AP U.S History Tenochtitlan ID: The ancient Aztec capital in about the 1325 and was demolished by the Spaniards in 1521. SIG: Tenochtitlan was one of the largest cities in the world in 1521. It was a very wealthy city with powerful economics‚ politics‚ and religions. Matrilineal ID: The inheritance one receives through the female line of ancestors. SIG: The pattern of culture in Lenape or modern day Delaware were fishing and other types of farming which were matrilineal. Many Native American
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Shaping of North America - Pangea Split North America formed - “America’s Mountains” = Rockies‚ Sierra Nevada‚ Cascades‚ Coast Ranges Peopling the Americas - 35‚000 years ago = Ice Age Glaciers that connected Eurasia with N. America (present day Bering Sea) Nomadic Asian hunters (immigrant ancestors of the Natives) Trekked across the Bering isthmus for 250 centuries Reached far tip of S. America (15‚000 miles from Siberia) By the time Europeans arrived in 1492‚ 54 million people inhabited
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Chapter 9: Economic Transformation‚ 1820-1860 Section 1: The American Industrial Revolution How did American textile manufactures compete with British manufactures? How successful were they? American textile manufactures were at an advantage compared to British manufactures‚ and they were very successful. America persuaded Britain to prohibit the export of textile machinery and the emigration of mechanics. Yet‚ still many British mechanics migrated over to the United States because they were lured
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1. There were diplomatic agreements with Japan because they wanted to keep peace with Japan 2. In Korea‚ the Taft-Katusura Agreement in 1905—was recognized as Japan’s dominance over Korea 3. There was much need for the U.S. to control the Philippines 4. Although the act‚ technically violated the Open Door policy‚ but it was truly necessary 5. There was Japanese resentment through the Open Door policy in China 6. There were many limitations of the Japanese immigrants‚ and the main issue was the
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The word “Reconstruction” is recognized in an American historical context as the reorganization and reestablishment of the seceded states after the civil war. However‚ this extend of time suffered a fluctuation of freedoms for African Americans in the southern region of the country. While slavery did not exist anymore‚ reconstruction ended up being fruitful just temporarily‚ and was basically nullified by the regressive pattern that took after the finish of Reconstruction in 1877. On this piece
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The Gilded Age * During the Gilded Age‚ American businesses were transformed: * Massive corporations replaced small‚ family businesses * New technology‚ transportation‚ marketing‚ labor relations‚ & efficient mass-production * By 1900‚ the U.S. was the most industrialized country in the world * 19th-century inventors led to an “Age of Invention”: * Cyrus Field’s telegraph cable * Business typewriters‚ cash registers‚ adding machines * High-speed textile
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Chapter 5 Social • Major population boom! o by 1775 there were 2.5 million people in 13 colonies o youthful and growing quickly • they were slowly moving westward past the Alleghenies • most populous colonies o Virginia o Massachusetts o Pennsylvania o North Carolina o Maryland • Cities o Philadelphia o New York o Boston o Charleston • Many races settled in America o Germans – fled religious persecution‚ for economy‚ and fleeing war mainly in Pennsylvania – Lutheran‚ very loyal
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Republicanism – Political theory of representative government‚ based on the principle of popular sovereignty‚ with a strong emphasis on liberty and civic virtue. Influential in eighteenth-century American political thought‚ it stood as an alternative to monarchical rule. Radical Whigs- Eighteenth-century British political commentators who agitated against political corruption and emphasized the threat to liberty posed by arbitrary power. Their writings shaped American political thought and made
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History Unit 2 Exam Review 1. The causes of the Depression were easy credit; people were easily able to receive loans‚ lack of financial regulation; the government did not regulate financial services and the shirking demand for exports; Canada relied heavily on exports to boost the economy but as demands decreased‚ prices did too. 2. People faced living conditions in which they had no choice but to receive relief. In order to receive the relief they were forced to hand over their drivers’
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Chapter 7 terms & Key Points Admiralty Courts Stamp Act and Sugar Act offenses were tried in this court. Juries were not allowed and the burden of proof was on the defendant. All were assumed to be guilty until proven innocent. Trial by jury and innocent until proven guilty were basic rights that the British people everywhere had held dear. Boston Port Act One such law was the Boston Port Act. It closed the Boston harbor until damages were paid and order could be ensured. British East India Company
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