NAME: AMDG ESSAY WRITING QUIZ AP US HISTORY ELMORE Circle the letter that “most correctly” answers the question with regard to writing an essay on the following topic: “Belief in the freedom of religion was central to the development of some colonies‚ while in other colonies such freedom was denied.” Assess the validity of this statement. 1. All of the following should appear in an introductory paragraph on this essay topic EXCEPT a. definitions of important concepts like
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AP US History Ch.1 Identifications 1. Tenochtithin- the Aztec capital built on the site of present-day Mexico City and had a population of over 100‚000 in 1500 and an impressive complex of majestic public buildings including temples equal in size to the great pyramids of Egypt. 2. Iroquios Confederation- is a collection of five original nations bound together by mutual peace and friendship. The founding nations were the Mohawk‚ Oneida‚ Onondaga‚ Cayuga and Seneca Nations‚ with the Tuscarora
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IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS FROM For the Record FIVE of the following will appear in Part A of the Final Exam. You will identify and discuss the significance to American history of TWO of them. (10 marks). 1. George Washington - Letters about Shays’ Rebellion (1786) – p.150 -George Washington wrote this letter addressing Shays’ Rebellion and the danger of disunion among the states. -He was writing to tell them that the Republic they had just fought for was in danger of collapsing in on itself. He
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George Washington (served 1789-1797) 1. Judiciary Act: George Washington signed The Judiciary Act on September 24‚ 1789‚ which was presented by Congress. This was the very first act of Congress. The Judiciary Act created the Federal Court system and it created the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court acts as the head of the judiciary branch of America’s three-branched government. The purpose of creating this act was to provide structure and authority of the federal court system and created the office
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A.P. World History Guided Reading 1 "The Origins of Agriculture to the First River-Valley Civilizations” TERMS: Culture - Socially transmitted patterns of action and expression Foragers - Hunting and food gathering people Animal domestication - The killing of animals for food Pastorialism - Way of life dependent on large herds of grazing livestock Matrilineal - Kinship with mother Patrilineal - Kinship with father Lineages - the holding of land by large kinship (blood relationship)
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Chapter 2 Outline The Biological Perspective Neuron A specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell Dendrites Dendrites are treelike extensions at the beginning of a neuron that help increase the surface area of the cell body and are covered with synapses Soma The soma is the cell body of a neuron. Axon The Axon of a neuron is a singular fiber that carries information away from the soma to the synaptic sites of other neurons (dendrites and somas)‚ muscles‚ Glial
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Chapter 13: European society in the age of the Renaissance I. The Evolution of the Renaissance A. The Renaissance was a period of enhancement in all aspects of life 1. Economic growth laid the material basis for the renaissance a.1050-1300 witnessed commercial and financial development b. Venice became wealthy from overseas trade c. Genoa and Venice ships sailed all year long B. Communes and Republics 1. Northern Italian cities were communes 2. Milan
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CHAPTER 1 The Study of American Government Chapter Outline with Keyed-in Resources0 I0. What is political power? (THEME A: POLITICAL POWER AND AUTHORITY)0 A0. Two great questions about politics0 10. Who governs: those who govern will affect us 20. To what ends: tells how government affects our lives 30. The text focuses on who governs and‚ in answering this question‚ looks at how the government makes decisions on a variety of issues B0. Power0 10. Definition: the ability of one person to
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1. What were the major patterns of Native American life in North America before the Europeans arrived? Before the Europeans arrived‚ the hemisphere contained cities‚ roads‚ irrigation systems‚ extensive trade networks‚ and large structures. They had not developed the scale‚ grandeur or centralized organization of the Aztec and Inca societies. They lacked the technologies that Europe had such as metal tools‚ machines and gun powder. Societies north of Mexico were illiterate. They became a central
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Isabel Olivas Eliason AP U.S. History 6 September 2014 The New World was a marvel and a chance to make it big in the 1600s. England took its gamble at building colonies in the unsettled region of what is now the east coast. It then was separated into two regions‚ New England and the Chesapeake. Even though they were both founded by the English‚ their differences in religion‚ unity‚ and motives evolved their societies into polar opposites. In New England‚ unity was a way of life. They believed in
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