Maps of the land b) To find a water way that connected the east to the west c) Make treaties with the Indians d) Find a good place to settle 2. How did outgoing President Adams ensure federalist control of the regional courts? a) Made Marshall chief justice of the Supreme Court b) Judiciary Act of 1801 c) Embargo Act d) Midnight judges 3. When the Embargo Act was put into place who did it affect more? a) America b) France c) Britain d) Spain 4. What did Macon’s Bill
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and opinionated researchers to weigh in on the question. James V. Koch is a board of visitors professor of economics and president emeritus at Old Dominion University in Norfolk‚ Va. He’s also co-author with James L. Fisher of the 2008 book Born‚ Not Made: The Entrepreneurial Personality‚ which argues that many entrepreneurs are simply wired that way‚ giving them a natural
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to the final paragraph‚ what will a person "whose heart is firm" pursue "unto death"? ➢ The person who’s heart is firm will pursue their standard of things. ❖ What opinion of offensive wars does Paine express in the final paragraph? ➢ Thomas Paine believes that offensive war is murder. ❖ What does Paine mean when he refers to "the summer soldier" and "the sunshine patriot"? ➢ Paine is saying that the soldiers only want to be part of the war during good times. ❖ What is the point
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Devin Timms AP US History Jefferson/Madison DBQ During the presidencies of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison‚ the two political parties were still somewhat true to their founding ideas‚ but not completely. The different parties had started to let go of their strong stances and instead begin to take a more‚ middle of the road viewpoint. The Jeffersonians began to sway from their strict constructionism partly‚ as they passed things like the 1st Bank of the United States‚ which went against almost
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY After working for five months as an account executive‚ Thomas Green was directly promoted as the Senior Market Specialist by the vice president of the company‚ Shannon McDonald‚ because of immense potential exhibited by him. However‚ Frank Davis‚ Green’s boss‚ did not intend to choose Green as the new senior market specialist. Green and Davis disagreed on work styles and market projections. Green believed that the sales goals set by Davis are based on "creative accounting" and
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A.P. history Unit 4 Essays #18. Write your definition of democracy. Then use this to argue that Jefferson or Hamilton was the better spokesperson for democratic government in the 1790s. Democracy is a word that represents principles of freedom‚ chosen by citizens to improve their cities and lives. It is often when the people of an area are the primary source of political power and are represented by elected representatives. Democracy is a word that is still to this day‚ misused and
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the public. Benjamin Banneker was on of thousands who spoke out against. In fact‚ he wrote a letter to secretary of state‚ Thomas Jefferson. Through this letter‚ Banneker hoped to persuade Jefferson into changing his opinion of slavery by referring to Jefferson’s past works‚ incorporating religion‚ and being respectful of Jefferson despite a disagreement. Thomas Jefferson played a large role in the framing of the Declaration of Independence. This document’s most famous lines state that “all men
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Thomas Jefferson loved architecture. He studied and read about architecture in books and designed many buildings from what he learned. The buildings he designed and built still exist today. One of which was his own home‚ called Monticello. Monticello is a great example of neoclassicism in that the house features classic Roman styles and features. Most of what Jefferson learned and applied to his design was from Andrea Palladio. Palladio modeled his work after ancient Roman buildings and Jefferson
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Thomas Edison’s contributions to society through the science of electricity are undeniable and extremely significant. However‚ in the competition between his promoted DC electricity and George Westinghouse’s AC electricity‚ Edison employed some seemingly questionable motives in an attempt to succeed in the three-fold motive; enhance his reputation as a leading scientist‚ reap the profits that would come‚ and protect his established reputation which would be ‘dented’ by losing. Edison’s reputation
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Your assignment is to pretend you are a modern Sir Thomas More in the United States of America. Just as Sir Thomas More highlighted problems with European societies in Book I of Utopia‚ you are to discuss current problems with American society today. Remember that More discussed unfair punishment for crime‚ a corrupt socio-economic system‚ the greediness of kings‚ and distrust in technology. He also closely analyzed the corruption of advisors to the king. These were all significant problems in 16th
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