US History: Midterm Review Big Ideas: Geography. Great Plains: The Great Plains is the broad expanse of flat land‚ much of it covered in prairie‚ steppe and grassland‚ that lies west of the Missouri River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada. Central Plains: In the U.S In the U.S. state of Wisconsin‚ the Central Plain is a geographical region consisting of about 13‚000 square miles of land in a v-shaped belt across the center of the state. Miss. River: The Mississippi
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The Mexican War is often regarded as one of the United State’s most controversial wars. The idea of Manifest Destiny was beginning to consume the minds of many Democratic Americans. They wished for the United States to expand their land to possess a continental control; it was believed that more land would mean furthered economical success. Meanwhile‚ the Whigs felt that the key to expanding the country was embracing the economical endeavors that were already being pursued. In order for the continent
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However‚ after “the land of the free” had been established‚ slavery had yet to be eliminated. After the war of 1812‚ sectionalism began to grow prevalent in America. The Industrial Revolution in the early to mid-1800s advanced the country technologically while further dividing it as the North became industrialized and the South became more agrarian and reliant on slave labor. Sectionalism was increased by westward expansion‚ and began to manifest itself in American politics. The country could have gone
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US CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT Federalism- system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units Articles of confederation- he agreement made by the original 13 states in 1777 establishing a confederacy to be known as the United States of America; replaced by the Constitution of 1788 US Constitution- United States Constitution: the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified
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Motives of European conquest to America- land‚ trade‚ missionary: A series of wars began between Christians and Muslims. They were fighting for control of the area of Southwest Asia called Palestine. This area contained Christian shrines and holy places. Land: each noble ruled a piece of land and hoped to rule more. Strong rulers were able to unify nearby lands. Purpose of the American colonies in eyes of Europeans- Mercantilism: mercantilism is guided by economic principles. Governments held
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Marx and the communist manifesto I. Karl Marx (1818-83) • Had an articulated view in history‚ and constructed his own narrative of history. • At the Crossroads of modern economics‚ history‚ politics‚ and sociology. • The post-revolutionary milieu‚ the French revolution. • Industrialism II. Revolution • A revolutionary philosophy • A fundamental changes in social relationships. • Industrial revolution o Urbanization
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Samori Touré ( 1830 – 1900 ) African military leader. A Muslim‚ he began to amass a personal following in the mid-1850s‚ establishing a military base on the Upper Niger. By 1870 his authority was acknowledged throughout the Kanaka region of the River Milo‚ in what is now eastern Guinea. By 1880 he ruled a vast Dyula empire‚ from the Upper Volta in the east to the Fouta Djallon in the west‚ over which he attempted to create a single Islamic administrative system. His imperial ambitions clashed
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Rich farmland and the potential profit from the cultivation of wheat drew settlers closer to the west in the 1830s. Steamboat and the Erie canal innovations gave these farmers easy access to eastern markets. Many economic opportunities had emerged but many were limited to some groups of
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Chartism was a working-class political movement calling for the extension of the franchise that emerged in the mid-1830s. Motivated by a sense of ‘betrayal’ by the actions of the Whig government and the impact of a deep economic depression between 1837 and 1842‚ it saw political reform as essential if the living and working conditions of working people were to be improved. The power of the spoken and written word played a central role in Chartism and the foremost demagogue of the movement was Feargus
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The Second Industrial Revolution took place in Europe and America from 1850 until 1914; the revolution brought the use of petroleum for electricity and the mass production of steel. Though it brought great things for the upper/middle class people‚ the Second Industrial Revolution affected the working people negatively. Most of the workers got sick or died because of the harsh chemicals they worked with for up to 16 hours a day. Factories got bigger which meant more jobs were available‚ so people
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