Dequan Hurey July 16‚ 2012 Chapter 1 Vocabulary 1. Marco Polo – traveled to China and stirred up a storm of European interest 2. Francisco Pizzaro – conquers Incan Empire of Peru and begins shipping tons of gold/silver back to Spain. This huge influx of precious metals made European prices skyrocket (inflation). 3. Ponce de Leon – touches and names Florida looking for legendary Fountain of Youth 4. Montezuma – Aztec king‚ thought Cortez might be the god Quetzalcoatl who was due
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1. B 2. B 3. A 4. E 5. C 6. A 7. E 8. B 9. B 10. A 11. E 12. D 13. D 14. A 15. D 16. C 17. E 18. B 19. B 20. E 21. E 22. D 23. B 24. B 25. B 26. A 27. B 28. A 29. B 30. D 31. D 32. D 33. D 34. D 35. C 36. B 37. A 38. E 39. B 40. B 41. E 42. B 43. E 44. A 45. B 46. A 47. C 48. A 49. C 50. B 51. A 52. C 53. E 54. D 55. D 56. C 57. B 58. B 59. B 60. A 61. C 62. C 63. D 64. A 65. E 66. E 67. E 68. D 69. A 70. E 71. D 72. A
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MS2406: Researching Media & Digital Communication Resit Questions for Coursework One. DEADLINE: 13 August 2013 Coursework 1: Essay: Your essay should be 2000 words long and should refer to the set readings on research methods as well as examples of research as relevant. You are expected to use Harvard referencing style. You should answer one of the following questions: 1. What is an archive and how can we use it in our research? You are asked to visit the Mediatheque at the BFI and write a review
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Blue Block 3 APUSH 11/23/2012 2002 APUSH DBQ During 1825-1861‚ or the Antebellum Era‚ there were many different social‚ religious‚ institutional and educational reform movements. Though‚ the leaders behind these goals were aspiring for a surreal goal‚ a utopian society‚ what they formed was a vastly improved nation. Some of the reform movements were the temperance movement‚ the 2nd great awakening‚ abolitionist movement‚ and women’s rights movement. These reform movements
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As the first AP course I ever took and having a rigorous curriculum‚ Advanced Placement United States History was the most challenging class I have taken in high school. APUSH pushed me to strengthen essential skills for an educated person to have such as critical reading‚ writing‚ and analytical thinking. Although my final grade for this class was a B‚ I do not regret taking this informative‚ challenging class‚ for I know that it will and has academically helped me. Furthermore‚ Honors Civics and
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Push and Pull Question 2: What were the “push and pull” factors for immigrants coming to each region of the English Colonies? There were many different push and pull factors for immigrants coming from England. One group that came from England was the extreme Puritans‚ or the Separatists. One push factor for the Separatists of England was separation from the Church of England. The Separatists left the Church of England due to the fact that the new King of England was in charge of the church with
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Martha Vasquez November 23‚ 2013 E Block Identification of Terms- Unit 3 1 (4) Shakers Who: A group of religious people who derived their name from a unique ritual in which they would “shake” themselves free of sin. They were most well known for their celibacy‚ which meant that most Shakers entered the religion on their own. Also‚ they embraced the idea of sexual equality and believed God was not clearly male or female. When: Founded in the 1770s Significance or Impact: The Shakers made a redefinition
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Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act The Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act of 1909 (ch. 6‚ 36 Stat. 11)‚ named for Representative Sereno E. Payne (R-NY) and Senator Nelson W. Aldrich (R-RI)‚ began in the United States House of Representatives as a bill lowering certain tariffs on goods entering the United States.[1] It was the first change in tariff laws since the Dingley Act of 1897.[2] President William Howard Taft called Congress into a special session in 1909 shortly after his inauguration to discuss the issue.
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1. Federal land grants- Recognizing that western railroads would lead the way to settlement‚ the federal government provided railroad companies with huge subsidies in the form of loans and land grants. The government expected that the railroad would make every effort to sell the land to new settlers to finance construction. 2. Transcontinental railroad-During the Civil War‚ Congress authorized land grants and loans for the building of the first transcontinental railroad totie California to the
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data to support an argument or position differentiate between historiographical schools of thought interpret and apply data from original documents‚ including cartoons‚ graphs‚ letters‚ etc. effectively use analytical skills of evaluation‚ cause and effect‚ compare/contrast work effectively with others to solve problems and construct products prepare for and successfully pass the AP U.S. History Exam Course Materials: The course’s basic text is The American Pageant: 13th Edition
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