AP US History WHS Ch. 5

In 1775, as conflicts with England intensified, American colonists A. made extensive efforts to prepare themselves for war B. were deeply divided about what they were fighting for C. believed England was not willing to engage in military operations...

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AP US History Vocabulary

Embargo Act The Embargo Act of 1807 was a law passed by Congress forbidding all exportation of goods from the United States. Britain and France had been continuously harassing the U.S. and seizing U.S. ship's and men. The U.S. was not...

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AP US History I Chapter 13

The Whigs hoped to win the 1836 election by forcing the election into the House of Representatives. Andrew Jackson's Democratic political philosophy was based on his suspicion of the federal government. ...

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AP US History Chp 10

Between 1820 and 1840, the population of the United States A. rapidly grew, in part, due to improved public health. B. saw the proportion of enslaved blacks to free whites increase. C. increased at a slower rate than in Europe. D. remained...

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AP US History Chapters 1-2

Mission System The mission system was a chain of missions estalbished by Franciscan monks in the Spanish Southwest and California that forced Indians to convert to Catholicism and work as agricultural laborers Pope's...

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AP US History Chapter 5

Jonathon Edwards He was an American theologian and Congregational clergyman, whose sermons stirred the religious revival, called the Great Awakening. He is known for his " Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God " sermon. ...

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AP US History Chapter 3

Colonists in both the North and the South established differences in: patterns of settlement; economies; political systems; values. Predestination belief that from the moment of creation some souls were...

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AP US History Chapter 1

The European explorers who followed Columbus to North America continued to view themselves as Europeans The colonists who ultimately embraced the vision of America as an independent nation had in common what...

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AP US History Ch. 29

Benjamin Harrison Republican president elected in 1888, defeated Grover Cleveland. He was eloquent, but not personable. He could charm crowds, but he was known as "the White House Ice Chest." Previously a Civil War General. ...

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AP US History (Ch. 12)

624. One of the nationally recognized American authors in the 1820s was A) Washington Irving. B) Edgar Allan Poe. C) Walt Whitman. D) Stephen Decatur. E) Stephen Douglas. A 625. Post-War of 1812 nationalism could be seen in...

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