US History AP Outline Chapter 17 The Transformation of the Trans-Mississippi West‚ 1860-1900 I. Native Americans and the Trans-Mississippi West a. The Plains Indians i. Three major sub regions: -The northern Plains: Lakota‚ Flatheads‚ Blackfeet‚ Assiniboins‚ northern Cheyennes‚ Arapahos‚ and Crows -The Central region: Five Civilized Tribes‚ agricultural life‚ before horses -South: western Kansas‚ Colorado‚ eastern New Mexico‚ and Texas: the Comanches‚ Kiowas‚ southern Arapahos‚ and Kiowa
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pot and had been from the outset; the population was picturesquely mottled with numerous foreign groups a. Germans constituted about 6 percent of the total population‚ or 150‚000‚ by 1775; fleeing religious persecution‚ economic oppression‚ and war‚ they had flocked to America in early 1700s and settled chiefly in Pennsylvania
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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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Jubayer Ahmed Mr.Disiro period 8 Imagine a war without the use of weapons. The Cold War was a standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union without a use of arms (Nuclear Weapons and the Arms Race). It was a period of time with great resentment and pressure. Even though both sides never had a direct military confrontation‚ they engaged in “proxy wars” and threatened each other with nuclear annihilation (Nuclear Weapons and the Arms Race). For over forty years the Soviets and Americans
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once he gained power he soon started World War II. Throughout the war Hitler made many decisions that led to him gaining even more support and power. As the war came to a close‚ bad decision finally led to the downfall of Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler rose to power quickly‚ maintained his empire through the actions taken‚ and soon fell through the decisions made at the closing of World War II. Through the weakness of Germany following the preceding war and signing the Treaty of Versailles‚ Hitler
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Unit 2 DBQ: Discuss the extent to which the religious schism during the sixteenth century was symptomatic of political‚ social‚ and economic problems. The religious schism took place in the 16th century‚ mainly between the Catholic Church and Protestants. During these times‚ many changes were brought forth to Europe during this schism. Although the religious schism brought forth an age of Reformation of the Catholic church‚ the religious schism started wars‚ revolts across Germany following
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AP US HISTORY Summer Assignment Francis Lewis HS 1. What distinguished the American Revolution from others? The American Revolution was different from all other revolutions because it was the first successful attempt that established a government. Another thing that distinguished this revolution from the others is that it did not occur from within. 2. Why does Ellis think this is significant? Ellis thinks that the distinguishing factors are significant because the American Revolution
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Anthony Ronacher 11/22/14 311-01 Cricket DBQ Essay Cricket is a bat-and-ball sport introduced to India by the British. It is a sport that can be enjoyed by a wide variety of people. This sport also has a very clear relation with politics. Cricket has been around for quite some time‚ and as we can see‚ it became increasingly popular throughout the early to mid-1950s. However‚ when people began competing religiously‚ it started to bring tension throughout society
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I. Thomas Jefferson a) Born: April 13 th ‚ 1743 Goochland‚ VA b) Died: July 4 th ‚ 1826‚ Monticello‚ II. VA Educational and Occupational Background a) College of William and Mary b) VA delegate to Continental Congress (1783-1784) c) VA House of Burgesses (1769-1774) d) Governor of VA (1779-1791) e) Minister of France f) Secretary of State for George Washington (1790-1793) g) Vice President for John Adams (1797-1801) III. Terms of Office a) First term: 1801-1805
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November 28‚ 2011 2X—Carlson AP History Chapter 19— Early Latin America Homework Questions 1) Many Iberian institutions were transplanted to the Americas such as churches‚ urbanization‚ and a government. Peasants lived in towns and villages‚ which were built on grids. The Iberian Peninsula preserved a tradition of holding slaves and slavery was brought to America. They wanted to create new nobility‚ with the Indians as their serfs. Patriarchal notions were deeply stressed and women held
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