Chapter 10 PRE-AP STUDY GUIDE Section 1 – Democratic Reform and Activism 1. What did Britain become in the late 1600? 2. What does Parliament consist of and how are the members selected in each house? 3. In the early 1800s‚ what percentage of people had the right to vote? Who ran the government and why? 4. Why did Parliament pass the Reform Bill of 1832? What changes did it make? 5. What changes did the People’s Charter of 1838 petition for? 6. Who presided over all this
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This is true because of the Louisiana Purchase‚ the purchase of Oregon territory‚ and the Mexican War. The Louisiana Purchase was the most important event of President Thomas Jefferson ’s first Administration. In this transaction‚ the United States bought 827‚987 square miles of land from France for about $15 million. This vast area lay between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains‚ stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian Border. The purchase of this land greatly increased the
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believed that a drought from about 1276 to 1299 A.D. (Trimble) forced the Sinagua to leave the area and find other land to inhabit. The Spanish explorer Antonio de Espejo was the first European to discover the site in 1583 (Protas). After the Gadsden Purchase the U.S government began to send explorations into the Verde Valley area. Among the first Americans to visit was a man by the name of Edward Palmer he collected samples of the artifacts and clothing found not only at Montezuma castle but other
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Texas Revolution was the revolt of Texans towards the Mexico for their independence. The Louisiana Purchase was when Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana territory from Napoleon‚ which doubled America’s size. The Mexicana American War when the U.S attacked the Mexicans for New Mexico and California. The Manifest Destiny was the belief that America would spread “from sea to shining sea.” The Gadsden Purchase was when Mexico sold New Mexico and Arizona for $10 million to America. Florida another state
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(GadsdenTimes.com‚ 2013) According to the FBI Universal Crime Report (UCR)‚ burglaries in the South Region of the United States declined from 2011 – 2012‚ but in cities of less than 10‚000 residents there was an increase. Attalla‚ Alabama lies within the Gadsden Metropolitan Statistical Area and has a population of just over 6‚000 placing it within the aforementioned statistical area for populations of less than 10‚000. The UCR reports that nationwide burglary rates had a very small increase for the reporting
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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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Are a people ever justified in openly violating laws (like the Fugitive Slave Act) that they disapprove of and think immoral? What has been the fate of such laws in U.S. history? Should the majority always Rule I believe that if the law is so immoral that it causes harm you have an obligation to disobey. According to the law‚ it was the responsibility of the federal government to help owners recapture these runaway slaves‚ who were denied any legal means to try and fight their return to slavery.
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original colonies up westward to the Mississippi River. The Treaty of Paris gave the U.S. twelve states which included: Wisconsin‚ Illinois‚ Ohio‚ Tennessee‚ etc. In 1803 Thomas Jefferson then made the Louisiana Purchase from France‚ approximately cost fifteen million dollars. The Louisiana Purchase not only doubled the size of the still growing U.S. it also carved out about another twelve states including Iowa‚ Missouri‚ Kansas‚ Oklahoma‚ etc. The Oregon Territory; included Oregon‚ Idaho‚ and Washington
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supplies we thought were necessary for a three-or possibly four-night stay in a hotel out of town. My dad made sure everybody was prepared to leave. Then‚ my parents‚ brothers‚ aunt‚ grandfather‚ and I left the house and were on our way to Gadsden‚ Alabama. As we made our way onto the interstate‚ we soon found out that we weren’t
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American History AP Mid Term Study Guide-2012 Mr. Lester I have provided you with a basic guideline to study from. Below is a list of units and sample topics from which you need to prepare from. The list is NOT all inclusive‚ it is a guideline. Also use old reading quizzes‚ tests‚ and links that I have placed on Moodle. You also might look in your AP review book and read through the outlines and look at some sample questions. A. Columbus - Colonization • Columbian Exchange • St. Augustine
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