads linked the Eurasian
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fortune by finding gold on their own; to be exact it was January 24‚ 1848 when James W. Marshall saw something that appeared to be shiny -near Sutter Creek Coloma‚ California- in which‚ unexpectedly‚ it turned out to be gold. At the time of his discovery Marshall was overseeing construction‚ on the American River‚ of a sawmill. Therefore‚ the discovery of gold in California brought attention to the Chinese men. They came to California for cheap labor at gold mines in California. Also‚ they were greeted
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differed from person to person. For the most part‚ Romans disapproved of new tools that were being invented‚ unimpressed by hammers and tongs‚ they thought tools were useless and made people indolent. On the other hand‚ most Hans thought technology was a wonderful thing‚ making peoples lives easier and completing tasks faster. To better understand the Roman and Han impression on technology‚ one must understand their opinions and situations regarding the use of new tools and other technological advances
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Hampshire‚ Connecticut‚ and Rhode Island were some of the most successful early colonies. Though they faced difficulties early on‚ they were able to overcome them even more quickly than that of the Virginia colonies. The colonies in the Caribbean were settled for different reasons than the New England colonies. To examine the similarities between the New England colonies and the Caribbean‚ one must break it down and look at the reasons it was settled‚ the difficulties faced‚ the social and political development
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AP European History- DBQ Essay In 1848‚ continuous revolutions occurred throughout the continent of Europe. In reactions to the revolutions some Europeans thought that the revolutions were great‚ successful‚ and an accomplishment for the people because they have gotten what they wanted. While other Europeans reacted to these revolutions as a disturbance in society and some revolutions had gone too far‚ and even loathed the idea of revolts.
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Throughout the period 1801-1817‚ the government was ruled by the Jeffersonian Republican party‚ whereas the Federalist Party began to slowly fade away from public view. The Jeffersonian Republican party‚ led by Thomas Jefferson‚ professed to favor a weak central government through the support of more states’ rights‚ "...that the states are independent... to...themselves...and united as to everything respecting foreign nations." (Document A). On the other hand‚ the Federalist Party‚ previously led
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