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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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American Pageant 14th Edition Chapter 1 Outline

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Chapter 1 AP US History New World Beginnings

Morgan Winston Period 6 8/13/12 New World Beginnings 33,000 B.C.E.- 1769 C.E. I. The Shaping of North America Around 225 million years ago, all the worlds dry land made one single supercontinent i. Enormous chunks of terrain started to drift ????????????? ? a. Created continents of Eurasia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, and the Americas ii.?Shifting and folding created mountain ranges By 10 million years ago, the basic geological shape of North America had formed i. Canadian Shield- first part of the North American landmass to have emerged above sea level a. What anchored the continent in its northeastern corner The Great Ice Age began about 2 million years ago ice sheets covered parts of Europe, Asia, and the Americas ii. Glaciers retreated about 10,000 years ago

us review

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1 Rapid Review U.S. History Colonial America - Economic difficulties in Europe, the desire to acquire raw materials and religious tensions all caused Europeans to become interested in the Americas - Cortes, Pizarro, and other Spanish conquistadores entered much of Central America, South America, the southwestern section of North America, and the area now known as Florida, conquering the Aztecs, the Incas and other Native American tribes. Guns, horses, and diseases brought from Europe all aided the Spanish in their efforts to defeat the native tribes. - French settlers in Canada were less oppressive than the Spanish. Jesuit priests converted thousands of Native American to Christianity, French settlers became increasingly interested in fur trading.

A.P U.S history exploration

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Exploration I. Prehistory A. Bering Land Bridge B. Hundreds of independent tribes C. Civilizations ? Mayans ? Central, Incas ? South, Aztecs ? Mexico D. Mount Builders ? Ohio II. Early Discoverers Vikings ? Leif Ericsson ? Greenland ? Northern Canada ? 1000 AD Italian Christopher Columbus ? for Spain ? 1492 - Guanahani III. Spanish/Portugese Exploration Reasons for exploring Wealthy nations ? gold based Renaissance ? optimism/humanism ? we can do anything Trade routes Printing press ? ideas spread Mariner?s compass ? exploration possible Spain ? peace w/ Isabella and Ferdinand uniting plus no Moors/Muslims Conquistadores ? Spanish ? gold/glory ? fighting tradition Portugal Looking water route to Asia ? brought slavery from Africa

ap U.S histoory topics

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AP US History Topic Outline Topics 1-10 Discovery and Settlement of the New World, 1492-1650 America and the British Empire, 1650-1754 Colonial Society in the Mid-Eighteenth Century Road to Revolution, 1754-1775 The American Revolution, 1775-1783 Constitution and New Republic, 1776-1800 The Age of Jefferson, 1800-1816 Nationalism and Economic Expansion Sectionalism Age of Jackson, 1828-1848 ?Topics 11-21 Territorial Expansion and Sectional Crisis Creating an American Culture The 1850's: Decade of Crisis Civil War Reconstruction to 1877 New South and the Last West Industrialization and Corporate Consolidation Urban Society Intellectual and Cultural Movements National Politics, 1877-1896: The Gilded Age Foreign Policy, 1865-1914

colonial culture

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Culture Colonial America was a melting pot of cultures. The different regions of the colonies had different characteristics. The South had large gaps in social order and revolved around agriculture. The North was mostly based on industry, with a tightly knit society. Different pastimes also evolved in different regions. Though colonies had differences, they had important similarities that would help unite them.
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Unit 9 AP US HISTORY

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?Neutrality Act 1935- This act was pushed by Roosevelt in 1935 to keep the US out of the war. The US was not supposed to have a side in the new emerging conflicts and could not engage in weapons trades with the nations at war. This also took away the right of citizens to travel on war sided ships. The US did not want to lose its dominance in oil and gave up the ability to affect other foreign policies. This proved that pre- WWII, the US, was not very imperialist. They did not want to concur, win, or control the world platform without fixing domestic issues. This set up a framework for the US in the years?

Declaration of Independence

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IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

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Definitions british colonial period

Identifications 8/29/12 Virginia Company A joint stock company that funded Jamestown Starving Time The winter of 1609-1610 Colonists resorted to cannibalism The winter after John Smith left Powhatan confederacy Group of 6 algonkian tribes Viewed colonists as allies Later waged war and lost Pocahantas Kidnapped by James town colonists because Powhatan (leader of the powhatan confederacy) kidnapped several settlers. Married colonist John Rolfe and went to England Headright Each arrival who paid their own ticket would be granted 50 acres of land Royal colony A colony that is ruled by the king through appointed officials. House of Burgesses A small self rule assembly that was meant to govern the Virginia settlements Cecilius Calvert

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