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History of the United States

13 Colonies Notes

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Forestry
Plantation
Real estate
slavery
Thirteen Colonies
Toleration
History of the United States
History of North America
ethics
religion

8/23/13 11:14 AM Southern Religion Maryland passed Act of Religion Toleration (1649), this protected the rights of all Christians. Organized religion has less influence in the Southern colonies. Communities were diverse and people were thinly spread. Society Education and cultural institutions were nearly nonexistent, because there was no concentration of people in any given area. Large scale slavery because of intensive labor crops grown in the region. Most South Carolina?s residents were slaves. Early Chesapeake history had huge population losses due to disease. Women, with the likelihood of being widowed, had more rights than anywhere else. Government

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Politics of the United States
Political parties in the United States
History of the United States
Second Party System
Vice Presidents of the United States
Great Triumvirate
United States presidential electors
Economic history of the United States
Martin Van Buren
John C. Calhoun
Andrew Jackson
Whig Party
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Ch. 9 ? The Transformation of American Society, 1815-1840 Democracy in America Alexis de Tocqueville Wrote two volumes (1835, 1840) on foreigners? impression of America ? ?half-civilized, half-wild,? egalitarian Westward Expansion By 1840, one-third of Americans living between Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi River ? developed own western culture Migrants expected a better life in the West because of the: Growing power of federal government Boom in agricultural prices after War of 1812 The Sweep West Traveled as families rather than as individuals Clustered/settled around people from the same region Western Society and Customs Most westerners craved sociability ? rural families joined with their neighbors in group sports and festivities

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History of the United States
Slavery in the United States
united states
slavery
Abolitionism
Slave and free states
Crittenden Compromise
Abraham Lincoln
Compromise
Emancipation Proclamation
American Civil War
Reconstruction Era of the United States
Social Issues

Chapter 1 New World Beginnings Peopling the Americas Ice Age contributed to North Americas human History Sea levels dropped a land bridge connecting Eurasia and North America was exposed in the Area of the Bearing Sea between Siberia and Alaska Small bands of nomadic Asian hunters crossed the bridge following migratory herds of game As the ice age ended the land bridge was covered by the sea closing the passage for new immigration 54 million people inhabited the Americas by 1492 Aztec and Inca people built elaborate cities and were sophisticated civilizations The Earliest Americans Corn transformed the nomadic ways of the people Cultivation of corn lead to the formation of settled agricultural villages Three sister farming Beans, squash, and corn

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History of the United States
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Crittenden Compromise
Abraham Lincoln
Compromise
Emancipation Proclamation
American Civil War
Reconstruction Era of the United States
Social Issues

Chapter 1 New World Beginnings Peopling the Americas Ice Age contributed to North Americas human History Sea levels dropped a land bridge connecting Eurasia and North America was exposed in the Area of the Bearing Sea between Siberia and Alaska Small bands of nomadic Asian hunters crossed the bridge following migratory herds of game As the ice age ended the land bridge was covered by the sea closing the passage for new immigration 54 million people inhabited the Americas by 1492 Aztec and Inca people built elaborate cities and were sophisticated civilizations The Earliest Americans Corn transformed the nomadic ways of the people Cultivation of corn lead to the formation of settled agricultural villages Three sister farming Beans, squash, and corn

APUSH Chap 27 outline

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Soviet Union–United States relations
Presidency of Harry S. Truman
Cold War
Government
Politics of the United States
History of the United States
Aftermath of World War II
Harry S. Truman
NSC-68
Truman Doctrine
Containment
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Politics

Linda Zhang Mrs. Hardgrove APUSH Period 6 APUSH Chapter 27 Outline The Early Cold War US+USSR two most powerful nations USSR wanted to create a buffer zone of friendly governments in Eastern Europe Cold War- a protracted economic, political, and military conflict that spread all around the world Republicans called for return to isolationism Cold War also fostered a climate of fear and suspicion that led to a hunt for ?subversives? in government, education, and the media Cold War was in reality a more complex struggle over a broad range of ideological, economic, and strategic Issues Sources of Conflict Nation?s gross national product soared, growing by 1945 to 3X that of the USSR USSR lost 20 million+ people in WWII (1/9 of pop) USSR greatest asset was its military

Chapter 2 QUIZ answers

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British Empire
Dominion of New England
History of the United States
British colonization of the Americas
Colonial Virginia
Chartered companies
Dudley–Winthrop family
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Jamestown, Virginia
House of Burgesses
American Revolution
Plymouth Colony

American History: Connecting with the Past, 14th Edition (Brinkley)American History: Connecting with the Past, 14th Edition (Brinkley) Chapter 2: Chapter 2: TRANSPLANTATIONS AND BORDERLANDSTRANSPLANTATIONS AND BORDERLANDS Multiple Choice QuizMultiple Choice Quiz Results ReporterResults Reporter Out of 23 questions, you answered 7 correctly with a final grade of 30% 7 correct (30%) 16 incorrect (70%) 0 unanswered (0%) Your Results:Your Results: The correct answer for each question is indicated by a . 11 INCORRECTINCORRECT Which of the following did NOT shape the character of English settlements in America? A)A) The colonies were business enterprises. B)B) The colonies adopted native agricultural techniques. C)C)

Chapter 2 QUIZ answers

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British Empire
Dominion of New England
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British colonization of the Americas
Colonial Virginia
Chartered companies
Dudley–Winthrop family
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Jamestown, Virginia
House of Burgesses
American Revolution
Plymouth Colony

American History: Connecting with the Past, 14th Edition (Brinkley)American History: Connecting with the Past, 14th Edition (Brinkley) Chapter 2: Chapter 2: TRANSPLANTATIONS AND BORDERLANDSTRANSPLANTATIONS AND BORDERLANDS Multiple Choice QuizMultiple Choice Quiz Results ReporterResults Reporter Out of 23 questions, you answered 7 correctly with a final grade of 30% 7 correct (30%) 16 incorrect (70%) 0 unanswered (0%) Your Results:Your Results: The correct answer for each question is indicated by a . 11 INCORRECTINCORRECT Which of the following did NOT shape the character of English settlements in America? A)A) The colonies were business enterprises. B)B) The colonies adopted native agricultural techniques. C)C)

APUSH Unit Guide

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Americas
British Empire
History of the United States
African slave trade
Racism
Cultural history of the United States
Slavery in the United States
New England COlonies
Colonial history of the United States
Indentured servant
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Middle Colonies

?Chapter 2 Reading Objectives? 1. ?State the factors that caused the English to start late on colonization.? -Internal religious conflict: the Protestant Reformation in England caused fighting between Protestants and Roman Catholics, and power changed hands between the two for a long time. -Alliance with the Spanish: the two were at peace in the first half of the 1500s, but with the plundering of Spanish ships later in the century, England broke that peace and began to colonize. 2. ?Describe the development of the Jamestown colony from its disastrous beginnings to its later prosperity.? -Virginia Company of London sends people to the New World - Chartered by King that guaranteed settlers all English rights

Manifest Destiny Essay

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History of the United States
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Politics of the United States
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Kansas–Nebraska Act
Slave and free states
Wilmot Proviso
Mexican–American War
American Civil War
Western United States
Social Issues
War
Politics

Katie Abadie E. Orr AP U.S. History-1A 14 October 2012 Manifest Destiny Manifest Destiny, the expansion of the United States, brought along many issues. Expansion reopened slavery issues once ?settled? before 1820. The War of Mexico also affected the U.S on its journey to the Civil War. The history of Texas is a colorful one which interweaves with the history of the Civil war. The war with Mexico put us on an inevitable road to war within the country.

Manifest Destiny Essay

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History of the United States
Slavery in the United States
Politics of the United States
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Manifest Destiny
Compromise
Kansas–Nebraska Act
Slave and free states
Wilmot Proviso
Mexican–American War
American Civil War
Western United States
Social Issues
War
Politics

Katie Abadie E. Orr AP U.S. History-1A 14 October 2012 Manifest Destiny Manifest Destiny, the expansion of the United States, brought along many issues. Expansion reopened slavery issues once ?settled? before 1820. The War of Mexico also affected the U.S on its journey to the Civil War. The history of Texas is a colorful one which interweaves with the history of the Civil war. The war with Mexico put us on an inevitable road to war within the country.

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