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Out of Many AP edition Chapter 7 Class Notes

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Chapter 7: The American Revolution ??????????The War For Independence o???Introduction ???At the start of the war Britain had the best-equipped and most disciplined army, along with a navy that was unopposed in American waters ???Due to the native officer corps and considerable experience in colonial wars, the Patriot forces proved formidable ???Initially the British thought they could regain political control by having one military victory ???This strategy did not work due to the geography on eastern North America ???Patriots had the advantage of fighting on their own land and the popular support for the American cause o???The Patriot Forces ???Forces include: ??????????350,000 eligible men ??????????Over 200,000 saw action ??????????No more than 25,000 were engaged at one time

George Washington

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Key Terms , People & Events: Creation of the Cabinet Judiciary Act of 1789 Tariff of 1789 Creation of a Bank of the United States French Revolution Reign of Terror; 1793 Intercourse Act Spanish close the MS R iver to America The Whiskey Rebellion Battle of Fallen Tim b er s Treaty of Greenville Jay?s Treaty Vice President (s): John Adams # 1 George Washington 1789 - 1797 Federalist Events Leading Up to Presidency: Led the Continental Army in the American Revolution; was part of the Continental Congress Indian Affairs Economic Foreign Affairs Political Creation of the Cabinet: Washington appointed men to consult regularly; this tradition continues today French Revolution: American sentiment is divided about the rebellions in France; want to stay neutral

APUSH Brinkley Test Bank Ch. 14

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America: Past and Present, 9e (Divine et al.) Chapter 15 Secession and the Civil War 15.1 Multiple-Choice Questions 1) Which of the following southern states was the first to secede from the Union? A) Kentucky B) Virginia C) Alabama D) South Carolina E) North Carolina Answer: D Diff: 1 Page Ref: 361 [Factual] 2) Cooperationists believed that A) the slave states should act as a unit rather than secede one at a time. B) the slave states should remain in the Union. C) the slave states should form a new union after seceding. D) the slave states and the free states should simply find a way to get along. E) the slave states should cooperate with Britain and France. Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 361 [Factual] 3) The Confederate constitution was

Jay’s Treaty

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Jay?s Treaty On the sea frontier, the British were eager to starve out the French West Indies, and naturally? expected the Americans to defend them. The commanders of the Royal Navy seized about 300 American merchant? ships, and forced many seamen into service on British vessels, and threw thousands of others into foul dungeons.? Jeffersonians argued that Americans should go into war with the British, while Hamilton saw it as a great threat to? his policies. Washington decided to send Chief Justice John Jay to London in 1794, to prevent war. Jeffersonians? were enraged that such a renowned federalist had been sent, and more so when he arrived back with his treaty.? Hamilton, fearful of war with Britain, secretly supplied the British with the details of America?s bargaining?

Poem analysis

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Emily Jones Period 4 August 27, 2012 ?All our freedoms are a single bundle; all must be secured if any is to be preserved.? ?Dwight D. Eisenhower The essence of this quote is that liberty is made up of many different components, and in order to be able to exercise one individual aspect of liberty, every element has to be protected equally.

Napoleon Era Terms

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NAPOLEON ERA TERMS Oligarchy- is a form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a small number of people. These people could be distinguished by royalty, wealth, family ties, education, corporate, or military control. Admiral Horatio Nelson- was a flag officer famous for his service in the Royal Navy, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. Of his several victories, the best known and most notable was the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, during which he was shot and killed. Rosetta Stone- an ancient Egyptian granodiorite stele inscribed with a decree issued at Memphis in 196 BC on behalf of King Ptolemy?V. The decree appears in three scripts: the upper text is Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, the middle portion Demotic script, and the lowest Ancient Greek.

Eisenhower Timeline

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Eisenhower, GOP, 1953-1961, Page ? PAGE ?5? of ? NUMPAGES ?6? Dwight Eisenhower 1953-1961 GOP Secretary of State?John Foster Dulles?resigns 1959?replaced by Christian Herter Foreign policy -New Look >created by Secretary of State Dulles >focused on brinksmanship =push communists back to pre-1945 borders by any means =use covert action by CIA to interfere with communists abroad -massive retaliation >massive buildup of nuclear weapons >it was cheaper to build up nuclear weapons than large military forces >mutually assured destruction =if one country attacks the other?the other will be destroyed?nuclear deterence 1953 March Josef Stalin dies?replaced by Nikta Khruschev Office of Price Stabilization officially ended all price controls

Japanese History Timeline

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Japanese Literature 9/13/10 1:44 PM History 1500 ? Lords are fighting for control of Japan 1600 ? Tokugawa Ieyasu becomes Shogun makes daimyo pay for expensive shrines makes Edo (Tokyo) capital brings in lords families? to stay in Edo 1635 ? Tokugawa Iemitsu decrees ?Closed country edict? 1853 ? Matthew Perry?s 4 ?Black Ships? arrive in Edo Bay 1855 ? Huge Earthquake (caused by catfish?who also brought wealth) 1500-1868 - Emperor: not a warrior, figurehead, just born into empire 1860: Send ship of Japanese to finalize treaty in America 1868 ? Tokugawa Yoshinobu, the last shogun, abdicates to emperor Meiji, emperor powerful again 1945 ? World War 2, Japan surrenders, emperor figurehead again Vocabulary Shogun ? barbarian-expelling generalissimo/military dictator

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