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US History

This is a survey course that provides students with an investigation of important political, economic, and social developments in American history from the pre-colonial time period to the present day. Students will be engaged in activities that call upon their skills as historians (i.e. recognizing cause and effect relationships, various forms of research, expository and persuasive writing, reading of primary and secondary sources, comparing and contrasting important ideas and events).

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An Interesting History of the Making of Central Park

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New York
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Calvert Vaux
Belvedere Castle
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Frederick Law Olmsted
Hospitality

In 1857, the idea of one of the urban wonders of the world was brought to life. Architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux would build the 843-acre park in Manhattan, New York City. Originally known as ?The Greensward Plan?, Central park would soon become known as one of New York City?s most famous pieces of architectural work and history. Annually, about 37.5 million people visit Central Park. It is an incredibly large park, spanning 2.5 miles from 59th Street to 110th Street, and 0.5 miles from 5th Avenue to 8th Avenue. The Central Park Conservatory operates the park, and it is open all year to the public. Since 1962, Central Park has been considered a national historic landmark.

American Revolution

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18th century in the United States
Age of Enlightenment
American Revolution
International relations
Social philosophy
Patriot
Self-determination
Republicanism in the United States
United States Declaration of Independence

By the late eighteenth century, Americans enjoyed more liberties than most people in the world, and they paid lower taxes than the subjects of any other European state. Even as they declared their allegiance to the British monarch, they tarred and feathered his royal officials; though they professed loyalty to the rule of English law, they boycotted imports, defied taxes, and burned ships that docked in their ports.83 They came together from very disparate regions and societies because they found common ground in their grievances, their concerns about tyranny, and their notions of self-determination. They were defiant protestors but reluctant revolutionaries; in the beginning, the Americans sought reconciliation with their sovereign along with recognition of their rights.

French and Indian War Notes

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History of North America
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New France
Anglo-French Wars
Native American history
18th century in the United States
Military history of Canada
French and Indian War
Royal Proclamation
Iroquois
Northwest Indian War
Pontiac's War
Politics

North American Alliances By the mid-eighteenth century, the face of North America was changing. The British soldiers, officials, and colonists were moving west from the Atlantic coast and starting to cross into the Ohio River Valley. The Spanish occupied a vast region extending from the Gulf of California, across the desert, and along the Gulf Coast to Florida. The French settled primarily in New France, the area that would later become Canada.

Out of Many Book Outlines

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united states
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Federalist papers
Vice Presidents of the United States
African slave trade
American Revolution
United States Declaration of Independence
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Stamp Act
articles of confederation
Politics

Ariana Correa Period 3 September 27, 2012 AP US History Outlines 4-5 The American Revolutionary Era, 1754-1789 4.1 The French and Indian War During The Albany Conference of 1754?British officials wanted the colonies to consider a collective response to the continuing conflict with New France and the Indians of the interior. The conference adopted Benjamin Franklin?s Plan of the Union, which proposed that Indian affairs, western settlement, and other items of mutual interest be placed under the authority of one general government for the colonies, this plan was rejected. There were three flash points of conflict in North America On the?Northern Atlantic Coast at the Fortress of Louisburg Border region between New France and New York (Niagara Falls to Lake Champlain)

Out of Many Book Outlines

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History of the United States
African slave trade
Slavery in the United States
Racism
African-American culture
Cultural history of the United States
Colonial history of the United States
slavery
Atlantic slave trade
European colonization of the Americas
Indentured servant

Ariana Correa?Period 3 Mrs. Frisen?August 20, 2012 AP US History Outlines 1-3 Pre-Columbian Societies ?1.1 Early Inhabitants of the Americas Christopher Columbus called the Native Americans Indios because he thought he had landed in India The term Indian refers to a variety of different cultures (over 2000), with hundreds of different languages and different ways of living They had long dark hair and tan skin When it was realized that America was not part of Asia a debate began over how the people got there ?1.2 American Indian Empires on Mesoamerica, the Southwest, and the Mississippi Valley Mesoamerica stretched from central Mexico to central America By the first millennium B.C.E. large communities were taking shape

ch 24 outline

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Politics of the United States
Political parties in the United States
Elections in the United States
reconstruction
Grover Cleveland
James G. Blaine
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield
Benjamin Harrison
Redeemers
Electoral Commission
gilded age
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Seamus Moran Chapter 24: Politics in the Gilded Age 1869 ? 1889 1/11/13 The ?Bloody Shirt? Elects Grant Republicans nominated General Ulysses S. Grant for president No political experience Democrats were unorganized Only could agree that they didn?t want military Reconstruction Grant elected through his popularity ?waved bloody shirt? - relived war victories Beat Democrat Horatio Seymour Made mistake that cost them loss Didn?t accept a redemption of greenback for maximum value Republicans couldn?t take victories for granted- election was close The Era of Good Stealings Population was still rising despite Civil War High immigration Politics were corrupt Railroad promoters took advantage of uneducated customers

Chapter 10 outline

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History of the United States
Second Party System
Vice Presidents of the United States
United States presidential electors
Andrew Jackson
Great Triumvirate
Martin Van Buren
John Tyler
Tariff
Whig Party
Politics

Seamus Moran Chapter 14: Jacksonian Democracy at Flood Tide 11/18/12 ?Nullies? in South Carolina? South Carolinians, still scornful toward the?Tariff of 1828, attempted to acquire the necessary two-thirds majority to nullify it in the S.C. legislature, but determined Unionists blocked them. In response to the anger at the ?Tariff of Abominations,? Congress passed the?Tariff of 1832, which did away with the worst parts of the Tariff of 1828, such as lowering the tariff down to 35%, a reduction of 10%, but many southerners still hated it. In the elections of 1832, the?Nullies?came out with a two-thirds majority over the Unionists, met in the state legislature, and declared the Tariff of 1832 to be void within S.C. boundaries.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. letter!

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christianity
Community organizing
Nonviolence
united states
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Anglican saints
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Civil disobedience
Here I Stand
Natural law
religion

"Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.]" 16 April 1963 My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities "unwise and untimely." Seldom do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas. If I sought to answer all the criticisms that cross my desk, my secretaries would have little time for anything other than such correspondence in the course of the day, and I would have no time for constructive work. But since I feel that you are men of genuine good will and that your criticisms are sincerely set forth, I want to try to answer your statement in what I hope will be patient and reasonable terms.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. letter!

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Here I Stand
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"Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.]" 16 April 1963 My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities "unwise and untimely." Seldom do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas. If I sought to answer all the criticisms that cross my desk, my secretaries would have little time for anything other than such correspondence in the course of the day, and I would have no time for constructive work. But since I feel that you are men of genuine good will and that your criticisms are sincerely set forth, I want to try to answer your statement in what I hope will be patient and reasonable terms.

Letter From Birmingham Jail

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Here I Stand
Natural law
religion

"Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.]" 16 April 1963 My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities "unwise and untimely." Seldom do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas. If I sought to answer all the criticisms that cross my desk, my secretaries would have little time for anything other than such correspondence in the course of the day, and I would have no time for constructive work. But since I feel that you are men of genuine good will and that your criticisms are sincerely set forth, I want to try to answer your statement in what I hope will be patient and reasonable terms.

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