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10826856982PhotosynthesisAutotrophs Cycles-C O H2O Transformation of solar energy to chemical energy- CO2 is removed from the atmosphere and glucose is made. In chloroplasts of producers Removes CO2 from atmosphere and makes food; makes oxygen0
10826905821Respiration1. Both autographs and heterotrophs 2. Carbon and oxygen Cycles- (ATP)+6CO2《--- C6H12O2+6O2 3. Converts biochemical energy from nutrients into adenosine triphosphate and then releases waste product 4. Takes place in Mitochondria 5. Provides energy for living organisms1
10827045029Transpiration1. Autographs 2. Hydrologic cycle. 3. Moisture from the roots of the plant to the pores in its leaves and is changed to vapor and is released into the atmosphere. 4. Leaves of plants 5. Gives the atmosphere water vapor to produce precipitation2
10827099471Runoff1. Water 2. Hydrologic cycle 3. Water moves from the land to rivers 4. On land 5. Recycles water and allows our atmosphere to absorb the water vapor3
10827228673combustion of fossil fuels1. Humans and fires. 2. Carbon cycle and sulfur cycle 3. The burning of fossil fuels creates the release of carbon, water,and ATP into the air or soil. 4. Happen anywhere 5. Contributes to the carbon cycle. May cause global warming increase.4
10827303290Volcanic eruptions1. Volcanoes 2. Sulfur cycle 3. Releases sulfur into gas SO2 4. In volcanoes and atmosphere 5. Helps the sulfur cycle which helps the environment.5
10827348177Nitrogen fixation1. Producers 2. Nitrogen cycle N2+H+e- -->NH3 +H2 3. Converts nitrogen gas into ammonia 4. Plants 5. Without it autographs can't get a usable form of nitrogen6
10827412022Assimilation1. Producers 2. Nitrogen cycle 3. Producers incorporate elements into tissues 4. Roots 5. Process where producers absorb elements which is vital to the cycle.7
10827476000Dentrification1. Decomposes 2. Nitrogen cycle- NO3-->NO2-->NO-->N2O--> N2 3. Converts nitrate into nitrous oxide and then nitrogen gas which is released to atmosphere 4. Soil 5. Keeps nitrogen levels balanced8
10827546694Nitrification1. Producers 2. Nitrogen cycle- NH4--> NO2--> NO3 3. Converts ammonia into nitrite and nitrate 4. Bacteria 5. Plants often use nitrate9
10827592337Ammonification1. Decomposes 2. Nitrogen 3. They break down nitrogen in dead producers and waste products and convert it to ammonium 4. Producers dead bodies or waste 5. Recycles waste into organic products10
10827635564Algal bloom1. Algal 2. Phosphorous cycle 3. Phosphorous inputs causes increase in plants population which increases the biomass 4. Waterways 5. Keeps lake populations balanced11
10827675202Decomposition1. Decomposers 2. Nutrient cycle 3. They break down compounds into small particles 4. Dead organisms or waste 5. Wastes become organic compounds12
10827696053Household detergent use1. Humans 2. Hydrologic cycle 3. Used for cleaning purposes 4. At home 5. Causes the pollution of water13
10827721690Rock weathering1. Environment 2. Sulfur cycle 3. Breaks down rocks 4. Rocks 5. Shapes the earth and moves minerals around14
10827750263Acid rain1. Environment 2. Sulfur and nitrogen cycle 3. Because of pollution the water in the clouds gets contaminated and acidic 4. Atmosphere Harmful to environment15

AP US History Chapter 9 Flashcards

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11136775776Industrial RevolutionA burst of major inventions and economic expansion based on water, steam power, and the use of machine technology that transformed certain industries (cotton/iron textiles) between 1790 and 1860.0
11136775777Commonwealth SystemThe republican system of political economy created by state governments by 1820, whereby states funneled aid to private businesses whose projects would improve the general welfare.1
11136775778Division of LaborA system of manufacture that divides production into a series of OF distinct and repetitive tasks performed by machines or workers.2
11136775779Mineral-based economyAn economy based on coal and metal that began to emerge in the 1830's, as manufacturers increasingly ran machinery fashioned from metal with coal-burning stationary steam engines rather than with water power.3
11136775780MechanicsA term used in the 19th century to refer to skilled craftsmen and inventors who built and improved machinery and machine tools for industry.4
11136775781Waltham-Lowell SystemA system of labor using young women recruited from farm families to work in factories in Lowell, Chicopee, and other sites in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.5
11136775782Machine ToolsCutting, boring, and drilling machines used to produce metal parts, which were then assembled into products such as textile looms and sewing machines.6
11136775783Artisan RepublicanismAn ideology that celebrated small-scale producers, men, and women who owned their own shops.7
11136775784UnionsOrganizations of workers that began during the Industrial Revolution to bargain with employees over wages, hours, and control over workplace.8
11136775785Labor Theory of ValueThe belief that human labor produces economic value.9
11136775786Market RevolutionThe dramatic increase between 1820 and 1850 in the exchange of goods and services in market transactions.10
11136775787Erie CanalA 364-mile waterway connecting the Hudson River and Lake Erie.11
11136775788Middle ClassAn economic group of prosperous farmers, artisans, and traders that emerged in the 19th century.12
11136775789Self-made manA 19th century ideal that celebrated men who rose to wealth or social prominence from humble origins through self-discipline, hard work, and temperate habits.13
11136775790Benevolent EmpireA broad-ranging campaign of moral and institutional reforms inspired by evangelical Christian ideals and endorsed by upper-middle-class men and women in the 1820's-1830's.14
11136775791Sabbatarian MovementA movement to preserve the Sabbath (Sunday) as a holy day.15
11136775792Moral Free AgencyThe doctrine of free will that was the central message of Presbyterian Minister Charles Grandison Finney.16
11136775793American Temperance SocietyA society invigorated by evangelical Protestants in 1832 that set out to curb the consumption of alcoholic beverages.17
11136775794Nativist MovementsAnti-foreign sentiment in the United States that fueled anti-immigrant and immigrant restriction policies against the Irish and Germans in the 1840's and 1850's and against other ethnic immigrants in subsequent decades.18
11136775795Francis Cabot LowellThe most important émigré mechanic who worked for Richard Arkwright, a renowned British mechanic. He later reproduced Arkwright's innovations in Providence, Rhode Island.19
11136775796Samuel SlaterA wealthy Boston merchant who toured British textile mills and secretly made drawings of their power machinery.20
11136775797Sellars FamilyA family which produced many inventors such as Samuel Sellars Jr. and John Sellars.21
11136775798Eli WhitneyA successful inventor who achieved prosperity after creating the cotton 'gin.' Later her created military weapons for financial gain.22
11136775799lyman beecher1826, minister, wanted to bring kingdom of Christ to the US. Converted in the Second Great Awakening. Criticized other religions, along with drinking and gambling. Alienated himself from the people because of criticisms.23
11136775800Charles Grandison FinneyA man who chose the path of ministry and found a new way to advocate religion. He conducted religious revival meetings that suggested that God accepts everyone.24
11137191749Cyrus McCormickInvented the mechanical reaper25

AP US History Chapter7 Flashcards

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15052664527Judiciary Act of 1789Act that established a federal district court in each state and three circuit courts to hear appeals from the districts, with the Supreme Court having a final say.0
15052736007Bill of RightsThe first 10 amendments to the Constitution, officially ratified by 1791. The amendments safeguarded fundamental personal rights, including freedom of speech and religion, and mandated legal procedures, such as trial by jury.1
15052801432Report on the Public CreditAlexander Hamilton's 1790 report recommending that the federal government should assume all state debts and fund the national debt-that is, offer interest on it rather than repaying it- at full value. Hamilton's goal was to make a new country creditworthy, not debt-free.2
15052875598Bank of the United StatesA bank chartered in 1790 and jointly owned by private stockholders and the national government. Alexander Hamilton argued that the bank would provide stability to the specie-starved American economy by making loans to merchants, handling government funds, and issuing bills of credit.3
15052973845Report on ManufacturesA proposal by treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton in 1791 calling for the federal government to urge the expansion of American manufacturing while imposing tariffs on foreign imports.4
15053055098Proclamation of NeutralityA proclamation issued by President George Washington in 1793, allowing U.S. citizens to trade with all belligerents in the war between France and Great Britain.5
15053121935French RevolutionA 1789 revolution in France that was initially welcomed by most Americans because it abolished feudalism and established a constitutional monarchy, but eventually came to seem too radical to many.6
15053183142JacobinsA political faction in the French Revolution. Many Americans embraced the democratic ideology of the radical Jacobins and, like them, formed political clubs and began to address one another as 'citizen."7
15053286105Whiskey RebellionA 1794 uprising by farmers in western Pennsylvania in response to enforcement of an unpopular excise tax on whiskey.8
15053315469Jay's TreatyA 1795 treaty between the United States and Britain, negotiated by John Jay. The treaty accepted Britain's right to stop neutral ships. In return, it allowed Americans to submit claims for illegal seizures and required the British to remove their troops and Indian agents from the Northwest Territory.9
15053396657Haitian RevolutionThe 1791 conflict involving diverse Haitian participants and armies from three European countries. At its end, Haiti became a free, independent nation in which former slaves were citizens.10
15053434583XYZ AffairA 1797 incident in which American negotiators in France were rebuffed for refusing to pay a substantial bribe. The incident led the United States into an undeclared war that curtailed American trade with the French West Indies.11
15053520121Naturalization, Alien, and Sedition ActsThree laws passed in 1789 that limited individual rights and threatened the fledgling party system. The Naturalization Act lengthened the residency requirement for citizenship, the Alien Act authorized the deportation of foreigners, and the Sedition Act prohibited the publication of insults or malicious attacks on the president or members of Congress.12
15053634912Virginia and Kentucky ResolutionsResolutions of 1798 condemning the Alien and Sedition Acts that were submitted to the federal government by the Virginia and Kentucky state legislatures could judge the constitutionality of federal laws and nullify them.13
15055890127Treaty of GreenvilleA 1795 treaty between the United States and various Indian tribes in Ohio. American negotiators acknowledged Indian ownership of the land, and in return for various payments, the Western Confederacy ceded most of Ohio to the United States.14
15055945366Marbury v. MadisonA supreme court case that established the principle of judicial review in finding the parts of the Judiciary Act 1789 were in conflict with the Constitution. For the first time, the Supreme Court assumed legal authority to overrule acts of other branches of the government.15
15056053410Louisiana PurchaseThe 1803 purchase of French territory west of the Mississippi River that stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada. The Louisiana Purchase nearly doubled the size of the United States and opened the way for future American expansion west. The purchase required President Thomas Jefferson to exercise powers not explicitly granted to him by the Constitution.16
15056117838Embargo Act of 1807An act of Congress that prohibited U.S. ships from traveling to foreign ports and effectively banned overseas trade in an attempt to deter Britain from halting U.S ships at sea. The embargo caused grave hardships for Americans engaged in overseas commerce.17
15056165433Battle of TippecanoeAn attack on Shawnee Indians at Prophetstown on the Tippecanoe River in 1811 by American forces headed by William Henry Harrison, Indiana's territorial governor. The governor's troops traded heavy casualties with the with the confederacy's warriors and then destroyed the holy village.18
15056216362Treaty of GhentThe treaty signed on Christmas Eve 1814 that ended the War of 1812. It retained the prewar borders of the United States.19
15056233488McCulloch v. MarylandA Supreme Court case that asserted the dominance of national over state statutes.20
15056261364Adams-Onis TreatyAn 1819 treaty in which John Quincy Adams persuaded Spain to cede the Florida territory in the United States. In return, the American government accepted Spain's claim to Texas and agreed to a compromise on the western boundary for the state of Louisiana.21
15056310069Monroe DoctrineThe 1823 declaration by President James Monroe that the Western Hemisphere was closed to any further colonization or interference by European powers. In exchange, Monroe pledged that the United States would not become involved in European struggles.22
15056353874Alexander HamiltonLeader of the Federalists. First Secretary of the Treasury. He advocated creation of a national bank, assumption of state debts by the federal government, and a tariff system to pay off the national debt.23
15056355379Thomas Jefferson3rd President of the United States. He favored limited central government. He was chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; approved of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and promoted ideals of republicanism. Sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore this territory.24
15056355387John AdamsAmerica's first Vice-President and second President. one of the representatives at the First Continental Congress; swayed his colleagues to a revolutionary course; helped defeat moderate proposal of American home rule under British discretion25
15056356371Little TurtleChief of the Miami who led a Native American alliance that raided U.S. settlements in the Northwest Territory. He was defeated and forced to sign the Treaty of Greenville. Later, he became an advocate for peace26
15056359686John MarshallAppointed by John Adams (1801) as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court- was a Virginia Federalist who was disliked by the state's rights Jeffersonians. (Served 30 days under Federalist administration and 34 years under the Jeffersonians and their successors) The Federalists died out but Marshall continued to hand down Federalist decisions. IMPORTANT ACT- Although he dismissed the Marbury suit ( 1801) to avoid direct political showdown, he said that part of the Judiciary Act of 1789, on which Marbury tried to base his appeal was unconstitutional.27
15056363085TecumsehShawnee chief who tried to united Native American tribes in Ohio and Indiana against encroaching white rule. Failed.28
15056364000Henry ClayDistinguished senator from Kentucky, who ran for president five times until his death in 1852. He was a strong supporter of the American System, a war hawk for the War of 1812, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and known as "The Great Compromiser." (responsible for the Missouri Compromise). Outlined the Compromise of 1850 with five main points. Died before it was passed however.29
15056364963John Quincy Adams6th president from 1825-1829; served in the Senate and House of Representatives; son of President John Adams; helped formulate the Monroe Doctrine as Secretary of State; lost his re-election to Andrew Jackson; viewed as one of the greatest diplomats in American history.30

AP vocab Week 1 Flashcards

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14874114840aberration(n) a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome0
14874126394abeyance(n) a state of temporary disuse or suspension1
14874135670acerbic(adj) bitter, sharp in taste or temper2
14874172963acute(adj) sharp; severe; intense3
14874186774admonish(v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty4
14874196909adroit(adj) skillful; clever5
14874204110aesthetic(adj) concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty6

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