U.S. History Chapter 1 1. Marco Polo was responsible for stirring European interest in China. He did so by telling stories of his adventures in China. Polo described Asia as a world of shimmering silks‚ fragrant spices‚ and unlimited gold. 2. Columbus planned on reaching Asia by going west around the globe‚ where as da Gama’s went around the coast of Africa‚ and sailing to India. 3. Some technological inventions that helped sailors in their exploration and discovery of new lands were
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NAME: AMDG ESSAY WRITING QUIZ AP US HISTORY ELMORE Circle the letter that “most correctly” answers the question with regard to writing an essay on the following topic: “Belief in the freedom of religion was central to the development of some colonies‚ while in other colonies such freedom was denied.” Assess the validity of this statement. 1. All of the following should appear in an introductory paragraph on this essay topic EXCEPT a. definitions of important concepts like
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Two important events in U.S. history are the hijackings on September 11‚ 2001 and the bombings at Pearl Harbor. These two attacks will always be remembered in U.S. history. These two events caused many people to die and left our nation in shock. These two events caused the American people to be left in fear and agony. They caused our government to be furious and to start war against Japan and against terrorism. On September 11‚2001 American Airlines flight 11 and United airlines flight 175
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Isabel Olivas Eliason AP U.S. History 6 September 2014 The New World was a marvel and a chance to make it big in the 1600s. England took its gamble at building colonies in the unsettled region of what is now the east coast. It then was separated into two regions‚ New England and the Chesapeake. Even though they were both founded by the English‚ their differences in religion‚ unity‚ and motives evolved their societies into polar opposites. In New England‚ unity was a way of life. They believed in
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involved leg on banking Glass Seagull Act‚ divided banking to control prices etc‚ gov reg in agricult industry -->to get tax breaks‚ but question of unconstitutional Wagner act (pro labor) Agricult Adjust Act (AAA) Roosevelt recession‚ WWII pulls us out of depression Fair Deal New Deal but plus Civil Rights same concepts on labor fair housing (Most knocked down by Repub congress--led by Taft) -->didn’t get off the ground Eisenhower great economic resurgent in the 50s‚ because AMerica is
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1800’s Transportation In order to create regional‚ national and international markets‚ strong commerce‚ trade and transportation are necessary. During the 1800’s‚ social change became more prominent in different areas of the country such as the South and Midwest. As economic prosperity grew‚ the need for new and more efficient means of transportation grew as well. Through the development of new transportation technologies such as canals and railroads‚ America saw a large increase in the monetary
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Throughout American history‚ many have worked to make constitutional and social equality for all Americans‚ slave and free‚ black and white. Between 1860 and 1877‚ America had gone through civil war and reconstruction‚ from destructive to constructive. Hence‚ there had been many factors that attributed to constitutional and social developments in America history‚ but the main reasons for the change could attribute to the economic rivalry between the industrial North and the agricultural
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3-1 • Mercantilism o Economic system used in 1500s to 1700s o Nation’s power was directly related to its wealth • Incentives o Motivational factor • Balance of Trade o Relationship between a country’s imports and exports o Country with favorable balance of trade makes money by exporting more products than imports • Navigation Acts o 1651 ~ 1663 by Parliament o All goods coming from Europe or Africa to colonies had to travel on British ships manned with British crew o Colonies remained
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II. Eisenhower Administration A. Massive retaliation; nuclear weapons prevented USSR attack. B. Containment policy to prevent war/attack. C. Interstate Highway System to ^ US defense against Communism. D. CIA overthrowing/prevention of spread of Communism. E. Korean Armistice/Peace treaty b/w China/North Korea & US. F. Domino Theory‚ eco/mil aid to Southern Viet to build stable/anti communist state. G. SEATO‚ helped strengthen anti-communist countries. H. Eisenhower Doctrine‚ aid to any
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Three of those great books are: African Since 1940 The Past of the present by Frederick Cooper‚ The Nigerian Civil war by John de ST.Jorre and African Perspectives on Colonialism by A.ADU Boahen. However‚ of the three books Boahen provides more supplemental materials that support my thesis. The
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