William Paterson played a key role in creating our house of Representatives and the Senate because without his proposal‚ we would not have the governing system that we have today. He was prepared to create a system and compromise with other people’s ideas. He had gone to Princeton University and was a very smart man. After school‚ he had begun studying the law in the city of Princeton under Richard Stockton. When the War of Independence had begun‚ he had joined the vanguard of the New Jersey patriots
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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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“The Decision in Philadelphia” America is a young country in 1787. They have just won the war for their independence and are now under the new rule of the Articles of Confederation. This government is put in place to ensure that no one leader will have too much power. The newly formed nation still has the undesirable taste of monarchy in their mouth and are hesitant to enact some sort of executive power. The Articles rely on the committee’s to take care of that missing executive branch. Committee’s
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The ^American Spirit United States History as Seen by Contemporaries Ninth Edition Volume I: To 1877 Houghton Mifflin Company Boston New YorkContents 1 2 Preface xxi New World Beginnings‚ 33‚000 B.C.-A.D.1769 1 A. The Native Americans 1 1. Visualizing the New World (1505‚ 1509) 1 2. Juan Gines de Sepulveda Belittles the Indians (1547) 3 3. Bartoleme de Las Casas Defends the Indians (1552) 4 B. The Spanish in America 6 1. Hernan Cortes Conquers Mexico (1519-1526) 6 2. Aztec Chroniclers Describe the
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Massachusetts to completely break from the Anglican Church Dominion of New England: From New York and New Jersey northward. Meant to bolster colonial defense. Imposed by the Parliament. New England Confederations: Mass. Bay Colony‚ Plymouth‚ and Connecticut banded together to defend against Indians‚ French‚ and Dutch. Puritan only. Weak‚ but a notable step to colonial unity.
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time‚ it was now ready for Ellsworth to depart from the Convention. He left at the end of August and never came back. In addition‚ he never signed the document. On his way home to Connecticut‚ he wrote the Letters of a Landholder to advertise it’s ratification. In 1801‚ Ellsworth retired and lived in Windsor Connecticut for the rest of his days. He died at the age of 62‚ on November 26‚
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mostly small‚ backwoods farmers from V.A. Did not rely on slaves Much more populist than proprietors intended 1729 – colony divided into North and South Carolina Restoration Colonies – New York 1664 – James‚ Duke of York – granted land between Connecticut and Delaware Rivers 1664 – English navy takes New Netherland from Dutch – James names it New York 1685 – 30‚000 people – power divided between old Dutch estates‚ wealthy traders‚ and James’ political appointees Weak colonial government – ethnically
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APUSH REVIEW This is intended to be a guide for your exam review. A candidate needs to get about 60% of the 80 multiple choice questions correct to have a good chance to pass the AP Exam (plus 5/6 on each of the three essays). The questions are designed to test your understanding of different aspects of U.S. history: political/diplomatic‚ social/economic‚ cultural/ intellectual. It is not EASY! Prepare Well! Exploration‚ Discovery‚ and Settlement -Europe in the Sixteenth Century -Significant
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The Constitution was signed on September 17‚ 1787 after several failed attempts of creating a set of laws that was to replace the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced because it caused many issues between the states and the federal government. The states had too much independence‚ while the federal government had little power over them. In 1789‚ delegates from each state‚ excluding Rhode Island‚ met in Philadelphia at the Constitutional Convention
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Bicameral Legislature – does the House or the Senate have more power? Our Founding Father’s created a bicameral legislature for three reasons: First‚ it was what they knew‚ their ideologies came from Britain. The British Parliament has two houses; the House of Commons and the House of Lords (Shmoop Editorial Team). Second‚ was the emphasis on checks and balances. An unicameral legislature might consolidate too much power‚ and they also knew from Britain‚ that could cause corruption. Dividing
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