Summer 2013 Key Vocabulary from Colonial Period 11th Grade APUSH New World Beginnings: 1. Black Legend: Term used to describe the belief that the Spanish only killed‚ tortured‚ and stole in the Americas while doing nothing good. Spaniards were given the image of cruel and intolerant human being. This term was made popular mostly by the works of Julian Juderias‚ in his book “La Leyenda Negra”‚ translated as “The Black Legend”. This definition exemplifies the mistreatment of Spain and
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Carolina Braga APUSH 2/25/13 Thesis: Harding‚ Coolidge‚ and Hoover led the nation from post World War I recession‚ to the roaring twenties‚ and then into a depression. Republicans sought to serve the public good less by direct government action and more through cooperation with big business. The United States was continuing political isolationism. The Politics of Boom and Bust The Republican “Old Guard” Returns Pres. Harding looked the part as president—tall‚ handsome‚ silver-haired
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Valley Forge DBQ “Give me liberty or give me death!” In December of 1777‚ George Washington decided to set up a winter camp at Valley Forge. The area was about eighteen miles northwest of Philadelphia making it a good place to stay and watch over the British troops. The men build huts large enough to house twelve soldiers at a time. Unfortunately‚ the men slept on the straw and mud floors while being exposed to the freezing weather. Health‚ housing and supplies were critical topics in the camp
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the Wall of DBQ in extreme weathers like -20 to -30 degrees‚ but the peasants and soldiers were doing for the greater good.The Great Wall of DBQ was 13‚170 miles long and it took lots and lots of years to complete. The Wall was built with a lot of curves and twists to cover difficult terrain that was the border‚ like mountains‚ hills etc. It increased trade and was used for protection from the Xiongnu. Did the benefits of the Great Wall outweigh the human cost. The Great Wall is DBQ of Worth it with
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United States expansionism in the late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century is both a continuation and a departure of past United States expansionism. Expansionism in the United States has occurred for many reasons. Power (from land)‚ religion‚ economics‚ and the ideas of imperialism and manifest destiny are just a few reasons why the U.S. decided to expand time and again throughout the course of its 231 year history. Expansionism has evolved throughout the years as the inhabitants of the
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Document Based Question Emily Morlock The Puritan colonies of New England developed in quite a different way from the previous English colonies in Virginia. The people who settled New England led completely different lives and had entirely different values than those of other English settlers. Religion was very important to them and they emigrated from England to the colonies for entirely different reasons than previous settlers. These values and ideas led the Puritans to influence the expansion
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Weiss‚ Tania APUSH-3 Mr. Hafter 9-7-14 DBQ In the 1600’s‚ the Puritans migrated to the Americas using their more Christian and traditional values to influence the economical‚ political‚ and social development of the New England colonies. The Puritans traveled out of a desire to create a more “pure” and more Christian society‚ not of primarily economic interests. The Puritan’s idea of what God’s indication of a perfect humanity made a lasting impression on New England. The region’s economic
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DBQ ESSAY The progressive reform movements were important on American society before and during WW1. There progressive’s main points were business regulation‚ the end of laissez faire‚ consumer protection‚ labor protection‚ and election reforms. They accomplish many of their goals all the way to WW1. The progressives were very successful with business regulation‚ consumer protection‚ and government reforms. Business regulation was a major component to the progressive movement. During the progressive
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The Defeat of the Treaty of Versailles War World One was a devastating global war that took place in Europe and was started by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ by Gavrilo Princip‚ a Bosnian Serb citizen of Austria-Hungary and member of the Young Bosnia. Austria-Hungary and Serbia’s relationship was already strained and the assassination was the last straw and they went to war. Shortly after this‚ due to alliances‚ all of Europe went to war. The
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Josh Keslowitz 11/21/10 Mrs. Duffy DBQ Beginning in the middle of the eighteenth century‚ the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain. This revolution greatly increased the output of machine made goods. The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain because of its many natural resources such as coal‚ iron‚ water‚ and lead. Great Britain had natural harbors and rivers. Great Britain was an Island in Western Europe that was separated from Europe‚ which meant no wars
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