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Essay on Taking Sides New Deal

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Jennifer Hill Taking Sides Essay Roger Biles believed that the New Deal was an effective answer to the Great Depression. His main argument is that Roosevelt could bring the United States out of the depression because some pieces of the New Deal were not really new. These pieces include increasing farmer?s income, which originated from Woodrow Wilson?s farm credit act. Centralized economic planning, including the National Industry Recovery Act (NIRA) from Wilson?s War Industries Board and labor reform which was generated through state legislatures. Due to the fact that the New Deal had successfully started some programs before the depression, the public and congress didn?t really have a reason not to support it. The New Deal made some

jefferson, madison, and monroe presidential outlines

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Bibliography of Thomas Jefferson
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Diana Chetnik 10-20-13 Presidential Outline APUSH pd. 7 Jefferson Jefferson was born in 1743 in Virginia. His father was a planter and surveyor, and his mother was a noble. He studied at the College of William and Mary and read law. In 1772 he married Martha Wayles Skelton. He was the ?silent member? of the Continental Congress and wrote the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson had founded the Democratic Republic. He was Washington?s Secretary of State and Adam?s Vice-President. He opposed many Federalist policies like the establishment of the National bank, and the Alien and Sedition Acts, forming the Kentucky Resolution.

american pagent ch 11&12 vocab

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Secession in the United States
John Quincy Adams
Quincy family
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Louisiana Purchase
James Monroe
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Diana Chetnik 10-27-13 APUSH Ch. 11&12 Chapter 11 ?new navy?- The navy founded by Adams and seemed unnecessary and extravagant. Also known as ?John Adam?s Jackasses? Jefferson- The third president of the US. He won by a majority of 73 electoral votes to 65. He was inaugurated on March 4th, 1801 and reelected in 1804. Aaron Burr- Turned New York to Jefferson, helping him win the election. In 1804 challenged Hamilton to a duel, killing him and fled. In 1806 he was arrested and tried for treason. Was freed the next year. Lame-duck - A term used to humorously defined as a politician whose political goose has been cooked at the recent elections. John Adams- Second President of the US. Last federalist president.

american pagent ch 9&10 vocab

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American Revolution
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Diana Chetnik 10-12-13 Ch 9&10 vocab APUSH Chapter 9: Exodus: A mass departure of people Primogeniture: An inheritance law in which all property if given to the eldest son. Society of Cincinnati: Formed by a group of continental army soldiers in 1783. Social status was emphasized. Quakers: Founded the world?s first antislavery society in 1775 in Philadelphia. ?Civic Virtue?: The notion that democracy depended on the unselfish commitment of each citizen to the public good. ?Republican Motherhood?: Stemmed from ?civic virtue?. It elevated woman to a newly prestigious role as the special keepers of the nation?s conscience because they were entrusted to cultivate virtuous habits and serve as role models.

american pagent ch 29&30 vocab

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Spanish–American War
Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt
Cuba–United States relations
Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty
Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla
Hay–Pauncefote Treaty
John Hay
Roosevelt Corollary
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Diana Chetnik 1-3-14 CH 29&30 vocab PERIOD 7 Chapter 29 ?Yellow Press?- (?yellow journalism?) Established by Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst. It influenced overseas expansion. Our Country: It?s Possible Future and Its Present Crisis- Reverend Josiah Strong influenced missionaries to expand overseas by speaking about civilizing and Christianizing savages in this novel. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History 1660-1783- Book by Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan in 1890 that argued that every successful nation had a great navy, and started a naval race among the great powers and moving the U.S. to naval supremacy. ?Big Sister? policy- Sought for better relations with Latin America and was established by James G. Blaine.

american pagent ch 19&20 vocab

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Kansas–Nebraska Act
Abraham Lincoln
Freeport Doctrine
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Diana Chetnik 12-3-13 Vocab Ch. 19&20 APUSH Chapter 19 Wilmot Proviso- Prohibited slavery in the territories acquired in the Mexican War. Ominously- Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen Popular sovereignty- The doctrine that stated that the people of the territory should themselves determine the status of slavery. General Lewis Cass- ?father of popular sovereignty? A veteran of 1812, senator and diplomat. Was chosen to be the Democratic candidate. Democratic National Convention- took place in Baltimore and was when Cass was chosen to represent the Democrats Zachary Taylor- Nominated by the Whigs to be their candidate in the election. Won the Election of 1848. Died suddenly in 1850.

american pagent ch 24-28 vocab

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Rail transportation in the United States
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Economic history of the United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gold standard
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Robber barons
gilded age
Cross of Gold speech
Labor history of the United States
Panic

Diana Chetnik APUSH PERIOD 7 CH 24-28 VOCAB CHAPTER 24 1. Disillusionment- A feeling of disappointment resulting from the discovery that something is not as good as one believed it to be. 2. ?Ohio Idea?- The redemption of greenbacks to the maximum extent possible. 3. ?Jubilee Jim? Fisk and Jay Gould- Two millionaires that controlled the gold market in the 1860s and 1870s. They wanted the treasury to refrain from using and selling gold, but the treasury eventually released the gold. 4. ?Boss? Tweed? Leader of the infamous Tweed Ring in New York City. His motto was ?Addition, division, and silence.? The New York Times exposed and publicized the corruption and Tweed offered the Times 5 million dollars, but they declined. Tweed died behind bars.

APUSH Ch. 15 Vocab

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Chapter 15 ? The Ferment of Reform and Culture Vocabulary Dorothea Dix- responsible for improving conditions in jails, poorhouses and insane asylums throughout the u.s. and Canada; served as the superintendant of nurses for the union army during the civil war Washington Irving- author- "rip van winkle" and "the legend of sleepy hollow," the first american to be recognized in england (and elsewhere) as a writer Oliver Wendell Holmes- he is often considered considered one of the greatest justices in supreme court history. his opinions and famous dissents in favor of individual liberties are still frequently quoted today. he argued that current necessity rather than precedent should determine the rules by which people are governed; that experience, not logic, should be the basis of law.

Apush ch 10 vocab

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Presidency of George Washington
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Federalist Party
james madison
alexander hamilton
Alien and Sedition Acts
Thomas Jefferson
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Arden Barnes Mr. Batson APUSH 21 October 2013 Chapter 10 Vocabulary John Adams- A Federalist who was Vice President under Washington in 1789, and later became President by three votes in 1796. Known for his quarrel with France, and was involved in the XYZ Affair, Quasi War, and the Convention of 1800. Later though he was also known for his belated push for peace with France in 1800. Regarding his personality he was a "respectful irritation".

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