Nicole Blum 11/15/09 AP US History Epstein 1998 DBQ AP Essay The origins of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican parties can be traced back to the early 1790s. Initially‚ the Federalists‚ or broad constructionists‚ favored the growth of federal power and a strong central government. The Federalists promulgated a loose interpretation of the Constitution‚ which meant that they believed that the government
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1.) American society wasn’t that democratic during the colonial days. Although it was much more democratic than England‚ it still wasn’t quite there yet. The constitution wasn’t signed and agreed upon until 1787‚ and before the turn of the 18th century‚ the colonies were a big mess. Most cities had an oligarchy‚ meaning a religious leader was in charge‚ making everyone abide by their rules‚ although it was often less religious and more on the tyrannical side. There wasn’t much separation of church
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I. Thomas Jefferson a) Born: April 13 th ‚ 1743 Goochland‚ VA b) Died: July 4 th ‚ 1826‚ Monticello‚ II. VA Educational and Occupational Background a) College of William and Mary b) VA delegate to Continental Congress (1783-1784) c) VA House of Burgesses (1769-1774) d) Governor of VA (1779-1791) e) Minister of France f) Secretary of State for George Washington (1790-1793) g) Vice President for John Adams (1797-1801) III. Terms of Office a) First term: 1801-1805
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AP® United States History 2010 Free-Response Questions The College Board The College Board is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900‚ the College Board is composed of more than 5‚700 schools‚ colleges‚ universities and other educational organizations. Each year‚ the College Board serves seven million students and their parents‚ 23‚000 high schools‚ and 3‚800 colleges through major programs and services in
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IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS FROM For the Record FIVE of the following will appear in Part A of the Final Exam. You will identify and discuss the significance to American history of TWO of them. (10 marks). 1. George Washington - Letters about Shays’ Rebellion (1786) – p.150 -George Washington wrote this letter addressing Shays’ Rebellion and the danger of disunion among the states. -He was writing to tell them that the Republic they had just fought for was in danger of collapsing in on itself. He
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2004 DBQ The French and Indian War altered the political‚ ideological‚ and economic relations between Britain and its American colonies in many ways. It changed things such as cultural groups inhabiting the American colonies and the way the colonies were taxed. Document one clearly shows the difference in the changes of cultural groups‚ before the war mostly French and English with Spanish in the far south inhabited the east of North America which was affected. After the war there were no longer
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AP US History 1) In Documents A‚ B‚ and C some problems in their colonial government was that all colonies wanted to unite and become one government but one colony always tried to control all of it. Also‚ they tried to fix the way they would trade with the Indians by setting standards all would have to follow. When they were untied for a moment in time though‚ they had set laws that if one colony needed assistance‚ the other colonies must bring a certain number of soldiers to assist
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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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Isabel Olivas Eliason AP U.S. History 6 September 2014 The New World was a marvel and a chance to make it big in the 1600s. England took its gamble at building colonies in the unsettled region of what is now the east coast. It then was separated into two regions‚ New England and the Chesapeake. Even though they were both founded by the English‚ their differences in religion‚ unity‚ and motives evolved their societies into polar opposites. In New England‚ unity was a way of life. They believed in
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APUSH DBQ 6 All throughout the 1800’s‚ slavery was a very controversial topic. During the 1860 election‚ Abraham Lincoln was asked about his views on slavery. He simply stated that he would do anything with slavery to preserve the union. A few months later‚ Lincoln issued the Emancipation and this went slightly against what he had said earlier. Once this was issued‚ the preservation of the Union and the abolition of slavery became the main goal in the war. I believe that Lincoln’s main goal
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