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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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Identifications #9 Pg.?s 103-116. Explain the specialization of labor on Southern plantations? Allowed by the presence of large plantations, each would have its own slaves who were blacksmiths, carpenters, and shoemakers They would also have women slaves who were seamstresses, cooks, dairymaids, and midwives. The above made up only 10-20% of the slaves, and most slaves were just simple farm hands. Analyze the extent and nature of slave resistance? Some ran off to join Indian tribes Some reached Spanish Florida and established a free community. Africans did not have weapons and only in unusual circumstances, would slaves rebel. Extended king roups would ask to stay together so if the family was broken up the child could be raised by family.

AP US History A People And A Nation Ch. 30 Study Guide

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Chapter 30 Study Guide Greensboro sit-ins: Four black college freshmen sat down at the Woolworth?s lunch counter in Greensboro; it signaled a decade of public activism in America 1960 campaign and elections: Kennedy?s victory by popular vote was very narrow. Kennedy achieved mixed success in the South, ran well in the Northeast and Midwest- Catholic faith hurt him in some states. ?Best and Brightest? in foreign policy. Nixon looked disagreeable on TV. Eisenhower gave Nixon only tepid endorsement.

AP US History A People And A Nation Ch. 24 Study Guide

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Charles Lindbergh Pilot of The Spirit of St. Louis who flew from the U.S. to Paris alone; nicknamed ?Lucky Lindy? One of the most celebrated heroes in American history The burst of publicity and thrill of celebration point to the impacts of commercialism, new technology, and mass entertainment 1920-1921 economy The 1920?s began with a jolting economic decline Once World War I ended, industrial output dropped and unemployment rose as wartime orders dried up, consumer spending dwindled, and demobilized soldiers flooded the work force Refined methods of credit Installment, or time payment, plans drove the new consumption 80% of automobiles were bought on credit Oligopolies The control of an entire industry by a few large firms

9/11 Conspiracies Debunked

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?No American living today will forget what happened on September 11, 2001. Each of us will remember how the serenity of that bright morning was destroyed by a savage atrocity, an act so hostile we could scarcely imagine any human being capable of it. The realization sank into the heart of every one of us: America was vulnerable and under attack. On September 11, evil literally took flight? (McCain 6).

Teller Amendment and Platt Amendment

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Miranda Johanson US History Week 3 Activity 2 The Terms to the Platt Amendment concerned the removal of Unites States troops from Cuba at the end of the Spanish-American War. It defined the terms of U.S. ? Cuba relations until the 1934 Treaty of Relations. Up until this Treaty the amendment made sure there would be U.S. involvement in Cuban affairs and gave the U.S. the right to claim certain territories on the island which included Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. It restricted conduct of foreign policy and trade, established boundaries, and demanded the sell or lease of land to the U.S. for coal or need for naval bases.

The Triangle Shirtwaist fire; horrible tragedy that brought about necessary change

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Miranda Johanson US History 1112 Assignment 2 week 2 August 22, 2012 The Triangle Shirtwaist fire; horrible tragedy that brought about necessary change The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory workforce was made up predominantly of woman immigrants of Jewish or Italian decent. They had come to the United States in hopes for a better life. Instead they were met with deplorable working condition, despicable hours and devastatingly low wages.

Labor unrest during the depression of the 1890s, the Pullman Strike

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Miranda Johanson US History 1112 Assignment 1 week 2 August 22, 2012 Labor unrest during the depression of the 1890s, the Pullman Strike The goal of George Pullman when building the Company Town was to solve labor unrest and poverty. He believed that the country air and nice facilities without agitators, saloons, and city vice districts would make his people happy and good workers. His town was a leading attraction at the World?s Columbian Exposition of 1893. It caused a national sensation in which he was praised by the national press for his benevolence and vision. It was considered the most peaceful place on earth by moral statistics. Pullman expected the town to make money as any good business man would. In 1892 its value was over five million dollars.

Last Indian-white conflict of the era, the Battle of Wounded Knee

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Miranda Johanson US History 1112 Assignment 2 week 1 August 17, 2012 Last Indian-white conflict of the era, the Battle of Wounded Knee The failure on the part of the government that contributed to the Indian unrest has many factors but an overall summary of these factors were broken and unfulfilled treaties. List of misgivings: Failure to establish an equitable southern boundary of the standing Rock agency reservations Failure of the government to expend a just proportion of the money received from Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad company Failure of the government to issue the certificates of title to allotment, article 6 of the treaty 1868

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