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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ASSIGNMENT ON AMERICAN LITERATURE A view on “THE LUCK OF ROARING CAMP” – Bret Harte 1. The story starts with a unique event. What is it? What significance can you attach to the event? The story is commenced by a unique event which is the birth of a boy in the gold mining camp where “Deaths were not unusual in Roaring Camp; but a birth was big news”. Particularly‚ the appearance of the baby‚ an orphan now‚ in the “roaring” land among all men who were either fugitives‚ criminals‚ or prospectors
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1. Mayflower Compact - 1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America - Set up Plymouth colony. 2. The Pilgrims - Separatists who believed that the Church of England could not be reformed–Plymouth colony 3. The Puritans - Non-separatists – Wanted to purify the Church of England - Massachusetts Bay Colony 4. William Bradford - A Pilgrim‚ the second governor of the Plymouth colony‚ 1621-1657.
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Document Based Question 1: The Transformation of Colonial Virginia Taking the step to become a settler in the seventeenth century was a big deal‚ understandably. Many people left the comfort and safety of their native homes‚ often becoming the first generations to leave. They faced new and scary experiences‚ along with a range of challenges. The colonists who settled in Virginia in the seventeenth century were no exemption. The Virginians had many challenges thrown at them and had to learn what
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In the early 1600s‚ Europeans began to seek a faster route to Asia‚ looking for goods and spices. Ultimately‚ this led to establishing the first two colonies‚ Jamestown in 1607 and Massachusetts in 1621. That is where the similarities end with these colonies. The regions of the two colonies evolved into two completely different societies. There are several reasons why differences in development occurred between the Chesapeake and New England regions. Differences can be seen socially‚ economically
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1. The Changing American Population 1. The American Population‚ 1820-1840 • The population increased rapidly • Much of it was moving from the countryside into the industrializing cities of the NE and NW • Much of it was migrating westward • Pop growth was due to improvements in public health and high birth rates • Immigration‚ choked off by wars in Europe and economic crises in America‚ contributed little to the American population in the first 3 decades of the 19th cent but revived beginning
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The Roaring Twenties The 1920’s in America made them the richest most powerful country in the world. America had so much money it could lend to Europe after World War I. Mass production‚ partying in their free time‚ bootlegging‚ the Ku Klux Klan‚ and evolution made up the twentieth century. The boom in America had a lot to do with mass production. Many products were being mass produced quickly and cheaply thanks to the production line which Henry Ford started in the first of the 1920’s. This
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Palmyra Area High School Course Catalog 2014- 2015 1125 Park Drive Palmyra‚ PA 17078 717-838-1331 717-838-7915 (fax) www.pasd.us INTRODUCTION Greetings and welcome to Palmyra Area High School! This Student Course Planning Guide has been published to assist students and parents in selecting an educational program that best fits each student’s unique educational skills‚ talents and interests. Please take some time to review the contents so you can plan for a successful
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People who came to America before 1492: -Scandinavians led by Leif Erickson (Newfoundland) -Nomadic Asian hunters -Irish -Africans -Chinese [1492] Columbus “discovered” the New World (arrived at Hispañola/ Haiti/ Santo Domingo) brought 20 people back-only two survive the ship ride was sent to get more for slavery in mines (creates slavery) Europeans bring smallpox into the Americas [1492] Haiti’s population totals 3 million [1512] Haiti’s population totals 12 000 Columbus’s
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In Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker’s play‚ The Roaring Girl‚ Moll is presented as a symbol to combat the patriarchal order both within the play and in English society. Moll is given a level of agency that is vastly greater than all the women in the play. She is not restricted to the typical patriarchal order that was present in English society at the time. Moll also constructively uses her agency to challenge the patriarchy‚ where she not only wins‚ but emasculates her male oppressors. It is in
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