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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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U.S. Great Depression

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Bradshaw History 1302 6pm-7:20pm Chapter 25 Essay 1. I believe that Herbert Hoover was rejected because of the timing of the depression. Though there were signs that the economy wasn?t going well, nothing bad happened until Hoover became president, and the American public looked to him to solve the problem immediately, but it wasn?t possible. Areas that were normally Republican but voted for Roosevelt was citizens in the west, north, and northeast. This signifies that the Depression was the most important issue of the election among almost all citizens.

Chapter 1 Notes

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Chapter 01 - New World Beginnings---33,000 B.C.-A.D. 1769. ?I. The Shaping of North America 1. 225 million yrs. ago supercontinent 2. Mountains-- Appalachians pre separation, all others after making them ?American? mountains. 3. Canadian Shield- NE corner of Americas, maybe first above sea level 4. Ice Age- 2 million yrs. ago--2 mile thick ice, Canada, N. America 5. Glacial action eroded Canadian Shield II. Peopling the Americas 1. The Land Bridge-- Sea level dropped because of glaciers exposing a land bridge. ? ? Bering Sea between Siberia and Alaska 2. Nomadic hunters following migratory game herds 3. Ice Age ended, glaciers melted, land bridge under water--10,000 yrs. ago 4. When Europeans arrived in 1492-- 54 million people lived in the Americas.

Chapter 6 and 7 Outline

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Chapter 06 - The Duel for North America, 1608-1763 ?I. France Finds a Foothold in Canada 1. Latecomer in race for colonies due to wars at home between Roman Catholics and Huguenots (Protestants) 10,000 murdered on St. Bartholomew?s Day 2. Edict of Nantes--- limited toleration to the French Huguenots. Ceases religious wars. 3. France blossomed-- mightiest most feared; King Louis XIV became king, took interest in overseas colonies. 4. In 1608, Quebec, overlooking the St. Lawrence River established by French. Catholic. 5. Samuel de Champlain-- ?Father of New France? soldier and explorer ? friendship with Huron Indians-- joined them in battle against Iroquois ? French shot 3 dead, one wounded. Enemies ?

Civil War Battles

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Civil War Battle Chart BATTLE NAME/LOCATION DATE COMMANDER (C/U) OUTCOME STRENGTH (C/U) CASUALTIES (C/U) SIGNIFICANCE First Bull Run (VA) 7/21/1861 J. Johnston McDowell Confederate win 32,000 28,000 1,982 2,896 Shows that war will be long; planning necessary Mill Springs (KY) 1/19/1862 Crittenden Thomas Union win 6,000 4,000 533 262 First significant Union win Fort Donelson (TN) 2/12/1862 Floyd Grant Union win 21,000 27,000 15,067 2,832 Grant rises to prominence Shiloh (TN) 4/6/1862 A.S. Johnston Grant Union win 40,000 63,000 10,694 13,047 Grant demoted Fair Oaks Seven Pines (VA) 5/31/1862 J. Johnston McClellan Inconclusive 42,000 42,000 6,134 5,031 Marked end of Union offensive Seven Days' Battle (VA) (Oak Grove Beaver Dam Creek

Civil War

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Civil War Pre-Civil War (Chapter 20) Rich man?s war ? the rich could pay their way out of conscription Morrill Tariff raised the tariff 5-10% Treasury prints money, causes massive inflation North - $1.00 became 39 cents South had 9000% inflation Sale of bonds became very important ? North raised $2.6 Billion Precursor to today?s Federal Reserve system North had an economic boom due to suppliers making money People making low quality items and skimming the profit Bountiful harvest in the north (good crops) Oil discovered in Pennsylvania Women enlisted in the armies posing as men Women in the medical field Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, 1st Female M.D. Clara Barton, established Red Cross Dorothea Dix, famous nurse Before the war, the South held 20% of U.S. wealth; after the war, 12%

Notes on Jefferson's and Madison's presidencies

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Course-Notes: Thomas Jefferson/Madison Thomas Jefferson?s Presidency People angry with Alien and sedition act President Adams against war Federalist Party largely unpopular American Navy already started *Navy includes the Marines* Adams had built up navy, did not use it People perceived this as a waste of money Still flexed our U.S. Muscle Hamilton attacks Adams in a pamphlet Federalists fought back with ?smear campaign? against Jefferson Charged that Jefferson robbed a widow, fathered ?mulatto children?, was an Atheist 1st not true, 2nd was, 3rd was not Was a Deist Rousseau belief that God had set up the world as a machine and left it alone Jefferson vote of 1800 Got fewer electoral votes, but won ?swing state? of New York Fighting Aaron Burr

war of 1812

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War of 1812

The War of 1812 was a 32-month military conflict between the United States and the British Empire and their allies which resulted in no territorial change, but a resolution of many issues which remained from the American War of Independence. The United States declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions brought about by Britain's ongoing war with France, the impressment of American merchant sailors into the Royal Navy, British support of American Indian tribes against American expansion, outrage over insults to national honor after humiliations on the high seas, and possible American desire to annex Canada

george washington

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The War of 1812 was a 32-month military conflict between the United States and the British Empire and their allies which resulted in no territorial change, but a resolution of many issues which remained from the American War of Independence. The United States declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions brought about by Britain's ongoing war with France, the impressment of American merchant sailors into the Royal Navy, British support of American Indian tribes against American expansion, outrage over insults to national honor after humiliations on the high seas, and possible American desire to annex Canada

AP US History Vocabulary

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Chapter 21 ? The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865 Key Terms and People to Know Bull Run (Manassas Junction), Battle of Peninsula Campaign Merrimack Monitor Bull Run, Second Battle of Antietam, Battle of Emancipation Proclamation Thirteenth Amendment Fredericksburg, battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Gettysburg Address Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, Battle of Shiloh, Battle of Vicksburg, siege of Sherman?s march Congressional Committee on the Conduct of War Copperheads The Man Without a Country Union party Wilderness Campaign Appomattox Courthouse Reform Bill of 1867 Thomas J. (?Stonewall?) Jackson George B. McClellan Robert E. Lee John Pope A.E. Burnside Joseph (?Fighting Joe?() Hooker George G. Meade George Pickett Ulysses s. Grant William Tecumseh Sherman Salmon Chase

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