Joe Smow A.P. United States History September 2013 Chapter 2 Terms 1) The headright system awarded free land to men who paid their own passage across the Atlantic Ocean 2) Indentured servitude was a way to resolve the growing demand of labor in the colonies. In a way‚ it was similar to a short-term apprenticeship. 3) Squatters’ rights resembled the privilege of buying land from a legal owner without paying for the improvements needed to be made. 4) Slavery is a system where individuals are
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CH. 28: Cold War and a New Western World (1945-1965) I. Development of the Cold War A. Confrontation of the Superpowers 1. Two Superpowers stemmed from their different historical perspectives and their irreconcilable political ambitions U.S and the Soviet Union were the heirs of that European tradition of Power Politics sought to extend their way of life to the rest of the world 2. The Truman Doctrine: a. President Harry Truman alarmed by British weakness and the possibility
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Chapter 9 The Pursuit of Equality • • Declaration of independence claims "all men are created equal" • Most states reduced property holding requirements to vote • Less hierarchy-poorer people now reacquired to be treated with the same respect as their wealthy counterparts • indentured servitude was abolished by 1800 • Trade organizations for artists and laborers=social democracy • primogeniture (inheritance laws) were removed • Anglican church dissolved-became the Protestant Episcopal
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Terms New Deal still around: FDIC/SS/NLRB/TVA; Still impacting: CCC/WPA FDIC- insured money in banks SS- social security when old people retired they get money from government and opens up jobs NLRB- unions TVA- dams to create cheap energy CCC- Winnetka lagoons‚ employed young men during hard times WPA- public works Internment- Easy for Anglo Americans to imagine that Jap Americans were engaged in conspiracies‚ President authorized internment in 1942- Japs were taken to relocation centers
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Chapter 7 pgs.182-194 The Rise of Cultural Nationalism Patterns of Education • Republican vision included enlightened citizenry‚ wanted nationwide system of free public schools to create educated electorate required by republic • By 1815 no state had a comprehensive public school system‚ schooling primary by private institutions open only to those who could pay o Most were aristocratic in outlook‚ trained students to become elite. Few schools for poor • Idea of “republican mother” to train
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APUSH Chapter 11 Key Terms “revolution of 1800”: The transfer of power from Federalists to Democratic Republicans. The transfer was so peaceful and it was going to back to the spirit of the revolution of 1776. By restoring original American ideas. 2. Thomas Jefferson: 3. Midnight judges: Judges that came to Adam’s right before he his term was over. So they were all to sign the federalist papers. Which were all later revoked by the new congress under Jefferson. 4. John Marshall: Chief
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CHAPTER 4: The Bonds of Empire‚ 1660-1750 o Rebellion and War‚ 1660-1713 ▪ Before Restoration (1660)‚ England made little attempt to weld colonies ▪ Royal Centralization‚ 1660-1688 • Restoration monarchs disliked representative government • Charles II rarely called parliament into session after 1674‚ and none after 1681 • James II wanted to rule as absolute monarch
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Chapter 4: The Bonds of Empire‚ 1660-1750 A. Rebellion and War‚ 1660-1713 The Restoration (1660) did not resolve England’s political conflicts within colonies. a. Royal Centralization‚ 1660-1688 1. Restoration monarchs had little use for representative government. Proprietor of New York (future James II) forbade the NY assembly (lower legislative chamber) to meet. 2. Massachusetts persisted in self-government‚ insisting voting rights on property ownership rather than church membership. In 1661
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Chapter 1: The Meeting of Cultures 1. The three major Pre-Colombian American societies were the Mayans‚ Incas‚ and Aztecs. Brinkley describes their political structures and economies just as advanced and flourishing as the Europeans at the time. These three American societies created roads‚ written language‚ an accurate calendar‚ and even medical systems. 2. The Spanish conquistadors conquered both the Incas and the Aztecs. 3. The North American tribes differed from the Incas‚ Mayans‚ and Aztecs
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Chapter 3: Settling the Northern Colonies American Pageant Notes: How did John Calvin’s teachings result in some Englishmen wanting to leave England? Some Puritans were motivated by Calvin to break off from England and the rest of their religious group to start brand new lives. Explain the factors that contributed to the success of the Plymouth colony. The strong Puritan faith created a close religious community along with the available resources such as fur‚ fish‚ and lumber that helped the
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