World History Name: Unit 1 Date: 9/1/13 Please complete the following questions using the link below from YouTube Archaeology In Focus: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA3AiNup7fY&feature=related 1. Who was this man? Where was he from‚ What caused his death? When did he live? Why was he in the mountains? This was Otzi the Ice Man because of the location in which he was found. He was from Feldthurns‚ Italy. He died because he had been shot with an arrow in his shoulder
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"To prohibit a great people from making all that they can of every part of their own produce advantageous to themselves‚ is a manifest violation of the most sacred rights of mankind." These views of Adam Smith were very much supported throughout the mid-18th century. Throughout this time‚ many new developments were made regarding American colonists view’s of their sense of identity and unity as Americans. Due to an over controlling British government and a need for individuality as a country‚
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The colony of Virginia was founded in 1606 by English businessmen. At that time the biggest competition the English had were the Spanish who had already conquered a lot of territory. During the first years of the Virginian colony went through a great hardship. The settlers were aided by the Indians at the time that the settlers were deep in their hardship. John Rolfe was the man who increased the trade in Virginia with his cash crop. The English arrived in North America in 1606 looking for raw
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A Discourse to Promote Colonization (1584) 1. Hakluyt’s arguments for colonization included agricultural use of the land‚ spread of their religion‚ easy to travel to (for trade)‚ it would increase money in the economy because they would stop trade with other countries‚ they could increase their realm with their wealth that they earn from colonization of America‚ and they could defeat their enemies with their new found wealth. Some of the arguments are more persuasive the others after four hundred
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1. Orphaned both from parents and grandparents‚ he and older sister Alice were raised by their uncle Robert Bradford. 2. William Bradford returned to Amsterdam temporarily in 1613‚ to marry his 16 year old bride‚ Dorothy May. 3. William Bradford predicted to his friends and family that he would die‚ and he did the next day‚ May 9‚ 1657‚ at the age of 68. 2. William Bradford was the head of the government of Plymouth. He oversaw the courts‚ the colony’s finances‚ corresponded with investors
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APUSH: DBQ 1st Semester Final DISCLAIMER: This is NOT the only way to do this essay‚ don’t take any of this as gospel. We are people. If you disagree‚ go ahead and do it your way. That will work too. We are not responsible for your essay‚ that is your job. We are simply here to get a headstart. What is needed for a better DBQ ● more analysis beyond the basic information from the documents. ● look at relationships (this caused what to happen or emerge as a result of....) even if the DBQ doesn’t ask you to
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Progressive Movement DBQ The Progressive Era was a time of national reform in the sense of America was purging itself of corruption and evil. The time just prior to this reform was full of government corruption and national poverty. A small amount of people such as John D. Rockefeller‚ Andrew Carnegie‚ J.P. Morgan‚ and Cornelius Vanderbilt were extremely wealthy from their monopolies. However‚ the vast majority of Americans were lower class working families. During this time period there was
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Jimmy Herrmann APUSH DBQ Essay Mrs. Rudolph The immediate years after the Civil War‚ 1860-1877‚ saw the United States through a revolution. Reform movements and changing states of mind among the American people contributed to the revolution with regards to constitutional and social aspects of life at that time. The passage of Civil Rights Legislation such as the 13th‚ 14th‚ and 15th amendments; and‚ ironically‚ the KKK and other social events helped with the reform. Alone these things couldn’t
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Articles of Confederation DBQ Between 1781 and 1789 America experienced a period of political weakness and lack of action to fix the impending crisis. Following the Revolutionary War‚ America succeeded in establishing its liberty‚ free of tyrannical British rule. During this period‚ the new found freedom of America acted as a double-edged sword. Although Americans had finally achieved the freedom that they had fought for‚ they were faced with the challenge of establishing an entirely new system
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DBQ Reform movements relating to temperance‚ abolition‚ and women’s rights ‚ etc. were put into operation during the time period of 1825-1850. The instability of America caused democratic leaders to change America and transform it to accommodate democratic ideals. Numerous utopian societies such as brook farm‚ the shakers‚ and the Oneida community accepted the fact that men and women were able to live equally and peacefully. Unfortunately‚ these utopian societies eventually failed to
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