Sectionalism: 1820-1850 Into what three regions was the US divided into during this time period? • North: Consisted of two main pieces o The Northeast: New England and Mid-Atlantic states o The Old Northwest: Ohio to Minnesota • South: States that permitted slavery • West: West of the Mississippi‚ eventually stretching to California What do you need to know about the industrial northeast? • Good transportation • Plentiful manufacturing labor from
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Experimenting with Confederation Americans Debate Republicanism Colonies Become States British settlers in the north founded colonies with their own governor‚ council and colonial assembly This system encouraged people to think of the colony as the primary political unit Citizens’ allegiance was to the colony in which they lived The Revolutionary War gave colonies a common goal However as they became states‚ they were reluctant to unite under a strong central government America needed to
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form of command by a number of problems and events that arose shortly after America gained independence from its mother country. The signing of the Treaty of Paris granted the states new land and a new position in the world as a nation. Various ordinances came about in the mid 1780s to address westward expansion. A group of people known as Nationalists saw the need for a stronger central government‚ but the separate states and higher classes of American society resented this idea‚ for fear that their
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government. In order to manage the new territory that they wanted to move on they came up with the land ordnance of North West territory 1784. This ordinance was set to survey the land and sell it to individuals; it also created where towns would be placed. The plans to govern the territory were set by the North West ordinance of 1787. This ordinance set up the laws for the new towns and gave them 3 federal judges and 1 territorial governor. It also said that once a town reached 5‚000 people they
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The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution introduced to Congress 1777 that linked the thirteen independent states together in dealing with common problems. Ratified in 1781‚ under the Articles of Confederation did make lasting contributions to the nation’s well being. The Articles of Confederation despite it’s defects‚ was a significant stepping stone toward the present constitution. Under the Articles of Confederation‚ the central government was successful in governing the United
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Mercantilism Second Continental Congress Olive Branch Petition Lexington and Concord Thomas Paine and Common Sense Peace of Paris Declaration of Independence Articles of Confederation: strengths and weaknesses Northwest Ordinance of 1787 Land Ordinance of 1785 Shay’s Rebellion The New Jersey Plan The Virginia Plan The Great Compromise The three branches of government under the Constitution Which branch of government is
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AP US Ch. 1-9 IDs Chapter 1-2: Walter Raleigh: The leader of the attempted colonization of Roanoke Island (Early Virginia‚ which failed) Treaty of Tordesillas: The treaty dividing the “New World”. Spain gets the west‚ while Portugal gets the east (Brazil and some African Lands) Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen. The Queen of Walter Raleigh. She was the Queen during the Defeat of the Spanish Armada. Pocahontas: Married John Rolfe. Was an intermediary between the Powhatan Indians and the Colonists
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A Pivotal Moment for Social Studies Education and Civic Literacy Social studies and civic education may be on the verge of its greatest moment. After years of being marginalized as a discipline‚ there is a call for from concerned citizens and prominent lawmakers for our schools to do a better job of promoting civic education. In Ohio‚ several laws have been passed recently that emphasize the study of the Founding Documents‚ American history and government‚ world history and civilizations‚ and financial
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land as a source of revenue. Since the federal government was in possession of vast amounts of land‚ they came up with a plan to sell the land and a way to assimilate new states into the U.S. The plans became known as the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance; both of the plans proved beneficial to the United States. Many of the states were content with the Articles of Confederation and did not wish to ratify the
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Company Study of Northwest Airlines Business Ethics Ms. Dixon Albert Otos and Jesse Bucholz Introduction Northwest Airlines is one of the pioneers in the airline travel industry and is ranked as the fourth largest air carrier in the United States today. The success of the carrier depends on the quality and reliability of the service at a practical price. Close competitors force Northwest to introduce their services by increasing efficiency. This paper will try to look at different views
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