The Shaping of North America 225 million years ago-Pangaea “supercontinent” 10 million years ago- Rocky Mountains exist Appalachians exist Continents are separated 2 million years ago- an Ice Age envelopes the planet and the water level lowers 35 000 years ago- the Bering Land Bridge appears animals cross‚ followed by nomadic Asian hunters 10 000 years ago- the Ice Age ends nomadic people create civilization By1492 AD‚ the population grows to 72 million *only 7-10 million
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AP US HISTORY 2011-2012 Course Overview: AP US History is designed as a college level history course with corresponding academic expectations for high school 11th graders. Chronologically‚ AP US History covers the vast expanse of our nation’s past from colonial beginnings in the 1600s to the present. Several themes of American History will emphasized for students to be able to think conceptually about our nation’s past. Such themes will include American diversity‚ culture‚ identity‚ economic
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Blue Block 3 APUSH 11/23/2012 2002 APUSH DBQ During 1825-1861‚ or the Antebellum Era‚ there were many different social‚ religious‚ institutional and educational reform movements. Though‚ the leaders behind these goals were aspiring for a surreal goal‚ a utopian society‚ what they formed was a vastly improved nation. Some of the reform movements were the temperance movement‚ the 2nd great awakening‚ abolitionist movement‚ and women’s rights movement. These reform movements
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As the first AP course I ever took and having a rigorous curriculum‚ Advanced Placement United States History was the most challenging class I have taken in high school. APUSH pushed me to strengthen essential skills for an educated person to have such as critical reading‚ writing‚ and analytical thinking. Although my final grade for this class was a B‚ I do not regret taking this informative‚ challenging class‚ for I know that it will and has academically helped me. Furthermore‚ Honors Civics and
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Martha Vasquez November 23‚ 2013 E Block Identification of Terms- Unit 3 1 (4) Shakers Who: A group of religious people who derived their name from a unique ritual in which they would “shake” themselves free of sin. They were most well known for their celibacy‚ which meant that most Shakers entered the religion on their own. Also‚ they embraced the idea of sexual equality and believed God was not clearly male or female. When: Founded in the 1770s Significance or Impact: The Shakers made a redefinition
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Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act The Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act of 1909 (ch. 6‚ 36 Stat. 11)‚ named for Representative Sereno E. Payne (R-NY) and Senator Nelson W. Aldrich (R-RI)‚ began in the United States House of Representatives as a bill lowering certain tariffs on goods entering the United States.[1] It was the first change in tariff laws since the Dingley Act of 1897.[2] President William Howard Taft called Congress into a special session in 1909 shortly after his inauguration to discuss the issue.
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1. Federal land grants- Recognizing that western railroads would lead the way to settlement‚ the federal government provided railroad companies with huge subsidies in the form of loans and land grants. The government expected that the railroad would make every effort to sell the land to new settlers to finance construction. 2. Transcontinental railroad-During the Civil War‚ Congress authorized land grants and loans for the building of the first transcontinental railroad totie California to the
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APUSH 21 Nov 2013 Ch. 10 & 11 #2 Essay Question American Reform movements between 1820 and 1860 reflected both optimistic and pessimistic views of human and society. Assess the validity of this statement in reference to reform movements in THREE of the following: education‚ temperance‚ women’s rights‚ utopian experiments‚ penal institutions. (1988) The United States has seen change come and go over time. From the Great Awakening in the 1730s to the Technological revolution of the 20th century
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Colin Trimble Global 2 Honors Summer Assignment The Sunflower Over the summer we read the book “The Sunflower”‚ a story written by Simon Wiesenthal. The story consists of a man named Simon having to make a choice of to forgive someone that has brought him great pain. Simon is faced with Nazi asking for forgiveness for all the people he has killed over the years. Simon makes a choice but later regrets it. The book “The Sunflower” starts with Simon Wiesenthal being put into a concentration
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1.In the campaign‚ Roosevelt seized the opportunity to prove that he was not an invalid by vigorously campaigning. His campaign also featured an attack on Hoover’s spending (though‚ ironically‚ he would spend much more during his term). 2.In 1932‚ Franklin Roosevelt campaigned on the promise that as president he would attack the Great Depression by experimenting with bold new programs for economic and social reform. 3.The Democrats found expression through the airy tune “Happy Days Are Here
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