1. Describe the conditions of the western "borderlands" of the 1830s as well as the factors attracting American settlers. The U.S expansionists were directing their ambitions to the North‚ West‚ and Southwest‚ but the conflicts between the U.S. and British North America came about over the border between them. In 1839‚ Canadian lumberjacks and the Maine militia began fighting over the boundary between Maine and New Brunswick. The fighting ended in the Webster-Ashburton Treaty‚ which gave over half
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1: Reverend Josiah Strong- looked overseas to convert people. "Our country: its possible future and its present crisis" 2: Theodore Roosevelt- darwinist‚ national parks 3: Henry Cabot Lodge- used darwinism to prove that the world belonged to the strongest nation (america) 4: Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan- "Influence of sea power upon history" stated that control of seas leads to world dominance‚ stimulated the naval race among nations‚ enhanced american navy. 5: James G. Blaine- secretary of
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1.Early American civilization - Incas in Peru‚ Mayans in Central America‚ and Aztecs in Mexico shapped sophisticated civilizations. Cultivation of Maize fed large pops. Didn’t have oxen‚ horses‚ tech. (wheel). Strikingly accuate astronomical observations. Human sacrifices. 2. Cultivation of Maize - Maize‚ beans and squash were the "three-sister" farming‚ with beans growing on the trellis of cornstalks‚ and squash covering the planting mounds to retain moisture in the soil. Produced high populations
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1. The origin of progressivism was the Greenback Labor Party of the 1870’s and the Populist Pary of the 1890’s. Progressive reformers included militarists such as Theodore Roosevelt‚ who thrilled to the stenuous life‚ as well as pacifists such as Jane Addams‚ whose loftiest goals included the abolition of war. The two chief goals of progressivism are to use the state to curb monopoly power and to improve the common person’s conditions of life and labor. Overall‚ the goals of progressives were continuing
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Matt Strigenz Mr. Haindfield‚ pd. 5 1/22/13 APUSH Reaction Paper #10 The chief political issue of the late 1800s was working conditions for laborers. Big businesses‚ having sought to cut costs however possible‚ created horrible working conditions for laborers. In an effort to improve these conditions‚ workers waged strikes and formed labor unions‚ so that they might gain some semblance of bargaining power. However the fight to improve conditions for workers was largely ineffective thanks to
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At Philadelphia in 1778‚ John Dickinson drafted the first constitution for the United States as a nation. The Articles of Confederation was adopted by Congress in 1777 and submitted to the states for ratification. When Virginia and New York agreed to give up their claims to western lands‚ the Articles of Confederation were finally ratified in March 1781. The Articles established a central government that consisted of just one body‚ a congress. In this unicameral nation‚ the power given to states
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Briana Walker 2nd period DBQ In the period 1865-1900‚ technology‚ government policy‚ and economic conditions all changed American agriculture a great deal. New farming machinery had a large role in the late 19th century‚ giving farmers the opportunity to produce a lot more crops than they used to. The railroads had an enormous influence on agriculture. They were able to charge the farmers large fees‚ expenses that farmers barely had enough to cover‚ in order to transport their goods throughout
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In the early 1800s‚ America changed in a lot of ways in a short amount of time. The change that occurred was‚ for the most part‚ the result of the industrial development. The industrial advancements in the early 1800s had a huge amount of consequences‚ both positive and negative. But the industrial development from 1800 to 1860 affected the North and the South in hugely different ways. The prominent differences eventually caused an amazing amount of tension between the two regions as they moved in
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Study Questions for APUSH Summer Assignment 2010 A Short History of the United States (Remini) Note to students: The following pages include a list of important events and discussion questions to assist you with the summer reading. As such‚ it is NOT a written assignment that must be turned in for credit. Instead‚ use this to check your comprehension and analysis of the content as you prepare for the test on the first day of school (it’s here to HELP you… ). Since these are all events‚ themes‚
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Advanced Placement United States History Course Description: AP® U.S. History is a challenging course that is meant to be the equivalent of a freshman college course and can earn students college credit. It is a two-semester survey of American history from the age of exploration and discovery to the present. Solid reading and writing skills‚ along with a willingness to devote considerable time to homework and study‚ are necessary to succeed. Emphasis is placed on critical and evaluative
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