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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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1776

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David McCullough?s non-fiction literary work, 1776 describes the inspirational trials and tribulations that the Continental Army overcame in order to defeat the British in the American Revolution. Driven by the ideals of liberty, freedom, and the natural rights of man, an army of misfits that included young boys, old men, freed slaves, farmers, and ne?er-do-wells were able to triumph over a formally trained army of British soldiers. This well researched account of the early hardships faced during the American Revolution show, just how far these people were willing to go and how hard they were willing to work in order to secure the liberties that were rightfully theirs.

Black Southern Sharecropper

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Ravi Prathipati Black Southern Sharecroppers Imperialism: Many of us are against Imperialism since it has greatly ruined our lives. Many Sharecroppers are focused on their safety, livelihood and money from their products. These former slaves and servants were often uneducated about such issues. However, several did support imperialism since it allowed them to gain more money and status. I hope to hear that we will be addressed on the issue on Imperialism and that any land conquered will be equally spread throughout Blacks and whites. Immigration

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The Furnace of Civil War ??? 1861?1865 My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, 1862 21 When President Lincoln issued his call to the statesfor seventy-five thousand militiamen on April 15, 1861, he envisioned them serving for only ninety days. Reaffirming his limited war aims, he declared that he had ?no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with slavery in the States where it exists.? With a swift flourish of federal force, he hoped to show the folly of secession and rapidly return the rebellious states to the Union. But the war was to be neither brief nor limited. When the guns fell silent four years later, hundreds of thousands

Spanish Empire

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spanish and english colonization compare and contrast

Pathetic English failures at coloniation contrasted embarassingly with the glories of the Spanish Empire whose profits were fabulously enriching Spain. Phillip II of Spain, self anoited foe of the Protestant Reformation, used part of his imperial gains to amass an ?Invincible Armada? of ships for an invasion of England.
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Colonization/Roanoke

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humphrey gilbert
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The bleak coast of Newfoundland was the scene of the first English attempt at colonization. This effort collapsed when its promoter, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, lost his life at sea in 1583. Gilbert?s ill-starred dream inspired his half brother, Sir Walter Raleigh, to try again in warmer climes. Raleigh organized a group of settlers who landed in 1585 on North Carolina?s Roanoke Island, off the coast of Virginia (named by the ?Virgin Queen? Elizabeth in honor of herself). With Raleigh busy at home, the Roanoke colony mysteriously vanished, swallowed up by the wilderness; the lost colony.
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The American Pageant 12th Edition

AP US HISTORY Assignment 1 Watch Skill 1.1 - Terminology Watch Skill 1.2 - Sequencing Events and Timelines Reading Assignments Read Chapters 1,2,3 in your textbook. Take Cornell Notes on chapters. Review a 2nd Time the Key Illustrations in the Reading Go back and review the following key illustrations in the chapters: Review the map of the colonial trade patterns page 93 Review the Franklin cartoon, page 113 Review the map of the 13 colonies, page 120 Lecture Assignment Read all parts of the Assignment 1 online lecture. Each part of the lecture will take a few seconds to load, as they are full of pictures, maps, etc. Be patient, hopefully it will be worth it. Take Cornell Notes on the lecture. Watch the New World Encountered video - Assignment 1.1

American Pageant 14th Edition Chapter 1 Outline

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Patrick Swan Lathrop AP US History 14 August 2012 New World Beginnings The Shaping of North America Recorded history of the Western world began 6,000 years ago 500 years ago European explorers stumbled on the Americas 225 million years ago a supercontinent, called Pangaea, contained all the world?s dry land Pangaea then began to break apart and enormous chunks of land drifted away from each other Geological forces opened the Atlantic and Indian oceans, narrowed the Pacific Ocean, created the 5 continents, and created the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains 2 million years ago The Great Ice Age blanketed parts of Europe, Asia, and the Americas When the glaciers retreated they left the North American landscape transformed and depressed the level of the Canadian Shield

Chapter One: The Meeting of Cultures

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Chapter One: The Meeting of Cultures Incas Mayas Aztecs (Tenochtitlan) Tribes of the Far West ?third? of what is today the United States Tribes of the Great Plains of what is today the United States Tribes of the Eastern ?third? of what is today the United States (Differences between all of the above) Where on the Map did the Spanish Settle? Why were they first? Bubonic plague Rise of Protestantism / Decline of Holy Roman Empire The ?waves? of exploration and settlement Conquistadores * Cortez * Pizarro * Desoto * Columbus Spanish incentives Spanish weapons (sword, cross, germs) Crops and livestock enconmiendas St. Augustine and Santa Fe Different concepts of ?slavery?

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