1. Sitting Bull- Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux holy man who led his people as a tribal chief during years of resistance to United States government policies 2. George A. Custer- United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. 3. Chief Joseph- Leader of Nez Perce. Fled with his tribe to Canada instead of reservations. 4. Geronimo- Apache leader who fought U.S. soldiers to keep his land 5. Helen Hunt Jackson- a writer. Author of the 1881 book
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________________________________________________________________ ZINN CHAPTER 2; Drawing the Color Line 1. According to Zinn‚ what is the root of racism in America? The root of racism was when the first blacks were used as servants similar to indentured servants but the reality of it was because of their skin color‚ they were treated different. They were treated inferior to European indentured servants. 2. Why were Africans considered "better" slaves than Indians in Virginia? Because the
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There are many similarities between the stories of Adam and Eve and Pandora and Epimetheus. In particular it is the roles the two women play in both stories. It is due to curiosity that both women succumb to God’s wrath. However‚ instead of being created by one god‚ Pandora was created by all of the Greek god’s. Both Eve and Pandora were warned not to disobey the orders of their Gods. For Eve‚ God told her not to eat an apple from the tree of knowledge. While the Greek Gods told Pandora not to open
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APUSH From 1861 to 1865 America was facing one of it worst times‚ the Civil War. This war had resulted in drastic changes all throughout American society. Labor and industrialization were two significant changes after the war. Slavery was outlawed due to the Thirteenth Amendment‚ so many blacks became sharecroppers. The war also pushed America to industrialize which led to many new and important inventions. Industrialization led to changes in agriculture and farming methods‚ which also
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Theme In this scene the theme is a conversational/argumentative between a husband and his wife‚ they are discussing financial issues that they are facing during during Christmas Plot On a Christmas Eve. Nora Helmer walks into the apartment with gifts and a Christmas tree. She paid the porter double what he asked for and she was eating macaroons. Her husband‚ Torvald Helmer‚ comes out of his study calling Nora his skylark and his squirrel. Nora tells Torvald that she wants to show him what she
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President | Time in Office | Party | VP | What happened during his term/ accomplishments | George Washington | 1789-1797 | Independent | John Adams | * Whiskey Rebellion * Pinckney Treaty * Jay’s Treaty | John Adams | 1797-1801 | Federalist | Thomas Jefferson | * XYZ Affair | Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | Democratic-Republican | Aaron Burr then George Clinton | * Marbury vs Madison * Louisiana Purchase * Embargo of 1807? * Chesapeake Affair | James Madison | 1809-1817
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Two distinct societies evolved based on important factors. They differed in their ways of economy and the way they conducted themselves. Although the Chesapeake and New England regions were settled by English ancestry‚ they were mainly developed because of their religious‚ economic‚ and social differences. The religion of these areas shaped the way that they acted and the things that they did. When the separatist settled in New England they were looking for religious freedom. In England the puritans
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Research Question: To what extent was Martin Luther King Jr. responsible for the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott 1955-56? By Marioly Jimenez‚ Word count: 1666 Plan of Investigation‚ Word count: 156 The plan of this investigation is to determine the extent to which Martin Luther King’s actions and decisions caused the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The primary method of this investigations will be to compare witnesses’ testimonies to each other from before the success
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Kyle Whisman Government – B1 2/15/15 DBQ The definition of democracy is “a form of government where the supreme power is vested within the people and exercised by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.” The main principles of democracy include majority rule with minority rights‚ competing political parties‚ individual liberty‚ and free elections. These ideals have been the foundation of American democracy since the Declaration of Independence. However‚ other democracies value
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Ariana Biagioni DBQ: Topic A: The Ancient Near East November 24‚ 2013 Professor Goldman During the time of Dynasty 18 in Egypt‚ many religious‚ economic‚ and social connections were created amongst the various regions in the Near East. In these regions‚ new groups of people‚ religions‚ and empires were formed. The Near East helped surface civilization. It established centralized governments‚ law codes‚ and writing systems. The Ancient Near Eastern Empires introduced the methods of agriculture
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