Sawyer Player Period 8 December 9‚ 2014 Slavery in North America Slavery began in the U.S. when the first African slaves were delivered by ship to the colony of Virginia in 1619. Their purpose was to work without pay in agricultural and industrial fields to financially benefit their owners. While the idea of unpaid servitude has been prominent throughout history‚ its development in America took on an entirely new meaning. It was racially based‚ creating a prejudice society that slaves and former
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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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developed a dislike of radical political activism. This aversion is expressed in his work “On being Conservative‚” where Oakeshott offers a unique political work that‚ instead of suggesting a prescriptive aid or explaining a political system‚ simply describes the conservative mindset. By doing so‚ he demystifies the conservative disposition during an era in which he believes is strongly anti-conservative in order to show its necessity in the world of politics. In the first section‚ Oakeshott explains
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Chapter 30: Conservative Resurgence‚ Economic Woes‚ Foreign Challenges ‘74-89 (I thought we were done reading! ) Personal Pursuits and Diversions: Yuppies (young urban professionals) were all about fitness/consumerism: labeled the “Me Generation” for selfishness Jaws‚ Rocky‚ Star Wars‚ disco‚ Disney World‚ Super Bowl‚ cable TV‚ punk rock (SEX PISTOLS!) Stuff like Springsteen’s “Darkness at the Edge of Town”‚ movies Nashville and Chinatown showed problems/corruption Changing Gender Roles
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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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the same and the upper class made most of the laws. One problem with naming the revolution as ANY kind of movement is that it depends on whose side you were on and what year you are talking about. Those things determine what the definition of conservative and radical is at the time. The Articles
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AP US Notes Chapter 1. Civilizations of America-prmarily small nomadic bands. Primitive agriculture. Hunting fishing. Incas-powerful empire of 6 million. Complex political system very sophisticated culture. Located in south and central America. Never had any system of writing or paper. Aztec-very advanced‚ located in lower and middle Mexico. Civilizations of the North. Never one large civilization but lots of little ones. Many different tribes. Includes Eskimos‚ tribes of pacific
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Sectionalism: 1820-1850 Into what three regions was the US divided into during this time period? • North: Consisted of two main pieces o The Northeast: New England and Mid-Atlantic states o The Old Northwest: Ohio to Minnesota • South: States that permitted slavery • West: West of the Mississippi‚ eventually stretching to California What do you need to know about the industrial northeast? • Good transportation • Plentiful manufacturing labor from
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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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