Chapter 17 Notes I. Comparing Atlantic Revolutions A. The North American Revolution‚ 1775-1787 The Declaration of Independence in 1776 ‚ resulted in an unlikely military victory by 1781 ‚ and generated a federal constitution in 1787 ‚ joining thirteen formerly separate colonies into a new nation. B. The French Revolution‚ 1789-1815 That revolution was quite different from its North American predecessor. Whereas the American Revolution expressed the tensions of a colonial relationship with a
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9th Amendment Certain rights‚ shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people Court Case Significance Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) Griswold was the Executive Director of the Planned Parenthood League of Connecticut. She and her colleague were convicted for giving a married couple tips on how to prevent contraception. In a 7-2 decision it was decided that the constitution from the the bill of rights 1‚3‚4‚ and 9th amendments together create a right for marital privacy
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The collection of documents about the Missouri Compromise in 1820 offer a rare insight into the significance of the changes to American society in the first part of the 19th century. • How did Thomas Jefferson understand the debate over Missouri and slavery? What‚ in his opinion‚ was the significance of the controversy? o What was his opinion of the resolution to the controversy? Thomas Jefferson understood the debate over Missouri and slavery as a “momentous question” (Jefferson). Jefferson uses
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When my family and I were on vacation in Connecticut we decided to go the New York City. We got up in the morning and drove to the train station. We rode the train into Grand Central Station‚ it was very beautiful. The ceiling in the station was high and there was loads of light coming in from the windows. After we arrived at the station we walked to the Natural History Museum. We looked at all the exhibits‚ they were amazing and very interesting. Then we went to Central park and walked around for
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States and International Exposition was held in Atlanta‚ Georgia beginning in September of 1895. Booker T. Washington was invited to give the opening address. The subject for this address was racial cooperation and has come to be known as the Atlanta Compromise Address. Booker T. Washington was born into slavery and with hard work and determination became a nationally known scholar and orator‚ as well as an influential leader of the black community. At the time of the speech‚ lynching and overt violent
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How did the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and the period immediately following it deal with the issue of the debate between those who supported a strong central government and those who wanted more power given to the states? The Philadelphia Convention was an assembly of the brightest minds of American politics in 1787. Emerging from it was the Constitution of the United States‚ which gave the national government more power‚ but kept them restrained through a system of checks and balances
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Article from Connecticut State University: Prius Outdoes Hummer in Environmental Damage By Chris Demorro Staff Writer The Toyota Prius has become the flagship car for those in our society so environmentally conscious that they are willing to spend a premium to show the world how much they care. Unfortunately for them‚ their ultimate ’green car’ is the source of some of the worst pollution in North America; it takes more combined energy per Prius to produce than a Hummer. Before we delve
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In Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court‚ we are introduced to the protagonist‚ Hank Morgan. Hank is “an American.” (5) Hank is from the time period of the 19th Century and is a worker for an arms factory. He is a genius‚ creative person who is filled with common sense. Hank is very democratic minded and is antagonistic towards the Church. He also has antipathy for chivalry and finds knighthood as foolish. Hank Morgan is an important supporter of democracy‚ industry‚ and science
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Connecticut got its shape through many processes‚ these processes were plate tectonics‚ glaciation‚ and weathering & erosion. One example of plate tectonics in CT is the Connecticut River Valley. The Connecticut River Valley was also formed by glaciation but first came the plate tectonics. When the plates divided it created a rift valley‚ (When the land on two sides rises but the middle land lowers or stays the same.) rift valleys can be formed by earthquakes and some other natural forces as well
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The Compromise of 1850 President Taylor dies in the midst of the controversy in 1850. This added to the already growing amount of tension between the union and the North and South. Vice President Millard Fillmore took over the reins and jumped into a huge mess within the states. Henry Clay‚ U.S. senator from Kentucky‚ was determined to find a solution. In 1820 he had resolved a fiery debate over the spread of slavery with his Missouri Compromise. Now‚ thirty years later‚ the matter surfaced again
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