ADVANCED PLACEMENT U.S. HISTORY SYLLABUS [pic] MR. WEATHERFORD PATRIOT HIGH SCHOOL Mr. Weatherford Classroom Phone: (951)361-6500‚ ext. 2064 Email: dan_weatherford@jusd.k12.ca.us p.2 Letter of Introduction August 9‚ 2011. It is a pleasure to welcome you to my class in Advanced Placement U.S. History. This course is offered with the intent of equipping you‚ the student‚ for success not just in this subject area‚ but in life “outside of Patriot High.” Hopefully this
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Exploration Explorers in the late 15th‚ 16th‚ nad early 17th centuries began the European phase of American history. Their "discoveries" in the New dispelled rumors of a northwest passage and settled ancient questions of world geography. Contact between Europeans and Native Americans would have a dramatic effect on Europe‚ but a devastating impact on those who were wrongly called "Indians." Christopher Columbus: Spanish explorer who‚ with the backing of Ferdinand V and Isabella I‚ discovered
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of Roosevelt’s New Deal The era of the Great Depression was by far the worst shape the United States had ever been in‚ both economically and physically. Franklin Roosevelt was elected in 1932 and began to bring relief with his New Deal. In his first 100 days as President‚ sixteen pieces of legislation were passed by Congress‚ the most to be passed in a short amount of time. Roosevelt was re-elected twice‚ and quickly gained the trust of the American people. Many of the New Deal policies helped
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Diego Ariza U.S History November 18th 2013 We Take Nothing By Conquest‚ Thank God What Zinn argues on this chapter eight is epitomized in the tittle of this chapter. “ We take nothing by conquest‚ Thank god. Zinn uses this statement to present how atrocious the conquest really was since there was a conquest. America wanted to hide it’s evil ways behind the facade of saying that America acquire land always through peaceful purchases. The war was very unpopular to many. Polk
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the establishment of an English beachhead in North America. England Plants the Jamestown Seedling In 1606‚ a joint-stock company‚ known as the Virginia Company of London‚ received a charter from King James I of England for a settlement in the New World. The company landed in Jamestown on May 24‚ 1607. In 1608‚ Captain John Smith took over the town and forced the settlers into line. By 1609‚ of the 400 settlers who came to Virginia‚ only 60 survived the "starving winter" of 1609-1610.
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influenced the living and farming conditions for the better‚ and for some areas‚ for the worse. The land on which the New England colonies were situated was rocky‚ heavily forested‚ and therefore‚ not suited for planting. The cold climate did not help. As a result‚ New England’s economy did not depend on the land as much as other colonies did. Instead of making their living by farming‚ New Englanders were loggers‚ fishers‚ whalers‚ and shipbuilders. The Middle colonies‚ however‚ fared off much better
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the Protestant Reformation‚ the Catholic Reformation‚ the Scientific Revolution‚ and the consolidation of many national governments. Although all of these changes were taking place‚ many people were stuck in their ways and did not approve of these new changes. The people that did not follow the social and political norm of the time were often accused of witchcraft.The most common reasons of persecutions of individuals as witches were if you were a female‚ if you were middle age and not married(widowed)
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Throughout history the roles of women have changed dramatically. Since the 1950’s‚ women have slowly but surely evolved into the individuals one sees today in public offices or even law firms. Although women in the 1950’s and today have dealt with similar stereotypes‚ today life has greatly improved because women aren’t as pressured to get married‚ are taken more seriously in the business world‚ and are even making as much or more money as men. However‚ as the popularity of television
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principle of separation of church and state 4. rights of accused persons 4) An immediate result of the Supreme Court decision in Schechter Poultry Corporation v. United States (1935) and United States v. Butler (1936) was that 1. some aspects of the New Deal were declared unconstitutional 2. State governments took over relief agencies 3. Congress was forced to abandon efforts to improve the economy 4. the constitutional authority of the President was greatly expanded 5) Under Chief Justice Earl Warren
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Question: "From 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation provided the Unites States with an effective government. Use the documents and your knowledge of the period to evaluate this statement." Although the Articles of Confederation provided a working government for the United States‚ it was not necessarily an effectively working government; an effective government would be one that not only establishes control and authority‚ but one under which the nation flourishes. Certainly the Articles set
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