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    J Fircha Honors US History I 2 March 2012 Removal of Indians DBQ All presidents have a legacy; some good‚ some bad. Andrew Jackson’s legacy is the Indian Removal Act. This act was not supported by the Supreme Court‚ made Native Americans leave the places that they called home for countless years‚ and had a huge impact on Native Americans personally. In 1830‚ with consent and encouragement from President Andrew Jackson‚ many Indians were wrongly forced off of their native lands and onto foreign

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    I. Thomas Jefferson a) Born: April 13 th ‚ 1743 Goochland‚ VA b) Died: July 4 th ‚ 1826‚ Monticello‚ II. VA Educational and Occupational Background a) College of William and Mary b) VA delegate to Continental Congress (1783-1784) c) VA House of Burgesses (1769-1774) d) Governor of VA (1779-1791) e) Minister of France f) Secretary of State for George Washington (1790-1793) g) Vice President for John Adams (1797-1801) III. Terms of Office a) First term: 1801-1805

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    protestor were not satisfied with "vietnamization" and preferred a prompt withdral. Antiwar protesters did a Vietnam moratorium in October 1969 where 100‚000 people went into the Boston Common and 50‚000 people went by the white house with lighted candles. My Lai: Deepened disgust w/ war‚ a village full of innocents was massacred by American troops Cambodia: Nixon ordered troops to help SV to clear out troops in NV and VC major base Kent State University : Where Natl Gaurd fired into crowd protesting

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    The point in America’s economic history in which Mark Twain‚ famous American author‚ called The Gilded Age‚ had many myths around every corner. One of the more prominent myths in The Gilded Age was the idea that an average man could become successful through his own hard work and passion for what he did‚ and if they didn’t get this it was because of the idea of Social Darwinism‚ or that they didn’t work hard enough. Though there are a few rare cases of this occurring‚ such as Andrew Carnegie‚ this

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    Mark Twain had a phrase that was used to describe Gilded Age. This phrase was used to describe something that looks great on the outside but ugly and rotten in the inside. The corruption of the government‚ which made the Progressives want to fix the politics‚ business‚ and society. Politics would increase

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    War by Act of Germany -To defend American interests short of war‚ the president asked Congress for authority to arm American merchant ships. -An obstruction of Midwestern senators was a reminder of the continuing strength of American isolationism. -The Zimmermann note was intercepted and published on March 1‚ 1917‚ infuriating Americans‚ especially westerners. -German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann had secretly proposed a German-Mexican alliance‚ tempting Mexico with veiled promises

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    please their men. Even though the men are sexual‚ the women are always there to please him to relief his stress and to get his mind of the evil day. The image of the Victorian Era was seeing of full of riches that the historians called the Gilded Age. The Gilded age is a perfect luxury for people to live in‚ filled with perfect pleasure by paintings‚ all over their furniture. The new place of Jerusalem looked gorgeous and magical: the streets were paved in gold‚ the metal was in gold‚ and every single

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    STRUGGLES IN THE GILDED AGE A facade is an outward appearance that is maintained to conceal a less pleasant or creditable reality. The name given to the Gilded Age is a facade to its many financial and political issues at the end of the 1800s. During this time‚ the conditions of the labor were demanding and unfair‚ forcing workers to go on strike and realize the difficulties that came with achieving the American dream. The labor was demanding and unfair. Children had to join the workforce to help

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    Elliott Gengo AP US DBQ Summary 10/7/14 Document A Thomas Jefferson wrote to Gibeon Granger about the powers of the states. Jefferson believes the country is too large to have a single federal government. He believes that the states should have some power too. Jefferson says the Republicans have accepted these rights from the Constitution and the federalists have opposed them. Document B Jefferson tells Samuel Miller that the Constitution doesn’t give the federal government

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    United States History Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination Revised John J. Newman AMSCO Publications To share this document with others‚ send them this url: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18qT5riW5sFk165bexarpjwxRfgoufwSsmNCtEDKneFQ/edit *You do not need to request permission to view. If you would like a list of specific terms to study‚ see this document. Look up all the definitions yourself and I guarantee you will be more prepared than you are now. Chapter 1 1. C 2. A 3. B 4.

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