The Middle Colonies were the most ethnically and religiously diverse of the thirteen original colonies because of the influence of their Polish‚ English‚ Dutch‚ French and German origins. This influence included tolerance in religion‚ and resulted in New Netherland’s success as the commercial center of the eastern North American colonies. This was evident by the fact that they had more agriculture than the New England colonies. In comparison to the New England and Mid-Atlantic colonies‚ the Middle
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The Europeans faced much adversity throughout their long history. When there was a chance to explore the New World they jumped at the opportunity. During this particular time period‚ exploration opened many opportunities and one of those included power‚ which motivated the kings of major countries to explore.The Europeans explored the New World in search of gold‚ glory‚ and to do it for God; in some cases. Gold was a major factor in bringing the Europeans to the New World. Gold equals money
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Iron horse: locomotive Central Pacific: RR between California and Utah Union Pacific: premiere RR franchise Interstate Commerce Act: In 1887‚ Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act which created the Interstate Commerce Commission‚ the first true federal regulatory agency. It was designed to address the issues of railroad abuse and discrimination and required the following: * Shipping rates had to be "reasonable and just" * Rates had to be published * Secret rebates were outlawed
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Jack Magill APUSH/Period 4 18 November 2014 The Jacksonian Rule The 1820’s in the United States saw a presidential election won on a “corrupt bargain”‚ a Yankee Misfit in office‚ and the end of the era of Good Feelings; the United States was desperate for a fresh new face to take office and restore power to the people. Andrew Jackson and his comrades did what they believed in‚ what they thought was necessary to uphold the use of the constitution to guide the administration and give power to the
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Easy Jet Airline TEAM MEMBERS: Name Team Member #1 Qymi Sheng Team Member #2 Will Huo Team Member #3 Ann Chiang Short History of the Easy Jet: Easyjet is a successful example of a European no-frills airline‚ founded by the Cypriot Stelios Haji-Iaonnou in 1995‚ with the vision of creating a customer focused brand that would revolutionize the concept of air travel. More than fifteen years on‚ easy Jet is Europe’s leading airline‚ and the UK’s largest‚ carrying over 55m passengers
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APUSH Chapter 1-5 Notes Chapter 1 Chapter One starts out with the shaping of North America. The section explains that because of the Great Ice Age and the Canadian Shield that now we have present-day America. Early evidence shows that people had already began traveling to the Americas in crude boats or going along the Bering Isthmus. Before the Europeans arrived‚ it is estimated that 54 million people already inhabited these areas of interest. Although the Europeans did not see how many people
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AP US HISTORY The Dark Times of Viet Nam Eva Vu Miroslaba Velo Period 5 June 10‚ 2013 It is obvious that the wars impact the involving powers. The Vietnam War greatly changed America forever. It was the longest war fought in America’s history‚ lasting from 1955 to 1973. The Vietnam War tarnished America’s self-image by becoming the first time in history the United States failed to accomplish its stated war aims‚ to preserve a separate‚ independent‚ non communist government. The war also
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1. The Democrats decided not to block the victory of Hayes on condition that their Republican counterparts agree to withdraw all the federal troops deployed in the south‚ in a move that would see the Democrats consolidate their Democratic control in the area. 2. There were three major reconstruction plans; Johnson‚ Lincoln‚ and the Radical Republicans. Among the three‚ Lincoln’s plan was sensible he wanted a quick and painless restructuring that would reincorporate the south back in the union
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those sources. This activity will help you practice reading and evaluating the information presented in historical documents. In this activity‚ you will read two primary-source historical documents‚ take notes on those documents‚ and write a short essay about the documents based on your notes. __________________________________________________________________________ Directions and Analysis Task 1 Analyzing Historical Documents In this activity‚ you will reference two primary-source historical documents
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1. The author for “Writing is Easy” is Steve Martin. Steve Martin was born in Texas on 1945‚ but lived most of his life in California. Steve Martin is a comedian and acts in comedy movies‚ such as “Cheaper by the Dozen”‚ “The Pink Panther”‚ and many more films. Steve Martin attended California State University majoring in Philosophy and then attending at UCLA to major in theater. 2. The selection first appeared in Steve Martin’s rose garden in California. This publication is about Steve Martin sharing
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