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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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Enduring Vision- Ch. 14 Outline

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Chapter 14: From Compromise to Secession Background At this time, the Mexican American War had just ended and the US had an equal number of free and slave states. The war ended in 1848. If you remember right, the Mexican American War left America with, through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (Mexican Cession), the former Mexican provinces of California and Mexico. Mexico would also, in subsequence of the treaty, recognize the Rio Grande as the Southern Border of Mexico. In return, the US would pay Mexico 15 million and assume claims of Mexican citizens against Americans. The vast territory acquired from this war threatened to upset the balance of free states and slave states. II. Finding a Compromise A. The Doctrine of Free Soil:

Enduring Vision- Ch. 13 Outline

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Chapter 13: Immigration, Expansion, and Sectional Conflict, 1840-1848 Newcomers and Natives Between 1815 and 1860, 5 million European immigrants landed in the United States. The Irish were the most numerous and Germans were a close second. Smaller proportions came from England, Scotland, Wales, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and Holland. Expectations and Realities For Immigrants The desire for religious freedom drew some immigrants to the United States. For example, many emigrants from Norway were Quakers fleeing persecution by the official Lutheran clergy. However, most immigrants sailed for America to better their economic position.

Chapter 13- Enduring Vision

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Chapter 13: Immigration, Expansion, and Sectional Conflict, 1840-1848 Newcomers and Natives Between 1815 and 1860, 5 million European immigrants landed in the United States. The Irish were the most numerous and Germans were a close second. Smaller proportions came from England, Scotland, Wales, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and Holland. Expectations and Realities For Immigrants The desire for religious freedom drew some immigrants to the United States. For example, many emigrants from Norway were Quakers fleeing persecution by the official Lutheran clergy. However, most immigrants sailed for America to better their economic position.

Pg. 184-266 Questions Enduring Vision 8th edition

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pg. 184 Ekam Singh Ellis Island Immigration station where immigrants had to check in Angel Island Granted immigration to immigrants on the West Coast Melting Pot Mixture of people of different cultures and races who blended together by abandoning their native languages and customs Nativism Overt favoritism toward native born Americans Chinese Exclusion Act Banned entry to all Chinese except students, teachers, merchants, tourists, and government officials Gentleman?s Agreement A 1907-1908 agreement by the government of Japan to limit Japanese immigration to America 2) Causes Effects Wanted a better life Make more money Immigrants leave their home countries Melting pot Nativism Immigrants face hardships in the U.S. Chinese Exclusion Act Gentlemen?s Agreement

Pg. 117-174 Questions Enduring Vision 8th edition

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Pg. 174 #1-4 Ekam Singh DNoutspoken evolutionist?????????????????? various anti-slavery organizations???????? King Jr. who lead these movements a numbeemocratic Republicans It was led my Thomas Jefferson against the Federalist Party, led by President John Adams. Jeffersonian republicanism It was Jefferson?s way of government, which consisted that people needed a simple government that suited their life style. Marbury v. Madison An important case in the supreme court that ruled against Madison. John Marshall The U.S. Chief Justice at that time that had decided the Marbury v. Madison Case. Judicial review This made it so that the Supreme Court could declare a law unconstitutional. Louisiana Purchase Napoleon, who did not want the territory, sold it to the US in 1803 for $15 million.

Pg. 20-79 Questions Enduring Vision 8th edition

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Pg. 79 #1-4 Ekam Singh Terms and Names Christopher Columbus Columbus was the first person to discover the Americas. Ta?no Very few Ta?no Indians were left after smallpox had spread through America. Treaty of Tordesillas This Treaty of Tordesillas was a treaty that divided the Western Hemisphere between two countries, Spain and Portugal. Columbian Exchange The Columbian Exchange lead to many new item in both the US and Britain. Conquistadors Conquistadors were explorers from Spain that were lured into the Americas by gold and silver. Hernando Cortes Hernando Cortes decided to become the enemy of the Natives by marching in on them and attacking. Montezuma He was an Aztec emperor that decided to give Cortes land with gold in it, thinking of him as a good man. Mestizo

Pg. 683-747 Questions Enduring Vision 8th edition

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Assignments Assignments 683 1-5 New Frontier- This was President Kennedy?s economic plan for when he became president Mandate- A clear indication that voters approved of his plans. He had at this point lacked it. Peace Corps- This was a promise made by Kennedy, a program of volunteer assistance to the developing nations of Asia, Africa, and Latin America Alliance for progress- this was a second foreign aid program which offered economic and technical assistance to countries in Latin America Warren Commission- a group headed by Chief Justice Warren, that investigated the assassination of President Kennedy and concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald was alone responsible for it

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