1. General characteristics and conditions of the Native Americans: Where they came from and their cultures. a. Where: 35‚000 (33‚000?) B.C.: First ‘immigrant’ ancestors of the Native Americans traveled down the Bering land bridge from Eurasia to North America during the Ice Age i. Trekked across Bering isthmus and peopled the Americas for 250 centuries‚ eventually reaching the southern tip of South America ii. Isolated by the melting of glaciers at the end of the Ice Age
Premium Slavery Thirteen Colonies
Chapter 12 Study Guide 1. Farm Communities- Farming Families that worked together to accomplish goals otherwise not possible alone. (B) They had opportunities to talk about experiences together‚ and share news‚ knowledge‚ etc. 2. The Shakers- Largest of the communal utopian experiments‚ emphasized agriculture and handcrafts‚ l most self-sufficient. (B) Failed because they couldn’t have sex‚ so no future generations to carry on. 3. The Mormons- Most successful communitarian experiment‚ believed
Premium Sociology Agriculture United States
All questions courtesy of Houghton Mifflin’s The American Pageant Guidebook; A Manual For Students‚ Eleventh Edition‚ 1998 Chapter 12: The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism‚ 1812-1824 True-False Where the statement is true‚ mark T. Where it is false‚ mark F‚ and correct it in the space immediately below. 1. Napoleon’s decision to repeal his blockage decrees in response to Macon’s Bill No. 2 demonstrated how he had been successfully manipulated by President Madison
Premium War of 1812 United States James Monroe
The motivations of American Revolutionary movement‚ at its peak from 1765 to 1780‚ are a much disputed subject between historians like Bernard Bailyn and Esmond Wright. One of the questionable motivations is the demand for no taxation without representation from the colonies at the time. It becomes clear through the documents of the Virginia House of Burgesses and Stamp Act Congress as well as letters from Thomas Jefferson that no taxation without representation was the primary motivation and unifier
Free American Revolution Thirteen Colonies United Kingdom
07.07 FRQ The Gilded Age‚ a time of industrious growth and a surge of new immigrants. Americans had witnessed the death of rural life dominated by farmers and the birth of an urban and industrial America dominated by bankers‚ industrialists‚ and city dwellers. Overproduction led farmers into debt leaving them just an overflow of crops due to the repressed prices. Tariff Policies forced farmers to buy manufactured goods for survival. Farmers lost their status and power due to industrialization
Premium Agriculture Poverty Tariff
Unit 7 Review Sheet Accomplishments/Failures of Progressive Era: Passed reforms regarding Farmers and the Union workers. BUT no legislation regarding African Americans and racism. TR almost did w/ Booker T but received bad reviews from public. AFL (goals/tactics): Led by Samuel Gompers; an alliance of skilled workers in craft unions; concentrated on brea-and-butter issues such as higher wages‚ shorter hours‚ and better working conditions. Aligned w/ Democratic Party under Wilson. Alfred Mahan
Premium History of the United States Theodore Roosevelt Sherman Antitrust Act
· The War For Independence o Introduction § At the start of the war Britain had the best-equipped and most disciplined army‚ along with a navy that was unopposed in American waters § Due to the native officer corps and considerable experience in colonial wars‚ the Patriot forces proved formidable § Initially the British thought they could regain political control by having one military victory § This strategy did not work due to the geography on eastern North America § Patriots
Premium American Revolutionary War
FRQ #1: To what extent is it fair to say that by 1860‚ America had developed into two distinct societies? Focus on social‚ political‚ and economic. In the time span of 40 years after the end of the Era of Good Feelings in 1824‚ the United States of America experienced economic crises regarding banks‚ the upcoming of popular sovereignty‚ and the insurrection of conflict for women’s suffrage (to no prevail). When President Lincoln was elected into office in 1860‚ the nation had fragmented into two:
Premium United States Confederate States of America American Civil War
Part 3 1. The English settlement’s primary purpose in Jamestown was to have independence and to settle in a new land. During the first 20 years‚ there were many difficulties. There was a large decrease in colonists due to lack of food while searching for gold. Diseases also killed the colonists because they didn’t have the immune system to keep them healthy. 2. The southern colonies were really big on exporting agricultural products. All of the southern colonies also founded slavery in them.
Free Colonialism Slavery British Empire
Text Questions Pgs. 234-243 1.What fears were present in the minds of most Americans as they entered an era of economic change/industrialization and westward expansion in the early 19c? Some feared that the nations rapid growth would produce social chaos and insisted that the countries first priority must be to establish order and a clear system of authority. Others thought the greatest danger was privilege and that the society’s goal should be to eliminate the favored status of powerful elites and
Premium Management Human resources Marketing