Chapter 5 Social • Major population boom! o by 1775 there were 2.5 million people in 13 colonies o youthful and growing quickly • they were slowly moving westward past the Alleghenies • most populous colonies o Virginia o Massachusetts o Pennsylvania o North Carolina o Maryland • Cities o Philadelphia o New York o Boston o Charleston • Many races settled in America o Germans – fled religious persecution‚ for economy‚ and fleeing war mainly in Pennsylvania – Lutheran‚ very loyal
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DBQ Essay Although Buddhism’s ideas of spiritual enlightenment and nirvana appealed to peasants and aristocrats alike during the vacuum that was the fall of the Han dynasty‚ it was rejected by the imperial rule that was reestablished after 570 C.E. This is clearly seen by Buddhism’s initial appeal to the masses of China (Docs 1‚ 2)‚ its popularity and spread amongst the chaos that was the fall of the Han dynasty (Docs 2‚ 3)‚ and the negative reactions after imperial rule was restored with the
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Historical Terms Chapters 3-5 Calvinism: Who or what: A Protestant religious movement (inspired by Martin Luther’s Protestant Reformation)‚ Calvinists followed John Calvin and his text Institutes of the Christian Religion that taught of an all powerful God and of sinful‚ weak and wicked humans. Where: Calvin started his teachings in Geneva‚ Switzerland yet his ideals spread across Western Europe and ultimately into America. When: 1530’s and beyond Historical Importance: Much of Calvin’s
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I. Founding the New Nation a) Factors that united the first Europeans in America 1. Most were English speaking 2. Most came determined to create an agricultural society modeled n English customs 3. Colonists strove to live lives free by the tyrannies of royal authority‚ official religion‚ and social hierarchies that they left behind Grew to cherish reverence for individual liberty‚ self-government‚ religious tolerance‚ and economic opportunity 4. Willingness to subjugate outsiders
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Chapter 9: Economic Transformation‚ 1820-1860 Section 1: The American Industrial Revolution How did American textile manufactures compete with British manufactures? How successful were they? American textile manufactures were at an advantage compared to British manufactures‚ and they were very successful. America persuaded Britain to prohibit the export of textile machinery and the emigration of mechanics. Yet‚ still many British mechanics migrated over to the United States because they were lured
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AP United States History Test Answer Explanations: 1996 1. The principal motivation for drafting the Bill of Rights was the desire to: Protect rights not specified in the Constitution. The correct answer (B) was chosen by 93% of test takers. 2. Which of the following statements about the “American System” is correct? It was designed to meet the nation’s need for economic progress and self-sufficiency. The correct answer (D) was chosen by 70% of test takers. 3. In 1861 the North
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9/13 Colonial Gentry in Revolt‚ 1676-1691 82-87 Civil War in Virginia: Bacon’s Rebellion The Glorious devolution in the Bay Colony Contagion of Witchcraft The Glorious Revolution in New York and Maryland Common Experiences‚ Separate Cultures 87-88 Assignment #1: Directions: Outline or Cornell Note Section 1 and 2. And have all the above Sections and subsections read and ready to be quizzed on by class time‚ on the dates underlined. Assignment #2: Directions: Answer in a
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Overview of time period Reasons things are changing Expanding Population Causes many babies born lots of immigrants more diverse culture market expansion Numbers 1700: 250‚000 1775-1800: 2-5‚000‚000 see settlement expansion before‚ all settlements 50 miles from coast 95% of world’s population never went past 25 miles of their birthplace by revolution‚ settlements west of appalachian mountains 95% of world’s population never went past 25 miles of their birthplace land becomes scarce
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Nicholas Alamillo Mr. Woolsey APUSH P.2 1. Compare and contrast Lincoln’s views on the federal Union with nullification theory found in Document B. Chapter 10‚ page 189. In this document‚ Lincoln argued that the Founders in 1776 created a single nation and not thirteen independent sovereign states. This did not give any state the legal authority to leave the union on its own. His adversary on this point was John C. Calhoun. Calhoun took the opposite position by declaring that the Declaration of
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Chelsey Lopez Apush Colonial Era Test Topics: Chapter 1 -7 Causes of Expansion Christian Crusades: control over Holy Land from Muslims‚ exotic delight from asia (silk‚ sugar) Marco Polo: venetian merchant traveler‚ introduced Europeans to Central Asia and China Improvement in navigation tech. Primogeniture: the legal principal that the firstborn to inherit entire estate (property & land) Development of Joint Stock companies: economic arrangement by which number of investors poo their
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