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1990 AP US History DBQ

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The College Board Advanced Placement Examination UNITED STATES HISTORY SECTION I1 (Suggested writing time--40 minutes) Directions: The following question requires you to construct a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of Documents A-H and your knowledge of the period referred to in the question. High scores will be earned only by essays that both cite key pieces of evidence from the documents and draw on outside knowledge of the period. 1. Jacksonian Democrats viewed themselves as the guardians of the United States Constitution, political democracy, individual liberty, and equality of economic opportunity. In light of the following documents and your knowledge of the 1820's and 1830's, to what extent -

1990 College Board DBQ

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The College Board Advanced Placement Examination UNITED STATES HISTORY SECTION I1 (Suggested writing time--40 minutes) Directions: The following question requires you to construct a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of Documents A-H and your knowledge of the period referred to in the question. High scores will be earned only by essays that both cite key pieces of evidence from the documents and draw on outside knowledge of the period. 1. Jacksonian Democrats viewed themselves as the guardians of the United States Constitution, political democracy, individual liberty, and equality of economic opportunity. In light of the following documents and your knowledge of the 1820's and 1830's, to what extent -

Chapter 2 Outline: American Government 9th Ed., Wilson&Dilulio

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Samuel Choi CHAPTER 2 OUTLINE: THE CONSTITUTION Introduction The goal of the American revolution was liberty The Problem of Liberty Americans fought to protect their liberties when fighting against the British; they felt their liberties were being violated. At first colonists believed they could stay within the British empire and still retain their liberties. As colonist lost faith in the English Constitution, they realized they could only protect their rights by breaking off from the British empire. The Colonial Mind Most colonists believed that man was naturally corrupt and greedy and would continually try to seek power. This is why colonists believed that the English Constitution would not work; English politicians were corrupt. Colonists believed in natural rights

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Chapter?28: Revolutions and National States in the Atlantic World Chapter Outline Popular sovereignty and political upheaval Enlightened and revolutionary ideas Popular sovereignty: relocating sovereignty in the people Traditionally monarchs claimed a "divine right" to rule The Enlightenment challenged this right, made the monarch responsible to the people John Locke's theory of contractual government: authority comes from the consent of the governed Freedom and equality: important values of the Enlightenment Demands for freedom of worship and freedom of expression Demands for political and legal equality (a) Condemned legal and social privileges of aristocrats (b) Jean-Jacques Rousseau,?The Social Contract

jefferson, madison, and monroe presidential outlines

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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.

America: a Narrative History by Tindall and Shi notes Chapter 5

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Chapter 5 Tindall Outline From Empire to Independence The Power of England The Treaty of Paris in 1763 kicked the French out of North America and made England more powerful. King George III took power in 1760. The Heritage of War Though both the colonies and England celebrated the victory of the Great War, problems were brewing; colonists were starting to develop a sense of nationalism. The brutal acts committed within the British army horrified Americans and further widened the gap between the colonies and England. Lots of new British burdens: debt from the war, managing the Native Americans, what to do with the colonies, and how to keep them from illegally trading. British Politics

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Common Sense & The Declaration of Independence Common Sense What is meant by ?the seed time of continental union?? Why is this significant? Paine states that ?a new method of thinking has arisen.? Why? What is the result of this new thinking? What is Paine?s stated purpose in writing ?Common Sense?? Summarize five of the arguments made by Paine to support his case? Given what you know about this time period, how valid are each of these arguments????????? In what ways does Paine combine emotionalism and Enlightenment thought to make his argument? The Declaration of Independence What is the purpose of the DOI as stated in the introductory paragraph? Why does Jefferson couch this document in such broad, global terms??

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Question 1 As a result of the Watergate affair?s discussion in the text, what conclusion can we draw about the Constitution? a. The legislative and judicial branches lack the power to check presidential excesses. b. The Constitution still provides an effective means of checking the abuse of power by a particular branch. c. The Constitution loses popular legitimacy when public officials violate it. d. The Constitution can be easily subverted by a determined president. Question 2 John Locke?s social contract theory was embodied in a. the Boston Revolution. b. the Declaration of Independence. c. the Intolerable Acts. d. none of the above. e. all of the above. Question 3 Social contract theory essentially means which of the following?

Precis Declaration of independence

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Mark Gilbert Imperial Reform: The great war for empire left england with an enormous debt the war exposed weaknesses in the royal governors had to share power with colonial assemblies afterwards the british deployed a 10,000 man army in north america in order to george III wanted military commands for his friends subdue native americans secure the dependence of the colonies on great britain To pay for this army and the debt, prime minister began heavy sales taxes on the middle and lower classes in england British taxpayers were now paying over 5 times than free americans england started the currency act of 1764 ban on paper money in new england therefore all american workers would pay debts in gold and silver

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