APUSH – Chapter 11 (Technology‚ Culture‚ and Everyday Life‚ 1840-1860) Identifications John Deere’s Steel-Tipped Plow and Cyrus McCormicks’s Mechanical Reaper – Deere invented a steel-tipped plow that halved the labor to clear acres to till. Timber for housing and fencing was available in nearby woods‚ and settlements spread rapidly. McCormick developed the mechanical reaper which harvested grain seven times faster than traditional methods with half the work force and guaranteed that wheat would
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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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APUSH American Pageant: Edition 13 Chapter 1 Notes Founding the New Nation The people who settled in America didn’t want to found a new nation. They were Europeans who continued to view themselves as Europeans‚ and they regarded America as the “western rim of a transatlantic European world”. The settlers who came to America were much alike. They spoke English and wanted an agricultural society. They grew to cherish the ideals like individual liberty‚ self-government‚ religious tolerance‚ and
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V. Free Blacks: Slaves Without Masters 1. By 1860‚ free Blacks in the South numbered about 250‚000. 2. In the upper South‚ these Blacks were descended from those freed by the idealism of the Revolutionary War (“all men were created equal”). 3. In the deep South‚ they were usually mulattoes (Black mother‚ White father who was usually a master) freed when their masters died. 4. Many owned property; a few owned slaves themselves. 5. Free Blacks were prohibited from working in
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To what extent did the American Revolution fundamentally change American society? In your answer be sure to address the political‚ social‚ and economic effects of the Revolution in the period from 1775 to 1800. Notes from Mr. Williams: This essay was given to 2nd period APUSH on their first in- class essay. Included were 10 documents (if interested in seeing them‚ please come into class). The DBQ writer needed to take ideas and topics from the documents‚ and ADD significant outside fact and
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Chapter 21 A. The Toltec and the Mexica 1. Toltecs emerge in the ninth and tenth centuries after the collapse of Teotihuacan a. Established large state‚ powerful army mid-tenth to the mid-twelfth century b. Tula was the Toltec capital city and center of trade c. Maintained close relations with societies of the Gulf coast and the Maya 2. Toltec decline after twelfth century d. Civil strife at Tula‚ beginning in 1125
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APUSH STUDY GUIDE Bold → add more info CHAPTER 1 Juan Ponce de Leon- looked for fountain of youth in Florida. Died by an Indian Arrow Francisco Coronado- Looked for "golden cities" which were actually pueblos. Went to Arizona and New Mexico. Found the Grand Canyon and large "herds" of buffalo John Cabot- Explored northeastern America (1497-1498). English sent him known as Giovanni Caboto (Not entirely sure if he was English himself) Treaty of Tordesillas- Spain celebrated Columbus’s arrival
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Mr. Dunbar AP European History Chapter 10 Outline: Renaissance and Discovery Section One: The Renaissance in Italy * Section Overview * Jacob Burckhardt‚ a Swiss historian‚ described the Renaissance as the “prototype of the modern world” in his book Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (1860) * In Italy blossomed new secular and scientific views * People became to approach the world empirically and draw rational conclusions based on observation
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Chapter 13 Worlds Entangled‚ 1600–1750 Chapter Summary From 1600 to 1750‚ trade continued to expand‚ tying all areas of the globe together. Demands for silver‚ sugar‚ spices‚ silks‚ cotton‚ and porcelain drove trade so that products from each major global region could be found virtually everywhere else. Silver allowed economies to become commercialized and began to strengthen the hand of European trade. Europeans began moving‚ and forcibly moving Africans‚ into new places while Europeans expanded
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War by Act of Germany -To defend American interests short of war‚ the president asked Congress for authority to arm American merchant ships. -An obstruction of Midwestern senators was a reminder of the continuing strength of American isolationism. -The Zimmermann note was intercepted and published on March 1‚ 1917‚ infuriating Americans‚ especially westerners. -German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann had secretly proposed a German-Mexican alliance‚ tempting Mexico with veiled promises
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