1. Federal land grants- Recognizing that western railroads would lead the way to settlement‚ the federal government provided railroad companies with huge subsidies in the form of loans and land grants. The government expected that the railroad would make every effort to sell the land to new settlers to finance construction. 2. Transcontinental railroad-During the Civil War‚ Congress authorized land grants and loans for the building of the first transcontinental railroad totie California to the
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Colin Trimble Global 2 Honors Summer Assignment The Sunflower Over the summer we read the book “The Sunflower”‚ a story written by Simon Wiesenthal. The story consists of a man named Simon having to make a choice of to forgive someone that has brought him great pain. Simon is faced with Nazi asking for forgiveness for all the people he has killed over the years. Simon makes a choice but later regrets it. The book “The Sunflower” starts with Simon Wiesenthal being put into a concentration
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1.In the campaign‚ Roosevelt seized the opportunity to prove that he was not an invalid by vigorously campaigning. His campaign also featured an attack on Hoover’s spending (though‚ ironically‚ he would spend much more during his term). 2.In 1932‚ Franklin Roosevelt campaigned on the promise that as president he would attack the Great Depression by experimenting with bold new programs for economic and social reform. 3.The Democrats found expression through the airy tune “Happy Days Are Here
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E-books: Can E-books Change the Landscape of College Learning? Going to college can be a very challenging time for anybody. There are the freshmen that have just graduated high school who are trying to get school finished and out of the way. Then‚ there are the people that have waited until they had a family before going to college. It can be a real struggle for both to purchase the textbooks needed for their college classes. E-books could be the change needed to help college students from spending
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George Washington was born on February 22‚ 1732. His parents were Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife‚ Mary Ball Washington (1708-89). Mary gave birth at his family’s plantation on Pope’s Creek in Westmoreland County‚ in the British colony of Virginia. After Washington’s father had passed away when he was about 11‚ it’s likely that he helped his mother manage the plantation. By the late 1760s‚ Washington had experienced firsthand the effects of rising taxes imposed on American colonists
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The conflict that took place in the 1790s between the Federalists and the Antifederalists impacted American history. The Federalists‚ led by Alexander Hamilton‚ who had married into the wealthy Schuyler family‚ represented the urban mercantile interests of the seaports; the Antifederalists‚ led by Thomas Jefferson‚ spoke for the rural and southern interests. The debate between the two concerned the power of the central government versus that of the states‚ with the Federalists favoring the former
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Chapter 9-12 I.D. Terms 1. Washington’s Farewell Address- an essay George Washington wrote to stay neutral from foreign affairs. “We need to stay focused on well-being of U.S. since we are a new country.” For the next 150 years‚ the U.S. didn’t sign an alliance. Isolationism formed from this address. Twice however‚ the US got involved in the European struggle. 1) in 1798 in opposition to France & 2) in 1813 in opposition to Great Britain. He basically said he was totally for the Neutrality
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Assessment Activity Front Sheet This front sheet must be completed by the student where appropriate and included with the work submitted for assessment. Student’s Name: Assessor’s Name: Wilhelmenia Etoga Ngono Date Issued: Monday 12th of September 2011 Deadline: 3rd of October 2011 Returned On: 17th of October 2011 Qualification: BTEC Level 3 - Extended Diploma in Health & Social Care Unit Number and Name: No. of credits available. Unit 4 - Development
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Revolution fundamentally change American society? In your answer be sure to address the political‚ social‚ and economic effects of the Revolution in the period from 1775 to 1800. Notes from Mr. Williams: This essay was g iven to 2 nd period APUSH on their first in - class essay. Included were 10 documents (if interested in seeing them‚ please come into class). The DBQ writer needed to take ideas and topics from the documents‚ and ADD significant outside fact and analysis. Notice that this
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Analysis of a Commercial Bleach Lab Guidelines Name‚ Exp. Name‚ Number‚ Date (we did lab)‚ Partner(s) Purpose Compound Names‚ Formulas‚ and Molar Masses (5 used – no formula or molar mass for starch) Reactions (use the four listed on the front page of the lab) Procedure/Observations Include initial observations and final observations/odors‚ masses of KI… Results (Data Table) Make a table that has your data of KI masses‚ and the three volumes (from the three trials) needed to titrate the
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