AP U.S. History Document Based Question DOCUMENT BASED QUESTION PROJECT Question: How did slavery affect American Society socially‚ economically and politically during the Antebellum years? Document A Source: William LLoyd Garrison‚ letter to a friend‚ 1830 Now‚ how is it with the slave? He gets a peck of corn (occasionally a little more) each week‚ but rarely meat or fish. He must anticipate the sun in rising‚ or be whipped severely for his somnolency. Rain or shine‚ he must toil early
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Summer 2012 Assignments: Due Thursday‚ September 6th. Welcome to AP. US History! The following is a summer assignment to get you started for the new school year. Part I: Textbook Assignment. (Use the textbook if you received it in June or download the PDF files or use the dropbox link) Part II: Free Response Question Essay Part I: Use your American Passages textbook if you have‚ or Download the pdf files titled “AP US CH 1” and “AP US Chapter 2 excerpts” Read. As you read‚ Outline the chapter and
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Influence of Sea Power upon History‚ 1660-1783” Control of the sea is key to world dominance Stimulated a naval race and the US demand for the Panama Canal Hawaii Background: US used it as a way station for shippers‚ sailors‚ and whalers 1820- New England Missionaries entered 1840- US has a heavy influence on Hawaii Pearl Harbor‚ 1887: US gains naval base rights Annexation Attempt: 1893- bad economy because of McKinley Tariff Led to effort to be annexed by US and a revolt against Local
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AP US History Presidental Review Washington (1789-1797) Judiciary Act of 1749 Supreme court used right to declare a law unconstitutional Whiskey Rebellion taxed whiskey- excise tax on whiskey of the westerners- tax used to centralize and fund National debt Roles of Jefferson‚ Madison and Hamilton Jefferson- Secretary of State Hamilton- Secretary of Treasury Madison- Presidental advisor and friend French Revolution Period of radical social and political upheaval
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Unit 2 DBQ: Discuss the extent to which the religious schism during the sixteenth century was symptomatic of political‚ social‚ and economic problems. The religious schism took place in the 16th century‚ mainly between the Catholic Church and Protestants. During these times‚ many changes were brought forth to Europe during this schism. Although the religious schism brought forth an age of Reformation of the Catholic church‚ the religious schism started wars‚ revolts across Germany following
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Sectionalism: 1820-1850 Into what three regions was the US divided into during this time period? • North: Consisted of two main pieces o The Northeast: New England and Mid-Atlantic states o The Old Northwest: Ohio to Minnesota • South: States that permitted slavery • West: West of the Mississippi‚ eventually stretching to California What do you need to know about the industrial northeast? • Good transportation • Plentiful manufacturing labor from
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control of Hitler over Germany. Cited in “The Western Heritage”‚ Since 1300 AP Edition; the Nazis attacked unemployment that by 1936 while the rest of Europe’s economy struggled‚ Germany no longer was haunted by it (Doc A). This describes how the Nazi party took steps toward making Germany a powerful country. In Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution of 1919‚ it stated that the
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Instructions for AP BIOLOGY Investigation 12-Fruit Fly Behavior *We will be using Roly-polies (Armadillidium vulgare) to study animal behavior instead of fruit flies. They are members of a family of woodlice in the order Isopoda that are able to roll into a ball. When writing up this lab‚ substitute A. vulgare or “roly-poly” or “pillbug” for Drosophila melanogaster throughout. **You still have to know the basics of fruit fly behavior‚ so be sure to read the lab carefully and save the lab handout
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classes was causing friction between the two groups. Economic or Type of Economy The north was the leading production region. They were producing more than 85 percent of the products during this time period. Slavery was ended after the war was over and that took away most
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War by Act of Germany -To defend American interests short of war‚ the president asked Congress for authority to arm American merchant ships. -An obstruction of Midwestern senators was a reminder of the continuing strength of American isolationism. -The Zimmermann note was intercepted and published on March 1‚ 1917‚ infuriating Americans‚ especially westerners. -German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann had secretly proposed a German-Mexican alliance‚ tempting Mexico with veiled promises
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