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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1. Common Sense- Thomas Paine’s legendary pamphlet urging the colonies to declare independence and establish a republican government. 2. Deism- Belief system that emphasized reasoned moral behavior and scientific pursuit of knowledge; they believed in a Supreme Being but rejected the divinity of Christ. 3. Stamp Act-Widely unpopular tax on an array of paper goods‚ repealed in 1766 after mass protests erupted across the colonies 4. Virtual Representation-The British said the colonies need
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Isn’t Gold As humans‚ we all have a desire to have things that are beyond what we can afford. As a result‚ we start to have strong feelings of envy and jealousy towards that people who possess what it is that we cannot have. In the short story “The Gilded Six Bits” by Zora Neale Hurston‚ Joe quickly became fascinated with a big talker from Chicago named Otis D. Slemmons. Otis claimed that women gave him money and adored him. This interest that Joe had with the gold accessories that Otis owned lead
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APUSH REVIEW This is intended to be a guide for your exam review. A candidate needs to get about 60% of the 80 multiple choice questions correct to have a good chance to pass the AP Exam (plus 5/6 on each of the three essays). The questions are designed to test your understanding of different aspects of U.S. history: political/diplomatic‚ social/economic‚ cultural/ intellectual. It is not EASY! Prepare Well! Exploration‚ Discovery‚ and Settlement -Europe in the Sixteenth Century -Significant
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APUSH Review The following are review questions for first semester. You should plan to research and prepare these essays as part of your semester review. In-class essay writing will occur on December 10 and 12. You will be allowed to bring one page (2 sides) of notes to help you write the essay(s) I select that day. Note sheets will be collected. You can have notes only‚ no pre-written essays. The best way to prepare is to reread notes‚ essays‚ text selections that answer the question.
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Name ____________________ APUSH (Unit 1‚ #4) Date _____________ Pd ____ 17th Century English Colonies: Opportunity and Oppression in Colonial Society I. Colonial Society in the 17th Century A. New England 1. NE was more stable than other colonies due to families‚ access to marriage‚ longer life expectancy 2. Education was valued in NE: led to high literacy rate & Harvard (1638) 3. “Golden Age” for NE women? Important contributions but
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surgence of new foreign and military policies‚ urban reform policies‚ economic reform policies‚ neo-federalism especially in dealing with business‚ social reform policies‚ and the quality of life. The period from 1875-1900 was considered the "Gilded Age". On come the no-name presidents. There is a reason though‚ why these presidents were no-name presidents. It is because all the power that the presidency gained from Lincoln‚ was lost during reconstruction. Most things in American life were
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3. Their athleticism and domination of horseback riding aided them in taking over the great plains 4. The Sioux believed God to be expressed through different facets of nature i. They fasted and participated in Sun Dances for fertility‚ coming of age and other things they felt important C. Wagon Trains‚ Railroads‚ and Ranchers 1. The Great Plains were deemed unfit to live in and were relegated to the natives. i. This was even recognized by the government 2. This soon began to change when Americans
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Ironclads- Wooden ships with metal armor that were employed by both sides during the Civil War. Brought in a new age of military fighting‚ by getting rid of the old ways of fighting. Bounty Jumpers- Would enlist as someone else‚ desert‚ and then reenlist again for another person to gain a profit. Greenbacks- Name given to paper money during the Civil War‚ they weren’t redeemable for actual gold but were still handed out. Farmers wanted to inflate it to cover the cost of the depression but the
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APUSH * ------------------------------------------------- Chapter 26 The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution ------------------------------------------------- 1. In post-Civil War America‚ Indians surrendered their lands only when they received solemn promises from the government that they would be left alone and provided with supplies on the remaining land. ------------------------------------------------- 2. In the warfare that raged between the Indians and the American military
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