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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4 Eras of Mass Communication and Features of Eras Identify and explain the 4 eras of mass communication theory development. 1. mass society era (audiences are passive and easily manipulated -focused on a one way message; late 1800s-1940s) The Era of Mass Society and Mass Culture Theory. Begun at the 2nd half of the 19th century. Mass society theory: Perspective on Western‚ industrial society that attributess an influential but often negative role to media. Media was feared because it was regarded
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in stone. If war were to break out over slavery‚ the logic went‚ Southerners were sure that Britain would have no choice but to come to their aid. This logic‚ though sensible based on the numbers‚ never panned out. The Planter “Aristocracy” The antebellum (pre-Civil War) South was an oligarchy (government by a few elite). Only 1‚733 families owned 100+ slaves in 1850. They ruled the South in a "cottonocracy." Southern society is shrouded in myths. The scene‚ often shown in movies‚ of huge plantations
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known as "Scarface"; from Chicago; in 1925‚ he began six years of gang warfare that netted him millions of blood-splattered dollars; branded "Public Enemy Number One"; 6) John Dewey- was an American philosopher‚ psychologist‚ and educational reformer; one of the founders of the philosophical school of Pragmatism. 7) John T. Scopes- a high school biology teacher who was indicted for teaching evolution in the "Monkey Trial" of 1925; defended by nationally known attorneys; clash between theology
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Chapter 4: American Life in the 17th Century‚ 1607-1692 1. William Berkeley - He was a British colonial governor of Virginia from 1642-52. He showed that he had favorites in his second term which led to the Bacon’s rebellion in 1676 ‚which he ruthlessly suppressed. He had poor frontier defense. 2. Nathaniel Bacon - was a colonist of the Virginia Colony‚ famous as the instigator of Bacon’s Rebellion of 1676‚ which collapsed when Bacon himself died from dysentery. 3. Cotton Mather – was a
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Tyler Miler APUSH 1/15/13 From the 1815-1860‚ two events changed the role of woman in society forever. From a social‚ political and cultural standpoints The antebellum market revolution and the second great awakening both played key roles in changing the woman’s role in the family‚ workplace and society. The antebellum market revolution was a key event in changing woman’s roles. Before the revolution blacks and women were not accompanied to the same rights as a white male‚ But white and white
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10358698 ANTEBELLUM SLAVERY WAS PRIMARILY ECONOMIC IN NATURE Slavery formed the backbone of the South economically. It was just as much the political and social basis of Southern identity‚ too. With the invention of Eli Whitney’s cotton gin‚ southern plantation owners had to buy more slaves to keep up with the demand for cotton. There was an ever-present demand‚ particularly by Northern states‚ for cotton. There became a growing economic dependence on slavery. James Henry Hammond’s manual
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The Progressive Movement (1900-1920) was basically a reform movement. The movement drew its ideals and inspiration from the writings of Thomas Jefferson and reform groups that had attracted some attention in the 19th Century. The progressives were successful in part because they were able to rally the better part of a generation to their ideas about reform. While not all progressives supported all progressive reforms‚ the basic objectives of the movement included the following: Destruction of the
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APUSH Study Guide Pre-Colonial America Pre-Columbian 3 most advanced civilizations: Incas‚ Mayas‚ Aztecs European Exploration Treaty of Tordesillas (1494): “Line of Demarcation” (division of the Americas into two equal parts for Spain and Portugal to share – Spain‚ west; Portugal‚ east) moved further west since it was unfavorable to Spain and Portugal had a stronger navy Brazil becomes Portuguese colony and Spain maintained claims to rest of Americas Reasons for Colonization: money‚ power
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Ben Boyd AP US History DBQ ESSAY Throughout the period dating from 1801 to 1817‚ the United States government was primarily controlled by the Jeffersonian Republican party‚ whereas the Federalist Party began to slowly fade away from public view. The Jeffersonian Republican party‚ led by Thomas Jefferson‚ professed to favor a weak central government through the support of more states’ rights‚ "...that the states are independent... to...themselves...and united as to everything
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