Nicholas Alamillo Mr. Woolsey APUSH P.2 1. Compare and contrast Lincoln’s views on the federal Union with nullification theory found in Document B. Chapter 10‚ page 189. In this document‚ Lincoln argued that the Founders in 1776 created a single nation and not thirteen independent sovereign states. This did not give any state the legal authority to leave the union on its own. His adversary on this point was John C. Calhoun. Calhoun took the opposite position by declaring that the Declaration of
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Chelsey Lopez Apush Colonial Era Test Topics: Chapter 1 -7 Causes of Expansion Christian Crusades: control over Holy Land from Muslims‚ exotic delight from asia (silk‚ sugar) Marco Polo: venetian merchant traveler‚ introduced Europeans to Central Asia and China Improvement in navigation tech. Primogeniture: the legal principal that the firstborn to inherit entire estate (property & land) Development of Joint Stock companies: economic arrangement by which number of investors poo their
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APUSH/LEP Chapter 25 Questions – pgs. 865 – 887 1. Identify the three critics of New Deal and explain what their concerns were. 1. Huey P. Long. 2. Father Charles Coughlin 3. Dr. Francis Townsend 2. Explain the causes of labor violence in 1934? The textile industry‚ once concentrated in New England with outposts in New Jersey and Philadelphia‚ had started moving South in the 1880s. By 1933 Southern mills produced more than seventy percent of cotton and woolen textiles in more modern mills‚ drawing
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APUSH 1 Ch 6 Terms Alexander Hamilton’s Political beliefs Was unhappy with the Articles of Confederation and the weak government and sought to overhaul the entire document. Led to a convention in Annapolis in which only five states sent delegates. But later influenced the convention in Philadelphia. Founding Fathers to the constitution Representatives from all states except Rhode Island met in Philadelphia to discuss concentrated power. Madison’s Virginia Plan National legislature consisting
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APUSH Fall Exam First John Marshall – Supreme Court chief appointed by John Adams; set many precedents for the way the US Constitution is currently interpreted. Henry Clay – a lawyer‚ politician‚ and skilled orator who represented Kentucky in both the Senate and in the House of Representatives. He opposed the idea of Manifest Destiny because he believed it would cause controversy over slavery and threaten stability of Union. (He was right). Two Party System – A major change in politics after
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Katharine Abbot Mr. Tiner AP U.S. History 29 November 2012 Chapter 13 Terms Wilmot Proviso-unsuccessful 1846 congressional amendment that sought to ban slavery in territories newly acquired from Mexico California Gold Rush- (1848-1855) began on January 24‚ 1848‚ when gold was discovered by James W. Marshall at Sutter’s Mill‚ in Coloma‚ California‚ news of the discovery brought some 300‚000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad Indian Slavery- during the
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APUSH Midterm: 1861-1900 Short Answer 1. Presidential Reconstruction • “Reconstruction” = restoring the Union‚ bringing the states back together‚ NOT fixing the South • The idea that‚ because the South never really “left‚” it’s the President’s job‚ as opposed to the idea that Congress needs to readmit states that left • Also a reference to Johnson’s plan: after he became President‚ he came up with his own plan and went ahead with it without Congress • Johnson gave pardons to everyone‚ abandoned
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U.S. History Europe England: Economics – enclosure o Economy began to revive o Enclosure: property owners fence off land for grazing Squatters kicked off Hiof land => landless population o Colonies = solution for landless peoples Merchant capitalism o Merchants in look for investment opportunities Development of joint-‐stock companies Nationalism o Spain = Britain’s greatest rival o Defeat of Spanish
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Person/Place/Thing | Who/What | When/Where | Significant Individuals | So What:Significance | Chinese Exclusionary Act | President Chester A. Arthur signed the act banning Chinese immigrants from working for 10 years | May 6th‚ 1882 | President Chester A. Arthur | The United States was supposed to offer freedom‚ but instead they passed the first law restricting immigration into the United States. | Knights of Labor | A secret workingmen’s organization formed in 1860 to defend the interests
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2002 AP DBQ In the years following the War of 1812‚ the “Era of Good Feelings” evolved between the years 1815 and 1825. In the first half of this period‚ there was a strong sense of nationalism throughout the United States. However‚ political changes and economic differences between the states warped this nationalism into the sectionalism that divided the country into north‚ south and west regions. Celebrations of unity within the United States soon turned into disagreements concerning representation
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