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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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Chart of Major Reconstruction Legislation and Amendments

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Enduring Vision Ch.12 Notes

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Chapter 12: The old south and slavery 1830-1860 I. Introduction: A. Nat Turner Rebellion 1. Nat Turner and six other slaves broke into Joseph Travis? home, where they killed Travis, his wife, and two other whites, and later on the infant. They traveled around killing whites. The membership was about 60/70 and they killed over 60 whites. The white militia took control and slaughtered blacks even if they weren?t involved. Turner went to trial and then was hung. B. Before the Turner Rebellion Virginians had worried little of slave rebellions. C. Non-slaveholding whites in the western par of the state, urged that Virginia follow the lead of northern states and emancipate slaves. D. The south had been split.

Immigration CCOT

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Chapter 30 Review American Pageant

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Chapter 30 The War to End War Buildup to US Entrance Sussex Pledge Germany damaged a merchant ship killing 80 Wilson told Germany if they didn?t give notice, he would break off diplomatic relations Germany agreed to give warning for merchant and passenger ships Zimmermann Note: Germany proposed German-Mexican alliance and encouraged Mexico to attack US March 1917, Germany sinks 4 unarmed merchant ships April 2, 1917 Wilson asks Congress to declare war 14 Points: January 8, 1918 Wilson?s plan for dealing with postwar world Major ideas: Abolish secret treaties Freedom of the seas Remove economic barriers Reduce arms Give up colonies Other major idea: self-determination Countries should govern themselves and decide their own form of government US Entrance into War Reasons

Chapter 29 Review American Pageant

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Chapter 29: Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad Wilson ran on a progressive platform, ?New Freedom? Stronger antitrust legislation Banking reform (Increase supply of $) Tariff reductions Roosevelt, hates Taft, runs for the Progressive or ?Bull Moose? Party Supported by Jane Addams and many women Sadly, women couldn?t vote at the time New Nationalism: Believed a powerful government should regulate economy and guarantee social justice Increase in the power of the federal government The ?Bull Moose? Campaign of 1912 Two ?Republicans? against each other all but guaranteed a victory for Wilson Comparing New Nationalism and New Freedom Both favored more active gov?t in economic and social affairs Roosevelt campaigned for women?s suffrage, minimum wage, social insurance

Chapter 28 Review American Pageant

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Chapter 28 Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt (And Taft from Cincinnati!!!) What is it? Individuals that ?waged war on many evils, notably monopoly, corruption, inefficiency, and social injustice.? Reform movements went back to the Greenbacks of 1870s and Populists of 1890s Popular writers Henry Demarest Lloyd: Wealth Against Commonwealth (against Standard Oil Company) Jacob Riis: How the Other Half Lives (slum houses in NYC) Crusaders against social injustice: Jane Addams Progressivism Shame on you slumlords! Who were muckrakers? Journalists who attempted to expose evils of society (government, food, trusts, etc.) Popular Muckrakers: (KNOW THESE!!!) Lincoln Steffens: The Shame of the Cities Ida M. Tarbell: published devastating expose about Standard Oil Company

Chapter 25 Review American Pageant

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Chapter 25 America Moves to the City (1865 ? 1900) The Growth of Cities 1st sky-scraper built in Chicago in 1885 Aspects of cities Electric trolleys Residential neighborhoods segregated by race Industrial jobs drew people from the country Cities gave women economic opportunity and independence Social workers, secretaries, stenographers, etc. Rural ?general stores? replaced by Sears and Montgomery Ward mail order catalogues What stores are replacing ?mom and pop? stores today? Issues in city life Waste disposal Criminals flourished Uncollected garbage Population explosion Tenement housing The New Immigration Old Immigration: Before 1880 Mostly British and Western European Usually Protestant (some German and Irish Catholics) High rate of literacy

Chapter 23 Review American Pageant

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Chapter 23 Review Video ?Bloody Shirt? Using Civil War memories to receive votes Administration Scandals: Credit Mobilier: Railroad insiders hired themselves at inflated prices VP of US accepted payments Whiskey Ring: Stole excise-tax revenues from Treasury department Grant?s private secretary was involved Boss Tweed: Tammany Hall, stole over $200 million Thomas Nast helped contribute to his capture President Grant?s Administration Causes: Overproduction of RR?s, mines, factories, etc. Bankers made too many risky loans Effects: Debate over hard currency vs. greenbacks Debtors wanted greenbacks. Why? Paper $, inflation decreased value Lenders wanted hard currency. Why? Hard $, not affected by inflation, increased value Panic of 1873 VS ?Solid South?:

DBQ Thesis Statement

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2012 DBQ Exercise In the post-Civil War United States, corporations grew significantly in number, size and influence. Analyze the impact of big business on the economy and politics and the responses of Americans to these changes. Confine your answer to the period 1870 to 1900. 2012 DBQ Exercise The impact of big business on the economy and politics and the responses of Americans to these changes Confine your answer to the period 1870 to 1900. 2012 DBQ Thesis Statements

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