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    Cory Bonda 10/10/10 AP US HISTORY Mr. Mangan DBQ #6 Jacksonian Democrats‚ Protectors of the Constitution During the 1830’s and 1820’s the Jacksonain Democrats viewed them selves as the protectors of the Constitution from other parties who had a loose on the constitution. This statement can be viewed as both true and false as the Jacksonian Democrats did not live up to their promises. With the veto of the bank‚ Indian Removal Act‚ Jackson did little to defend the United States Constitution

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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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    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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    Social and Constitutional Development in America (1860-1877) During the post-civil war era‚ America‚ specifically the south‚ was undergoing a period of reconstruction. The general goal of reconstruction was to successfully readmit the former Confederacy back into the Union as smoothly as possible‚ as well as enacting specific safeguards of freedmen’s liberties. The social and constitutional developments in America between 1860 and 1877 were very minor. The lack of change between pre and post

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    US History R Chapter 12: Section 1- The Politics of Reconstruction I. Lincoln’s Plan for Reconstruction Presidential Reconstruction Comes to a Standstill When the 39th Congress convened in December 1865‚ the Radical Republican legislators disputed Johnson’s claim that Reconstruction was complete. As a result‚ Congress refused to admit the newly elected Southern legislators. In February 1866 Congress voted to continue and enlarge the Freedman’s Bureau. It set up 40 hospitals‚ 4‚000 schools

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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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    Department of Defense for a tell-all book about the mission. The SEAL claims that he has divulged no classified details and a nation is left wondering when is the veil of secrecy that these men operate under acceptable to be removed? The history of the United States Navy Sea‚ Air and Land (SEAL) teams dates back to the World War II and the creation of the Navy’s Scout and Raider and later named Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT). Formed in 1942‚ these teams were elite warriors tasked with

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    Reform movements have been has always been a part of the United States history. They are intended to improve different aspects of American life. Through the actions of individuals‚ organizations‚ or the government‚ the goals of these reform movements have been achieved‚ but with vary degrees of success Since the 1800s there have been many reforms that have changed the course of history. The Abolitionist and Women’s Right Movement are two such reforms. The abolitionist movement was fought to end

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    1492” A Year that Changed History In the year 1492 many of the settlers that began establishing colonies in the New World were from the European cultures. Great Britain‚ in that period was one of the stronger‚ more developed Monarchs in the European region. Once the other European Monarchs ascertained that Spain had found‚ not only new wealth‚ but land and the prominence that came with it‚ did the later Monarchs begin to establish their own trade routes‚ ports‚ and colonies in the New World.

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    Charles Lindbergh- made first solo trans Atlantic flight. ix. Charles Forbes- sold medical supplies from veteran hospitals. x. Robert La Follette- presidential nominee for the progressive party in 1924. xi. Albert B. Fall- first cabinet member in history to go to prison. xii. Calvin Coolidge- “4/5ths of all of our troubles in this life would disappear if we could only sit down and keep still.” xiii. Coolidge believed that government should not interfere with business. xiv. Calvin Coolidge became

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