Granada Hills Charter High School A.P. United States History – 2010 Summer Assignment DUE: Day 1 of Fall 2010 semester Instructors: Mr. Klevs cklevs@ghchs.com Ms. Byars kbyars@ghchs.com 1. Students need to read book #1 Patriots: The Men who started the American Revolution by A.J. Langguth [ISBN‐10: 0671675621] by August 17‚ 2010. Students need to read book #2 K Blows Top: A Cold War Comic Interlude Starring Nikita Khrushchev‚ America’s Most Unlikely Tourist by Peter Carlson [ISBN‐10: 1586484974] by January
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In 1992‚ David Stannard published a book that depicted the struggles of the American Natives from the time Christopher Columbus landed. His book‚ American Holocaust- the Conquest of the New World‚ is a story of ruthless countries trying to gain land in the Americas at any and all cost. The story takes place in North America from the late 1400’s forward. Stannard’s book raised many questions of what exactly took place during this time period and where it actually stands in the over brutality of
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Northwest Pacific Coast. The Iroquois are located in the Northeast of the United States‚ while Mohawk are primarily in New York. The Navajo Nation is located in New Mexico‚ Arizona and Utah. Except for a few Native Americans that made it into the history books like Pocahontas (1595-1617); Geronimo (1829-1909); Squanto (1581-1622) and Cochise (1815-1874)‚ the history of the Native American is not one to be proud of. Some of the incidents that they had to endure are: Iroquois‚ the “Northeast” Native Americans
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According to Freudian theory‚ violence is a basic human instinct‚ described as a redirection of our self-destructive impulses onto others. The history of humanity and its primitive relations to violence may provide insight on whether or not violence is‚ in fact‚ human nature‚ or if it is a learned behavior. By exploring one ’s childhood and family life‚ it ’s possible to point out potential causes for excessively violent behavior. As well‚ the society we live in may serve as a catalyst for violence
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Before the war‚ women just stayed at home to take care of the family‚ do housework and care for children‚ or worked “women jobs”‚ such as seamstresses and maids. When war happened‚ most men went off to fight for the country and left their women and children at home who were unable to pay for basic necessities like food and clothing. Businesses and companies at that time had to ignore the gender discrimination and hired women because of the critical shortage in the workforce. Other women took direct
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sources of gold and silver‚ and to seek a path through the Americas to Asia. They also set out for fishing expeditions. French explorers did not discover gold or a path through Asia. 2. What was the “mourning war”? What function did it serve in Iroquois culture? How was it adapted to new circumstances in the seventeenth century? pg38 Mourning war was when a member of a clan died in battle‚ the tribesmen would get revenge on the enemy by either killing a warrior or seizing one and adopting him into
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enslaved the natives‚ battled and killed the natives‚ destroyed the local buildings‚ and attempted to make the local culture more akin to the Spanish culture. The French were the opposite of the Spanish. Although‚ the French became enemies with the Iroquois tribe due to the French alliance with the Huron and Algonquin tribes‚ a number of the French settlers lived as the Native Americans did‚ treated the native populations with fairness and kindness‚ and earned the natives’ trust. The English treatment
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The painting‚ Boats Returning Home‚ depicts ships drifting at sea in the lull of the waves. Ritschel’s impressionistic style is shown through the vibrant waves of the sea. He uses brilliant shades of blue‚ green‚ and yellow in illustrating the waves. The painting was made in California at the onset of a new impressionist movement: which exemplifies the beauty of nature. Thus‚ it shows even the laboring fishing boats with a tranquil nature. It accentuates the union between man and the sea‚ and the
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CHAPTER 1: THREE OLD WORLDS CREATE A NEW‚ 1492-1600 GUIDED READING QUESTIONS 57 terms Introduction Know: Old World‚ New World Are the terms old world and new world biased? Old World : Europeans fleeing poverty & religious persecution. New World: North America 1. What conditions existed in what is today the United States that made it "fertile ground" for a great nation? Abundant natural resources Prior inhabitance & cultivation of the land by the Native Americans The Shaping
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Bath was the first town in North Carolina to be settled in 1705 as European settlers moved across the land to be near rivers. Bath is located by the Pamlico river. This allowed easy access by boat‚ the most popular mode of transportation in those times because of a lack of roads. But‚ the land had already been inhabited by Indian tribes who did not take well to being forced to share their land with foreigners. As the settlers took over more and more land‚ they were taking away popular areas where
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