Culture Unit 2 The college board defines culture as one of the twelve themes in AP U.S. History. It also defines culture as‚ “Diverse individual and collective expressions through literature‚ art‚ philosophy‚ music‚ theater‚ and film throughout U.S. history. Popular culture and the dimensions of cultural conflict within American society.” During the post revolution and pre Civil war period America began to develop its own individual culture. It was no longer a colony
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Tiffany Baker October 22‚ 2011 Period 0 Chapter 9 Outline The Confederation and the Constitution I. The Pursuit of Equality A. Fight of separation of church and state with the Congregational Church‚ and the Anglican Church. 1. The Anglican Church struggled for divorce between religion and government. 2. Thomas Jefferson and his co-reformers won a complete victory with the passage of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. B.
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AApush Jose Porretti The struggle between laborers and their capitalist managers in the late 19th century is famous for its wild strikes‚ violent results‚ and colossal size. The workers felt displaced by the new machines and inventions that took over their jobs. This caused a great deal of tension and sprawl‚ and a call for attention at the poor quality conditions the workers had to deal with. Thus‚ a rise in labor Unions and organized labor which attempted to improve said conditions started
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1)Stirrings of Imperialism a)The New Manifest Destiny i)American attention shifted to foreign lands b/c “closing of the frontier” 1890s led some to fear natural resources would dwindle and must be found abroad‚ growing importance of foreign trade and desire for new markets‚ fears that Eur imperialism would lead America to be left out of spoils ii)Justifications provided by Social Darwinism- only fittest nations survive‚ therefore just for strong nations to dominate weaker ones iii) Josiah Strong’s
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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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CHAPTER 1 Theme: The first discoverers of America‚ the ancestors of the American Indians‚ were small bands of hunters who crossed a temporary land bridge from Siberia and spread across both North and South America. They evolved a great variety of cultures‚ which ranged from the sophisticated urban civilizations in Mexico and Central and South America to the largely semi nomadic societies of North America. Applying evidence- * Paleo Indians-utilized land bridge as a important hunting tool(nomadic)
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Thomas Paine- Deism science not bible deny christ believe in a supreme being who created universe and gave humans morals Unitarianism-New England No trinity goodness of human nature free will.. salvation through good works ^^^^Christians do not take kindly and want to "Take back their faith" Liberalism-1800- spawns The Second Great Awakening -1800. widens lines between classes and regions. women play big part Peter Cartwright- a preacher-converts thousands to Christianity.
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I. Sources of Stagnation 1. After the flurry of economic growth in the 1950s and 1960s‚ the U.S. economy grew stagnant in the 1970s. No year during that decade had a growth rate that matched any year of the preceding two decades. o Part of the slowdown was caused by more women and teens in the work force who typically had less skill and made less money than males‚ while deteriorating machinery and U.S. regulations also limited growth. o A large reason for the 1970s economic woes was the upward
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Chapter 5; Roads to Revolution Outline Introduction 1. Boston massacre a. March 5‚ 1770 b. Crowd of poor/working class Bostonians protesting British soldiers abusive treatment of an apprentice c. British troops killed 5‚ wounded 6 d. One of many events that led to bad relationship with England/American colonists 2. 1763 England tightened control over its colonies‚ igniting rebellion e. Colonists were shocked‚ believed English were trying to take away the
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Chapter 3: Settling the Northern Colonies American Pageant Notes: How did John Calvin’s teachings result in some Englishmen wanting to leave England? Some Puritans were motivated by Calvin to break off from England and the rest of their religious group to start brand new lives. Explain the factors that contributed to the success of the Plymouth colony. The strong Puritan faith created a close religious community along with the available resources such as fur‚ fish‚ and lumber that helped the
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