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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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AP US History Chapter 8-21 Packet Answers

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AP US History Chapter 1-7 Packet Answers

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The Collapse of Consensus 1963-present OUTLINE

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The Collapse of Consensus (1963-Present) There is a consensus they developed where Americans are by in large the same. But then later on American society becomes very divided. Civil Rights Movement An American Dilemma ? Gunnar Myrdal America contrasted with dilemmas such as segregation, violence, etc. This starts to drive ideas about the civil rights movement. Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Segregation within the schools. It takes about 20 years for this to officially happen. Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott In Alabama. If I don?t give the bus company my money, then they are going to lose a lot of money. So they will satisfy their needs. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Isolated incodents of civil rights movements. Not until about 1961 does major civil

The Early Republic and the Spread of Sectionalism OUTLINE

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The Early Republic and the Spread of Sectionalism (1789-1860) The Early Republic Competing Visions of America Hamilton/Jefferson Jefferson was the secretary of state. Hamilton secretary of the treasury. They both have very different thought of where America should go. Jefferson ? people need to be independent and self-sufficient. Hamilton ? not growth over space but growth in time. Supported national debt. He wanted to promote big cities and big business. They both just about hated each other. This division pretty much led to the separation of republican & democracy. The French Revolution ? reign of terror. No one supported the reign of terror, but Jefferson approved of the French Revolution. H said J wanted a reign of terror in America.

American History: A survey by Alan Brinkley. Chapter 3.

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1)The Early Chesapeake a)The Founding of Jamestown i)Charter granted to London Company in 1604 by King James I,?Godspeed, Discovery,?and?Susan Constant?left England and landed in Jamestown, VA in 1607 ii)Colony mostly al men, inadequate diets contributed to disease, by 1608 colony had almost failed (poor leadership, location, disease, food) except Capt. John Smith saved it by imposing work and order and organizing raids against Indians b)Reorganization i)London Company became Virginia Company 1609, gained expanded charter, sold stock, wish to grew VA colony with land grants to planters ii)Winter of 1609-1610= starving time iii)First governor Lord De La Warr arrived 1609, established harsh discipline w/ work gangs

American History: A survey by Alan Brinkley. Chapter 2.

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1)The Early Chesapeake a)The Founding of Jamestown i)Charter granted to London Company in 1604 by King James I,?Godspeed, Discovery,?and?Susan Constant?left England and landed in Jamestown, VA in 1607 ii)Colony mostly al men, inadequate diets contributed to disease, by 1608 colony had almost failed (poor leadership, location, disease, food) except Capt. John Smith saved it by imposing work and order and organizing raids against Indians b)Reorganization i)London Company became Virginia Company 1609, gained expanded charter, sold stock, wish to grew VA colony with land grants to planters ii)Winter of 1609-1610= starving time iii)First governor Lord De La Warr arrived 1609, established harsh discipline w/ work gangs

American History: A survey by Alan Brinkley. Chapter 2.

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1)The Early Chesapeake a)The Founding of Jamestown i)Charter granted to London Company in 1604 by King James I,?Godspeed, Discovery,?and?Susan Constant?left England and landed in Jamestown, VA in 1607 ii)Colony mostly al men, inadequate diets contributed to disease, by 1608 colony had almost failed (poor leadership, location, disease, food) except Capt. John Smith saved it by imposing work and order and organizing raids against Indians b)Reorganization i)London Company became Virginia Company 1609, gained expanded charter, sold stock, wish to grew VA colony with land grants to planters ii)Winter of 1609-1610= starving time iii)First governor Lord De La Warr arrived 1609, established harsh discipline w/ work gangs

1630-1774 important things that cause independence

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GROUP D TIMELINE(1607-1776) 1630: Massachusetts Bay Colony Founded: - Influential people such as John Winthrop and Roger Williams resided there - Great Migration: Mass numbers of Puritans migrated to the Bay Colony to find religious freedom - Mayflower compact - social contract government which was influential in the American ideal and government - Founded because of religious reasons from Puritans 1686: Dominion Of New England: - Goals were to strengthen defense of the colonies against Indians and to also enforce the Navigation Acts, thereby regaining control over the colonies - Created increased resentment from the colonists towards the Crown because of the sudden disestablishment of local legislatures

Important dates and results from 1619-1776

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1619: The House of Burgesses was created in this year, which set the precedent of direct representation in government. This model was followed throughout all of the rest of the colonies subsequently. Throughout the 1760?s and 1770?s, the constant imposition of power by the king was so angering to the colonists because they were so used to having their say in government. ?Finally, after the ?Day of Fasting and Prayer,? the House was dissolved by Parliament, and with it, any hope of reconciliation with Britain.

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