Chapter eight asserts that the birth of the Revolutionary War occurred from 1763 to 1775 because of political values in the colonies‚ British legislation‚ and violent conflicts between the colonies and Britain. After the Seven Years War‚ even though they were the most powerful force in North America‚ Britain was heavily in debt and needed a way to pay for the war they had just fought and won. At the same time‚ the American colonies were enjoying their continent without any French involvement and
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Chapter 4: The Bonds of Empire‚ 1660-1750 A. Rebellion and War‚ 1660-1713 The Restoration (1660) did not resolve England’s political conflicts within colonies. a. Royal Centralization‚ 1660-1688 1. Restoration monarchs had little use for representative government. Proprietor of New York (future James II) forbade the NY assembly (lower legislative chamber) to meet. 2. Massachusetts persisted in self-government‚ insisting voting rights on property ownership rather than church membership. In 1661
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Mankiw – Chapter 13 SOLUTIONS TO TEXT PROBLEMS: Quick Quizzes 1. Farmer McDonald’s opportunity cost is $300‚ consisting of 10 hours of lessons at $20 an hour that he could have been earning plus $100 in seeds. His accountant would only count the explicit cost of the seeds ($100). If McDonald earns $200 from selling the crops‚ then McDonald earns a $100 accounting profit ($200 sales minus $100 cost of seeds) but makes an economic loss of $100 ($200 sales minus $300 opportunity cost). 2. Farmer
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Chapter 32 Latin America 1) What distinguishes those regions referred to as the "Third World" from other societies? Page Ref: 773 - lack of industrialization 2) The "Second World" refers to what? Page Ref: 773 -industrialized communist nations 3) Which nations are part of the "First World"? Page Ref: 773 -all but the Soviet Union 4) In which “world” did Latin America belong? Page Ref: 773 -third world 5) How much has Latin America institutions and patterns of politics changed? Page
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Chapter 28 The Liberal Era (1960-1968) I. The Kennedy Presidency A. Personality‚ image‚ and characteristics -Kennedy personified the self-confident liberal who believed that an activist state could improve life at home and confront the Communist college abroad -Vigorous and prosperous -Wealthy father -Charming war hero‚ used his father’s connections to win election to the House of Representatives in 1946 from a Boston district in which he had
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Chapter 18: The Age of the City 1)The Urbanization of America a)The Life of the City i)Urban pop increased 7x in 50 yrs after Civil War‚ by 1920 majority of ppl lived in urban areas. Occurred partly b/c of natural growth‚ mostly b/c immigrants and rural ppl flocked b/c offered better paying jobs than rural areas‚ cultural experiences available‚ transportation to cities easier than ever b)Migrations i)Late 19th century saw geographic mobility- Americans left declining Eastern agricultural regions
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Chapter 17 Vocabulary 1. William Henry Harrison - "Old Tippecanoe"‚ 9th President‚ "log cabins and hard cider" 2. Daniel Webster - Secretary of State‚ Whig‚ Only member of Tyler Cabinet to not resign‚ negotiating treaty with Britain over Maine’s boundary 3. Henry Clay - The Whig candidate for president in the election of 1844 4. John Tyler (1841) - Leader elected vice president on the Whig ticket who spent most of his presidency in bitter fueds with his fellow Whigs 5. Canadian insurrection
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During the period between 1865 and 1900‚ the lives of many African Americans had changed in both political and social ways. They had a lifestyle transformation. Politically‚ African Americans were able to vote. As for socially‚ African Americans were beginning to be viewed as equals. African Americans were given the opportunity to vote. There opinion began to matter. As Alfred H. Ward expresses in his art black men waiting in a line‚ it means much more than a single file. Displaying the men
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encouraged followers to use the Bible as a moral compass rather than to believe that the Bible represented scientific or historical truth. Many Liberal Protestants became active in the “social gospel” and other reform movements of the era. National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) An organization founded in 1890 to demand the vote for women. NAWSA argued that women should be allowed to vote because their responsibilities in the home and family made them indispensable in the public decision-making
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#8—Crash Course World History Alexander the Great 1. Alexander of Macedon‚ born in 356 BCE‚ died in 323 BCE at the ripe old age of _32_____. 2. Alexander was the son of King __phillip________ II‚ and when just 13 years old he tamed a horse no one else could ride named Bucephalus‚ which impressed his father so much he said: “Oh thy son‚ look thee at a kingdom equal to and worthy of thyself‚ for Macedonia is too little for thee.” 3. Let’s to look at Alexander of Macedon’s story by examining
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