History 1301: History of the United States to 1877 Section 63402 Fall 2015 01/20/15 – 05/14/15 Instructor: Dr. Ryan Pettengill E-mail: RPettengill@dcccd.edu Skype address: petteng1 Office Phone: 214-860-3618 Office: W-243 Meeting Days and Times: Online format Room: Online format Credit Hours: 3 Semester Hours Division: Communications and Social Sciences Office Phone: 214-860-8671 Office Hours: Mon.‚ Wed.‚ Fri.‚ 8 – 9 a.m. Course Description: This is a general survey of American history from colonization
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Coming from a religious background‚ the religious event in history always stuck out to me the most. I’m amazed at the variety of belief that was practice throughout the years. I would like to examine some of the important religious events from the years 1492 to 1865. The events that really grabbed my attention were The Protestant Reformation‚ The Salem Witchcraft Trials‚ and The Second Great Awakening. First important religious event was The Protestant Reformation. This took place in 1517. It initially
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ARTS 1301 Exam 1. Question 001-18 (Points: 1) The drawings from Ardèche Gorge are located in southern France at: a. Chauvet cave. b. Lascaux cave. c. La Villedorphe. d. Nomadic cave. Save Answer 2. Question 007-18 (Points: 1) The "Toreador" fresco was created by the ________ culture. a. Neolithic b. Roman c. Minoan d. Greek Save Answer 3. Question 011-18 (Points: 1) Neolithic culture developed quickly in the world’s fertile valleys. By 4000 bce‚ urban societies had developed
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Chapter 1: Ancient America Before 1492 ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY Archaeologists focus on physical objects such as bones‚ spears‚ pots‚ baskets‚ jewelry‚ clothing and buildings. Historians direct attention to writings‚ letters‚ and diary entries. North Americans in 1492 possessed many forms of symbolic representation‚ but not writing. People who lived during the millennia invented hundreds of spoken languages‚ learned to survive in every natural environment and they learned and taught from
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NOTES HISTORY 1301 GLOBAL COMPETITION AND THE EXPANSION OF ENGLAND’S EMPIRE 1650-1740 The mercantilist system Colonies became an important source of wealth for the mother country 1650 Mercantilism = the government should regulate economic activity in order to promote national power. Trade should be controlled so that more gold and silver flowed into the country than left it. Parliament passed the first Navigation Act 1651 which aimed to wrest control of world trade from the Dutch who had
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Assignment One 1.) What are some of the hardships faced by indentured servants in Virginia during the early days of the colony? a. Some of the hardships faced by indentured servants was disease such as “scurvy‚ bloody flux‚ and diverse other diseases.” Also‚ they have not much of a variety of food to eat‚ they eat “peas and loblollies”‚ and so they will do anything to be able to eat other variety of foods. The amount of food they get is shared between other men. Therefore their amount
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English 1301 - Research Essay- Spring 2012 Research Topics: Choose ONE and argue for or against: 1. Should certain kinds of ads be banned in the interest of health/morality – alcohol‚ cigarettes‚ and prescription meds? 2. Should it be legal to use animals for sports and entertainment? 3. Should shoe companies be able to give away free shoes and equipment to high school athletes? 4. Should the sale of human organs be legalized? 5. Do Americans work too hard? Does working
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History and geographyFrom Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about the academic discipline. For a general history of human beings‚ see History of the world. For other uses‚ see History (disambiguation). Historia by Nikolaos Gysis (1892) Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.[1] —George Santayana History (from Greek ἱστορία - historia‚ meaning "inquiry‚ knowledge acquired by investigation"[2]) is an umbrella term that relates to past events as well
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History (from Greek ἱστορία - historia‚ meaning is about an umbrella term that relates to past events as well as the discovery‚ collection‚ organization‚ and presentation of information about these events. The term includes cosmic‚ geologic‚ and organic history‚ but is often generically implied to mean human history. Scholars who write about history are called historians. History as well as ancient geometrical applications of history can also refer to the academic discipline which uses a narrative
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History Essay When you think about history‚ what comes to mind? Events‚ specific dates‚ or a period of time? We believe that history is the study of the important events that have taken place during the past millions of years. History not only tells us dates and events‚ but by studying history‚ we also learn about how our world has evolved and come into being. It explains the importance of certain events and how we are effected by them. We learn from the mistakes made in the past so we can create
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