Africa chapter 20 • Factories: forts and trading posts with resident merchants. • El Mina (1482): Most important factory in the heart of gold-producing region of the forest zone. • Nzigna Mvemba (r. 1507-1543): Ruler of Kongo. With help of missionaries brought the whole kingdom to Christianity. • Luanda: Permanent settlement of the Portuguese established in the south of the Kongo in the 1570s. Basis for Portuguese colony of Angola. • Royal African Company: Charted in 1660s to establish a monopoly
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APUSH Chapter 12 Antebellum Culture and Reform Hudson River School – The first great school of American painters‚ based in New York. The painters portrayed that America’s “wild nature” made them superior to Europe. Cooper and the American Wilderness – James Fenimore Cooper was the first great American novelist (The Last of the Mohicans‚ The Deerslayer) His novels “The Leatherstocking Tales” were a celebration of the American spirit and landscape Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry D. Thoreau – rejected
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of ships to achieve an agreed upon ratio of craft among the world’s naval powers. Naval arms conference called by Harding in 1921 when naval race between US‚ Britain‚ and Japan was a danger‚ they pledged to reduce battleships but failed to prevent war‚ US and Japan recognized each others territory in the Pacific and represented a pioneering arms-control effort. F. Scott Fitzgerald- (Page 495) Was part of both the jazz age and the lost generation. Wrote books encouraging the flapper culture‚ and
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Ch. 24 1. Leland Stanford- He was one of the "Big Four" who backed the Central Pacific Railroad. He was the ex-governor of California with useful political connections. 2. Collis P. Huntington- He was one of the "Big Four" who was an adept lobbyist. 3. James J. Hill- He created the Great Northern railroad and was the greatest railroad builder of all time. 4. Cornelius Vanderbilt- He was the head of New York Central railroad and he financed successful western railroads. 5. Jay Gould-
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Chapter 20- List the functions of the lymphatic vessels. The function of the lymphatic vessels‚ or lymphatic’s‚ is an elaborate system of drainage vessels that collect the excess protein-containing interstitial fluid and return it to the bloodstream. Describe the structure and distribution of lymphatic vessels. The lymphatic collecting vessels have the same three tunics as veins‚ but the collecting vessels are thinner walled‚ have more internal valves‚ and anastomose more. The lymphatic
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Westward Expansion and Sectionalism (1840-1861) At the end of the Mexican War during Polk’s term as president‚ many new lands west of Texas were yielded to the United States‚ and the debate over the westward expansion of slavery was rekindled. Southern politicians and slave owners demanded that slavery be allowed in the West because they feared that a closed door would spell doom for their economy and way of life. Whig Northerners‚ however‚ believed that slavery should be banned from the new territories
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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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Webster defines economics as "the science concerned with the making‚ selling‚ and using of goods” or in lame man terms wants and needs fulfilled with limited resources. The north and south had many differences due to diversification within their economies; such as; crop differences to the imposed tariffs on them to economic need for cheap labor i.e. slaves. The framers of the Constitution specifically tried to avoid dealing with slavery because at one time or another it was a critical part of their
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Chapter 3: Settling the Northern Colonies American Pageant Notes: How did John Calvin’s teachings result in some Englishmen wanting to leave England? Some Puritans were motivated by Calvin to break off from England and the rest of their religious group to start brand new lives. Explain the factors that contributed to the success of the Plymouth colony. The strong Puritan faith created a close religious community along with the available resources such as fur‚ fish‚ and lumber that helped the
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Chapter 9 The Pursuit of Equality • • Declaration of independence claims "all men are created equal" • Most states reduced property holding requirements to vote • Less hierarchy-poorer people now reacquired to be treated with the same respect as their wealthy counterparts • indentured servitude was abolished by 1800 • Trade organizations for artists and laborers=social democracy • primogeniture (inheritance laws) were removed • Anglican church dissolved-became the Protestant Episcopal
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