1) Settlement of Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ Plymouth‚ Puritans 2) To farm and harvest TOBACCO; slaves‚ plantation workers- TRIANGLE TRADE a) Reduced migration by increasing wages especially in Southern colonies b) Dependable work force c) Cheap labor 3) Mercantilism is the idea that colonies existed for the benefit of the Mother Country. In other words‚ the American colonists could be compared to tenants who ’paid rent’ by providing materials for export to Britain. Colonizing America meant that
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Section I: Nationalism With the writing of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823‚ the end of European conflicts influencing America came to a finish. During the following era‚ the 19th century brought a new meaning to culture and nationalism. Americans began to stray away from their previously adapted European beliefs and started to develop their own. Architecture‚ art‚ and literature began to form into something much different than previous years. Technology advancements were thriving. The culture of the
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Chapter 8: Creating a Republican Culture‚ 1790- 1820 Section 1: The Capitalist Commonwealth How did promoters of mercantilism (the commonwealth system) use state and national governments to promote economic growth? Promoters of mercantilism petitioned state legislatures for assistance. Legislatures granted special charters‚ rights‚ and laws to private companies to promote economic growth and the market economy. As a large and undeveloped nation‚ the United States lacked an efficient transportation
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Chapter 10: A Democratic Revolution‚ 1820-1844 Section 1: The Rise of Popular Politics‚ 1820-1828 Was there a necessary connection between the growth of democracy and the emergence of political parties? Explain your answer. The connection among the growth of a Democracy and the Political Parties was that the emergence of political parties shaped the growth of Democracy by encouraging party competition‚ public debate over key issues impacting the nation‚ and general interest by white male voters
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Ch. 12… OPPOSITION TO THE WAR 1. Conservative‚ seaboard Republicans in Congress and New England Federalists New Englanders: refused to buy war bonds to help pay for the war opposed recruiting campaigns traded with England when possible Daniel Webster gave his first important speech on the unconstitutional and objectionable character of an 1813 draft law which allowed for drafting men in state militias into the national army 2. HARTFORD CONVENTION – met in Dec. 1814
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Chapter 30: The Vietnam War Years Tina Ingram Section 1: Moving Toward Conflict * -To stop the spread of communism in Southeast Asia‚ the US used its military to support South Vietnam. America Supports France in Vietnam * -Americans became involved in Vietnam in 1950‚ during the French Indochina War‚ the name given to France’s attempt to reestablish its rule in Vietnam after WWII. * -To help France
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Chapter 32 Essay: 1. Compare the presidential leadership of Harding Coolidge and Hoover. What did they have in common‚ and how did they differ? How did their personal qualitities affect their political success in the 1920s? 2. Describe the relationship among American tariff policy‚ war debts and reparations‚ and the Great Depression. Explain why the federal government adopted the tariff and debt-repayment policies it did. Assess the wisdom of these policies. 3. Outline the causes of the great
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DBQ: The Battle of Gettysburg It is 1863‚ and the people of the United and Confederate States are wondering who will win this Great Civil War. Southern General Robert E. Lee decided to make a bold move and marched his troops to Pennsylvania to achieve a victory on Union soil. As the news of Lee’s army reached Northern General Meade‚ they followed in immediate pursuit. The Battle of Gettysburg is a crucial turning point in Civil War due to the termination of the Southern advance into Northern States
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Abolitionist DBQ In the United States from 1861 to 1865 the American Civil War took place over a disagreement between Northerners and Southerners of their interpretation of the Consitution and view on slavery. There were many factors that played a role in creating and helping the war start and end‚ and one specifically is the mass amounts of rebellions and abolitionists. The Abolitionist Movement‚ whose ranks were made up of whites and blacks‚ not only acted as a catalyst for the emancipation
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Devin Nishizaki Period 2 3/11/10 1920’s DBQ Beginning in the early 1920’s‚ America found itself in a frenzy of revolutionary movements that would shift the everyday lives of American citizens and pave the way to the modern era. A struggle between old ideas of conservatism and new liberal movements surfaced during the “roaring twenties”. The new movements that began rearing their heads during this time period consisted of liberal political ideas‚ the advancements of rights
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