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1. A government is It's an institution, through which a society makes and
enforces its public policies. Its purpose is to keep the nation safe and to
provide a consequence for actions
2. State describes a legal entity whereas nation refers to races or large groups
of people.
Executive Branch
By: Lauren Riede, Bridget Strotman, and Cole Wheeler
In Charge
The President is in charge of this branch
The President is elected by the entire country and serves a four-year term
The President approves and carries out laws passed by the legislative branch
He also appoints and removes cabinet members and officials
Lastly, He negotiates treaties, and acts as the head of state and commander in chief of the armed forces
How It works
The Conquest of the Far West
-?frontier? = place 4 new beginnings, opportunities, wealth, and adventure
-Myths were created about the frontier that were not true except for some exceptions
-People living in the West relied on the federal government
Chapter 8 Discussion Notes- Period 6
Fur Companies-
Louisiana Purchase Territories and Mountain men
-Expansions into Oregon Territory and Pacific Northwest
-Opened market for fur trappers, aka, ?Mountain men?
>Unique culture
>Relatively primitive/violent
-Missionaries:
>Narcissa Whitman and her husband
-Oregon Territory claimed by: England, America, Spain, Russia
-1846- America declares war on England for Oregon
-American Fur Company: Astor
Chapter One Review Notes (Pd. 6)
Reasons for expansion/imperialist efforts:
Gold ( in Asia)
Spanish gains from expansion-
Land
Tobacco Trade
Cultural interchange
Gold importing
Formal political strongholds in the new world
Ch. 12
Conditions in 1800s
Growing separation between church and state
Desire to create respectable culture for literature and arts, modeled after Europeans
Growth of nationalism gave rise to nationalistic culture: Wanted to assimilate immigrants into American culture
Immigrants: Wanted to do away with cultural traits brought in by foreigners (Temperance movements)
Rapid economic change also affected culture, gave rise to education reform
Theodore Roosevelt?s Foreign Policy-
?The Big Stick Policy?: Had an aggressive approach to foreign policy with Japan, Latin America, and Russia.
Roosevelt Corollary: An extension of the Monroe Doctrine (1823), helped T.R. enforce his foreign policy.
Gave the United States government ?International Police Power?, established influence oversees.
Used when the Dominican Republican was in debt; the US came in and handled the debt.
Chapter 11: Life in the South
Rise of Cotton-
Inconsistency/decline in tobacco production
-Reduced demand at absence of Europeans/internalized trade
-Malignant towards soil (bad for soil)
-Insufficient land
Higher demand for cotton in northern states, in Europe
-Short-staple cotton for more efficient production, can grow anywhere in the south
>More cost-efficient
>Cotton gin invention helped expand popularity/spread of short-staple cotton
Attempts to grow rice and sugarcane
-Rice is too complicated
Ch. 12
Conditions in 1800s
Growing separation between church and state
Desire to create respectable culture for literature and arts, modeled after Europeans
Growth of nationalism gave rise to nationalistic culture: Wanted to assimilate immigrants into American culture
Immigrants: Wanted to do away with cultural traits brought in by foreigners (Temperance movements)
Rapid economic change also affected culture, gave rise to education reform
Chapter 8
Chapter 8 Discussion Notes- Period 6
Fur Companies-
Louisiana Purchase Territories and Mountain men
-Expansions into Oregon Territory and Pacific Northwest
-Opened market for fur trappers, aka, ?Mountain men?
>Unique culture
>Relatively primitive/violent
-Missionaries:
>Narcissa Whitman and her husband
-Oregon Territory claimed by: England, America, Spain, Russia
-1846- America declares war on England for Oregon
-American Fur Company: Astor
Chapter 11: Life in the South
Rise of Cotton-
Inconsistency/decline in tobacco production
-Reduced demand at absence of Europeans/internalized trade
-Malignant towards soil (bad for soil)
-Insufficient land
Higher demand for cotton in northern states, in Europe
-Short-staple cotton for more efficient production, can grow anywhere in the south
>More cost-efficient
>Cotton gin invention helped expand popularity/spread of short-staple cotton
Attempts to grow rice and sugarcane
-Rice is too complicated
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