of slavery into the new territories.1 Federalists hoped that the complex nature of federalism would be able to succeed in the areas where the Articles of Confederation failed. The number of proponents for federalism grew after the publication of The Federalist. This was a series of essays written by Alexander Hamilton‚ James Madison‚ and John Jay that challenged the sentiment that republican government had to be small-scale.2 One excerpt from The Federalist stated: Extend the sphere‚ and you take
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Centers and Peripheries George Bancroft- Not officially a historian Charles Austin Beard- Officially historian Bancroft: Philosophical ideals Beard: Economic Determinism Sources- Primary(he looks into documents(constitution)) ‚ Secondary(Books he wrote about)‚ All suspicious (victims to their own prejudice) Fredrick Jackson Turner “The aim of history‚ then ‚ is to know the elements of the present by understanding Analysis (SPEC) Social Political Economic Cultural
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(6) Indentured Servitude – Was the primary labor system in the Chesapeake colonies for most of the seventeenth century. (7) Electoral College – The institution that elects the President and Vice President of the United States every four years. (8) Whigs – The name used by advocates of colonial resistance to British measures during the 1760s and 1770s. (9) Checks and Balances – The system used to keep the government from becoming too powerful in one branch. (10) Imperialism – The policy and practice
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APUSH EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE Colonial History Earliest Colonies Virginia - May 1607‚ 100 English settlers founded Jamestown. Problems included: Swampy area of Jamestown meant poor drinking water and mosquitos spreading malaria and yellow fever. Men spent time looking for gold instead of establishing themselves (building shelter or planting crops). No women on the first ship the Virginia company received a charter from King James I. It was a joint stock company‚ meaning customers invest in
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Chapter 1: New World Encounters and the Columbian Exchange Native American Origins Environment‚ Change‚ and Human History Human evolution has proceeded against a backdrop of great Ice Ages. The latest one occurring only 20‚000 BCE years ago Human settlement in the Americas began during the Wisconsin glaciation period with migrations traversing across Beringia from northwest Asia present day Siberia in Russia across to North America. Later a warming trend nine thousand years ago BCE led
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Those men all were a bit different in their political views and the main issues that they stood for. The first of all these men to be elected president was John Adams in 1796. He served as president from March 4‚ 1797 to March 4‚ 1801. He was affiliated with the Federalist Party. The main issue President Adams stressed was civic virtue and to set an example for Republican virtues. He wanted to set a solid example as to what the president should stand for and be expected to do. Adams was never involved in any type of scandal during his presidency
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HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT Some historian trace the history of newspapers back to the Romans “ Acta Diurna” and the “ti pao” of china. The “Acta Diurnal”‚ a daily ‚ handwritten gazette launched by Julius Caesar in 59 B.C.. reported noteworthy events‚ private and official notices and births among other things. It continued for about 350 years. China’s early version of the newspaper‚ the “ti-pao”‚ provided news to government officials and the intellectual elite for about a thousand years. The forerunners
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APUSH Mock 6 Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. Which of the following statements is true about immigration to the United States during the last two decades of the 19th century? a. Southern and Eastern Europeans came in larger numbers than earlier in the century. b. Irish immigrants came in larger numbers than earlier in the century. c. The US government entered into a “gentleman’s agreement” to ban immigrants from certain
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APUSH REVIEW This is intended to be a guide for your exam review. A candidate needs to get about 60% of the 80 multiple choice questions correct to have a good chance to pass the AP Exam (plus 5/6 on each of the three essays). The questions are designed to test your understanding of different aspects of U.S. history: political/diplomatic‚ social/economic‚ cultural/ intellectual. It is not EASY! Prepare Well! Exploration‚ Discovery‚ and Settlement -Europe in the Sixteenth Century -Significant
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against the British 1781 Battle of Yorktown Articles of Confederation ratified 1783 Peace signed in Paris 1784-1787 Northwest Ordinance of 1784‚ 1785‚ and 1787 1786 Annapolis Convention 1787 Shays’ Rebellion Constitutional Convention 1788 Federalist Papers written Constitution ratified 1789 George Washington inaugurated as President of the United States French Revolution begins 1790 Capital placed on the Potomac River 1793 Citizen Genet 1794 Whiskey Rebellion Indians defeated at Fallen
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