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    of farmers in the increasingly international economy Answer: C Page: 259 Difficulty: Medium Theme 5: Economic Transformations 2. The American population of the 1820s and 1830s was characterized by A) increased the number of adults ages 25-50 B) migration from the South to the North C) slow growth in numbers D) significant movement to the East E) extensive movement to towns and cities Answer: E Page: 260–261 Difficulty: Medium Theme 4: Demographic Changes

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    Immigration in the Gilded Age In the years following the Civil War‚ The United States changed dramatically. At the outbreak of the war‚ the country had been mostly agricultural‚ although the North was already well on the way toward industrialization. By the early years of the twentieth century‚ however‚ America had been transformed from a mainly agricultural society to the world’s leading industrial nation. Unskilled labor‚ entrepreneurial energy‚ and technological talent were necessary to bring

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    The Gilded Age 1870-1900 I. Social Darwinism Individualism and Social Darwinism shaped Americans’ attitudes toward industrial society. (The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today – Mark Twain and Charles Warner‚ why historians call it that) A. The Idea of Individualism a. Individualism – no matter how humble your origins‚ you can rise in society as far as your talents and commitment and talents will take you. (one of the strongest beliefs of the era) 1. Horatio Alger

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    Thesis Sentence: The lives of the Plains Indians in the second half of the nineteenth century were affected by technological developments and government actions politically‚ economically‚ religiously‚ socially‚ intellectually‚ and geographically. Body Paragraph #2 Background Paragraph - How the Indians were treated before the second half of the 19th Century. Body Paragraph #3 The technological developments and government actions affected the Indians in the second half of the 19th Century

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    arguing that domination of the seas through naval power was the key to world domination Alfred Thayer Mahan promoted American overseas expansion by  the need to find new African and Asian soures of raw materials for American industry Which of the following was not among the factors propelling America toward overseas expansion in the 1980s? The desire to expand overseas agricultural and manufacturing exports The "yellow press" of Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst The need to find

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    While many Americans living during the “Gilded Age” (1865-1900) considered it a time of prosperity‚ others were not so fond. Many peoples that weren’t middle and upper class whites were being treated very poorly by both the government and by other members of society. While all Americans found their lives changed by big business and new technologies‚ others found their way of life completely altered. Particularly Native Americans‚ industrial workers and African Americans saw their entire way of life

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    Advanced Placement United States History Course Description: AP® U.S. History is a challenging course that is meant to be the equivalent of a freshman college course and can earn students college credit. It is a two-semester survey of American history from the age of exploration and discovery to the present. Solid reading and writing skills‚ along with a willingness to devote considerable time to homework and study‚ are necessary to succeed. Emphasis is placed on critical and evaluative

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    Roshaan Singh 3/5/2013 Zuber 3rd The Fair’s Footprints The World’s Colombian Exposition was a remarkable event that changed the face of America by introducing innovative new technologies‚ introducing and assimilating different cultures to the country‚ revolutionizing society and the roles of people‚ implementing pastimes and entertainment into American life‚ and illustrating the effects of urbanization. The Fair introduced life-changing new technologies to the world and catalyzed the discovery

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    the AP U.S. History Exam © 2003 James L. Smith TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. The Advanced Placement U.S. History Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Information about the AP exam and helpful hints for obtaining the highest grade possible. 2. Important Dates in U.S. History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Memorize these dates! 3. 250 Things Every AP Student

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    AP US History Review Sheet – Chapters 23 and 24 1. In the Presidential election of 1868‚ U.S. Grant’s victory was due to the votes of former black slaves. 2. In the late 19th century‚ those political candidates who campaigned by ‘waiving the bloody shirt’ were reminding voters of the treasonous Confederate Democrats during the Civil War. 3. A weapon that was used to put Boss Tweed‚ leader of New York City’s infamous Tweed Ring‚ in jail was the cartoons of the political satirist

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