AP US History Chapter 18 Vocabulary General Lewis Cass – veteran of War of 1812‚ Democratic party‚ but supported popular sovereignty Popular sovereignty – soverign people of territory should determine status of slavery Reasons for popularity – public liked it because accorded with democratic tradition of self-determination; politicians liked it because it seemed compromise btw abolitionists and south Zachary Taylor – Hero of Buena Vista‚ ‚ Whig candidate‚ wins presidency in 1848 Whig Platform
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audience for a lifetime‚ continue to dwell in our minds and remain relevant to our present context. The issues of reconciliation between Aborigines and non-ind Australians as well as the issue of how to respond to the past injustices suffered by Aboriginals are two timeless issues explored in Noel Pearson’s “An Australian History For Us All” and Faith Bandler’s “Faith‚ Hope and Reconciliation”. While Pearson’s speech was delivered at an academic gathering‚ Bandler had a more mixed audience including
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park) Noel: “...Eulogy…” [Noel leaves the stage as another person takes his place‚ he then sits next to Erica‚ who is crying. Muted eulogy in background‚ other’s look at eulogist] Noel: Hey you come here often? Erica: What.. Noel: “Listen babe‚ If I was an enzyme I would be a DNA helicase‚ so I could unzip your jeans” Close-up of Noel’s creepy enthusiastic face and overextended eyebrows Erica: ok? [Whispers into ear] Noel: I’m going to tear you open like a bag of milk [Erica slaps Noel across
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I. Thomas Jefferson a) Born: April 13 th ‚ 1743 Goochland‚ VA b) Died: July 4 th ‚ 1826‚ Monticello‚ II. VA Educational and Occupational Background a) College of William and Mary b) VA delegate to Continental Congress (1783-1784) c) VA House of Burgesses (1769-1774) d) Governor of VA (1779-1791) e) Minister of France f) Secretary of State for George Washington (1790-1793) g) Vice President for John Adams (1797-1801) III. Terms of Office a) First term: 1801-1805
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History Final Exam Study Guide 1. The French and Indian War (1754-1763) First world war – ALL countries involved 7 year war Cause: Washington sent to tell the French to get off the land – turns into a land dispute in North America over the Ohio River Valley British (Washington) vs. French British allies: Native tribes‚ Colonials‚ Prussians French allies: Native tribes‚ Spanish‚ Austrians Battle moments: Washington and his men built Fort Necessity and were forced to surrender it‚ British attacked
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Solid Stuff At Australian Military Shops! Military shops are a very specialized type of retail business. They offer goods which are unavailable in any other kind of store‚ mainly because such goods come only from the military. The products include surplus goods which the army does not require or cannot use‚ and can be sold to civilians. Apart from the obvious items‚ such as uniforms‚ collectibles etc.‚ military shops also provide customized plaques‚ medals‚ camping gear‚ and other products particular
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The Australian postal service In the 1950s‚ Australia’s postal needs were serviced by the PMG (Post Master General). The PMG was responsible for telegraph and home telephone operations‚ as well as postal services. In 1954‚ the PMG began offering the Teleprinter Exchange‚ or Telex‚ to the public. The telex was an electric typewriter that delivered typed messages along telegraph lines. This new technology was a great convenience‚ especially to businesses which no longer had to rely on the slower
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The Australian federation was a time of unification and making all the places in Australia one. The intention of this essay is to argue that the Federation of Australia was a triumph for all Australians as it gave a sense of pride. The federation of Australia was a triumph for Australian unity as it gave Australia better trading systems as it allowed Australia to trade more goods across the entire country‚ the federation also gave Australia one national defence which was better than having a separate
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mysterious place that has a young history. Only 12 years younger than America‚ Australia has been founded in 1788 on January 26th. This great country’s roots lead to imported British convicts that came to the country long ago. It is a young country but an old continent. Australia has a vast population of different races of docile and happy go-lucky people. Now with any country comes with the topics of history‚ geography‚ and culture. Let’s look at the history of our country of focus. In 1770‚
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J Fircha Honors US History I 2 March 2012 Removal of Indians DBQ All presidents have a legacy; some good‚ some bad. Andrew Jackson’s legacy is the Indian Removal Act. This act was not supported by the Supreme Court‚ made Native Americans leave the places that they called home for countless years‚ and had a huge impact on Native Americans personally. In 1830‚ with consent and encouragement from President Andrew Jackson‚ many Indians were wrongly forced off of their native lands and onto foreign
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