I. Founding the New Nation a) Factors that united the first Europeans in America 1. Most were English speaking 2. Most came determined to create an agricultural society modeled n English customs 3. Colonists strove to live lives free by the tyrannies of royal authority‚ official religion‚ and social hierarchies that they left behind Grew to cherish reverence for individual liberty‚ self-government‚ religious tolerance‚ and economic opportunity 4. Willingness to subjugate outsiders
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Atlantic made exploration easy xv. Sought routes to Asia xvi. Set up trade with foreign regions xvii. ‘Discovered’ Americas xviii. Impactful feats of navigation xix. Supported by monarchs 2. Treaty of Tordesillas d. Between Spanish and Portuguese—drew line in Atlantic to divide Americas—west of line belonged to Spanish (included most of Americas because true size was unknown at the time)‚ east of
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1.The Shaping of North America 1.Recorded history began 6‚000 years ago. It was 500 years ago that Europeans set foot on the Americas to begin the era of accurately recorded history on the continent. 2.The theory of “Pangaea” exists suggesting that the continents were once nestled together into one mega-continent. The continents then spread out as drifting islands. 3.Geologic forces of continental plates created the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains. 4.The Great Ice Age thrust down over North America
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School of Humanities Department of History / Social Studies P.O. Box 175‚ Port of Spain‚ Trinidad‚ W.I. Course Outline COURSE DESCRIPTION: Title of the course and number : West Indian History - HIST147-04 First Semester : 2014 / 2015 Semester credits : Three (3) Dates‚ Time and Location : TR‚ 12.15pm – 1.30pm in KIA-NE1. West Indian History : This course is a survey study of the historical processes that have contributed to the molding of the Caribbean from earliest times into its
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Rachel Wright Sector 3۫۫ 8/2/11 Chapter 1 I. Native Peoples of America A. Iroquois 1. 5 Native Americans 2. Engaged in endless cycles of violence 3. Hiawatha a. Tried to restore peace b. Wandered through nature in search of finding answers. c. Hiawatha & Deganawidah (peacemaker)’s story wasn’t written until the 19th century. c. Found holy man who helped their nation to be introduced in a new message of peace. B. Submerging Differences 1. Made a confederacy based
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Help page for writing a Free Response Question essay (FRQ) and a Document Based Question essay (DBQ). I have found another informative page of how-to-tips here. It will open as a google doc. Please read this as well! The thesis examples are very helpful examples. Example of an 8 essay from The War of 1812 DBQ..clickA Meadows War of 1812 DBQ.docA Meadows War of 1812 DBQ.doc DetailsDownload29 KB . This would have received a 9 if it had more historical outside info to back up the well organized
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ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION JANUARY 2007 .INDEX Preface……………………………………………………………………………3 List of Tables……………………………………………………………………. 3 I. INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………….4 II.CULTURAL PATTERNS OF BRAZIL……………………………………. A. Social Institutions………………………………………………………. 1. Historical………………………………………………………………5 2. Geographical…………………………………………………………. 7 3. Demographical……………………………………………………….. 8 4. Political……………………………………………………………….. 10 5. Economic………………………………………………………………13
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GEA 2000 Fall 2013 Exam # 1 Review Questions* Introduction chapter and Globalization (PPT) 1. Alfred Wegener’s supercontinent is known as: Pangaea 2. The process by which a tectonic plate consisting of less heavy rock rides up over a heavier plate is known as: Subduction 3. The current interglacial period is known as the: Holocene 4. Which water body is surrounded by a geologically-active Ring of Fire: The Pacific Ocean 5. Which of the following locations is not
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APUSH Study Guide Pre-Colonial America Pre-Columbian 3 most advanced civilizations: Incas‚ Mayas‚ Aztecs European Exploration Treaty of Tordesillas (1494): “Line of Demarcation” (division of the Americas into two equal parts for Spain and Portugal to share – Spain‚ west; Portugal‚ east) moved further west since it was unfavorable to Spain and Portugal had a stronger navy Brazil becomes Portuguese colony and Spain maintained claims to rest of Americas Reasons for Colonization: money‚ power
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fifteenth‚ and sixteenth centuries sparked by a revival of interest in classical antiquity • Reconquista- the long struggle (ending in 1492) during which Spanish Christians reconquered the Iberian peninsula from Muslim occupiers • Treaty of Tordesillas- Treaty negotiated by the pope in 1494 to resolve the territorial claims of Spain and Portugal • Protestant Reformation – Martin Luther’s challenge to the Catholic Church‚ initiated in 1517‚ calling for a return to what he understood to be
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