What did John Winthrop mean when he spoke of his “city upon a hill”? To what extent were the Puritans successful at building this city? During a time period of religious intolerance in England many people sought acceptance of their beliefs. In the early 1600’s a group of English emigrants‚ led by John Winthrop set to further purify the Christian faith. These colonists came to be known as the Puritans and settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony‚ with the help of Winthrop as a leader. Winthrop acted
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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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Chapter 13 Essay Questions 1. The presidential campaign for Andrew Jackson had started early—on February 9‚ 1825‚ the day of John Quincy Adams’s controversial election by the House—and it continued noisily for nearly four years. Even before the election of 1828‚ the temporarily united Republicans of the Era of Good Feelings had split into two camps. One was the National Republicans‚ with Adams as their standard-bearer. The other was the Democratic-Republicans‚ with the fiery Jackson heading their
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Summer Reading Essay Prompt 13 The Kite Runner In the book “The Kite Runner” the main character Amir and his father “Baba” almost seem not related. You could never tell Amir was the son of the strong and powerful “Baba”‚ even mentioning in the book “you are no son of mine”. He always cherished the moments when they talked due to how scarce it happened. While Amir was a cowardly boy‚ his father scolded him for not being as he was as a child. They were almost polar opposites‚ making them character
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1. Sitting Bull- Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux holy man who led his people as a tribal chief during years of resistance to United States government policies 2. George A. Custer- United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. 3. Chief Joseph- Leader of Nez Perce. Fled with his tribe to Canada instead of reservations. 4. Geronimo- Apache leader who fought U.S. soldiers to keep his land 5. Helen Hunt Jackson- a writer. Author of the 1881 book
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not receive the majority. Adams chose Henry Clay as secretary of State and Clay persuaded House of Representatives to vote for Adams. Andrew Jackson loses. Jackson wins next election‚ brought up Corrupt bargain. Saw as cheap and corrupt by many. 2. The Spoils System Jackson awarded personal friends and financial supporters with government job positions. Jackson introduced the system for rotation of jobs. He believed that long service resulted in corruption and rotation at regular intervals was
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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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In 1941‚ Roosevelt and Churchill met to discuss the postwar world. The result was the Atlantic Charter. One of the provisions in this document that was introduced by Roosevelt was the autonomy of imperial colonies. Therefore after World War II‚ there was pressure on Britain to abide by the terms of the Atlantic Charter. When Winston Churchill introduced the Charter to Parliament‚ he purposely mistranslated the colonies to be recently captured countries by Germany in order to get it passed. After
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Prompt 1 (Just an FYI‚ this is not my final draft! Feel free to harshly/constructively criticize my essay. Thank you!) My parents’ expectations have always been a major influence on my five siblings and me‚ and my father stressed on higher education above all else. He would say‚ “Yog nej tsis kawm ntawv qib siab kom tau ib txoj hauj lwm zoo tshaj nej niam‚ ces tsis tseem yog yug nej los nyob tebchaws mekas li” (if you aren’t able to pursue a higher education to earn a better
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AP World History Chapters 29 – 33 study guide The canton system- system that allowed china to control European merchants but also the terms of trade in china; control trade with the west within china Laissez faire economics- a doctrine advocating a hands off government meaning the government had minimum influence and could not regulate or interfere with the states affairs and economy only when necessary Working and living conditions during the industrial age-the hours under strict and harsh regulation
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