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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Karen Sanchez Period 3 October 3‚ 2012 DBQ Essay During the late 1800s the United States was over growing in its population which it took over to the urbanization. There was a big over crowed in the citys on the United States and things just started to go wrong from there on. All these people started to come to United States. A act had been passed that allowed people to come to the United States. In document 3 in the picture shows a picture of the city of New York City‚ there was poor
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Attitudes toward Work: After conducting some research it appears the “puritan work ethic” is not present in India. The people of India need to understand the reason why they are doing something. They do not do tasks just for the sake of keeping busy. For example‚ Indian kids in school do not receive “busy” work when it comes to homework‚ rather they get homework that will help the understand concepts. In America‚ we strive on this idea that we should always be doing something‚ rather it has purpose
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October 17‚ 2013 Farmers DBQ In the late nineteenth century‚ twenty years after the Homestead Act‚ farmers used their land in the western plains to produce both crops and profits. The farmers of this time struggled in the agricultural way of life by facing economic and political obstacles that were impossible to avoid‚ requiring them to do something about their complaints. Although the farmers had plausible arguments for most of their criticisms‚ their beliefs of the silver standard and overproduction
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PEASANT REVOLT DBQ This revolt lasted from 1524 till 1526‚ it began in the German states‚ and the main reason for the revolt was new Lutheran ideas that were beginning to go against the traditional Catholicism ideas. Documents 1‚4 and 5 give insight on the views those who were on the nobility side‚ Documents 2 and 3 give more specific details over the views of peasants and finally for Documents 7‚8 and 12 explain how the mainly how the revolt didn’t have much meaning behind it. Documents 1‚ 4
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Imperialism DBQ The rise of industrialization and nationalism pushed European and American nations to explore the uncharted regions of Africa‚ East‚ Asia‚ and Southeast Asia in mid-1800s. The result was a significant change in the social‚ political‚ and economic structures not only of the colonized nations‚ but also those of the colonizing nations. The progressive nations bring to the people of those garden spots the foodstuffs and manufactures they need. [Progressive nations]
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Chapter 2 Notes: Indian & European Relations in the 1600s Spain in North America 1560s: Spanish give up search for Indian gold. Focus on defending their empire from English (who were plundering treasure ships and Caribbean ports) and French Protestants (who began to settle in Florida though the Spanish had already claimed the land). Spanish establish fort at St. Augustine‚ Florida (1565) to protect route of the treasure fleet. They also massacre French Protestants. Raids by Native Americans
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Silk Road DBQ The Silk Road in World History (Suggested writing time – 40 minutes) You should spend at least 10 minutes reading‚ analyzing‚ and grouping the sources. Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying Documents 1-6. (The documents have been edited for the purpose of this exercise.) Write your answer on the lined pages of the Section II free-response booklet. This question is designed to test your ability to work with and understand historical documents. Write an essay
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1993 DBQ Early English colonies in America hardly resembled the union of men and women that would later fight against England and build a new country. In fact‚ until the mid-eighteenth century‚ most English colonists had very little‚ if anything to do with the settlers in neighboring colonies. They heard news of Indian wars and other noteworthy events‚ not from the colony itself‚ but from England. The colonies in the New World appeared completely different and the prospect of any unity between them
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Aztec DBQ Essay The Aztec empire thrived in central Mexico from the 13th to the 16th centuries. In the early 16th century‚ the Spanish conquistadors overtook the Aztecs as part of the "Age of Exploration." Since then‚ historians have struggled to define how history should remember the Aztecs. Although the Aztecs were supporters of human sacrifice‚ they should be remembered as a sophisticated civilization because of their elaborate flourishing economy‚ social customs‚ and their advances in society
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