...Christina Penh Mr. Jobs AP American History 2012 Summer Assignment The American Revolution: A History by Gordon S. Wood Many people mistake the American Revolution for the American War of Independence, but Gordon S. Wood saw it as something more: it was a complete change in the political structure of America. The American Revolution: A History provides a great swift account of the conflicts and motivations of the period from 1760 to 1790. According to Wood his main points, are: “How the Revolution came about, what its character was, and what its consequences were” as “the questions this brief history seeks to answer”(Wood, xxv). He tries to focus more on the important details instead of trying to argue whether or not the consequences of the Revolution were good or bad. The story is told clearly and is a great overview of the historical, political, and intellectual ideas and events that make up this fascinating time in our country’s history. It is detailed and goes in-depth, exploring all aspects of the Revolution. It includes maps, a time-line and quotes from colonists and people who were there. In order to explain his reasoning, he demonstrates how the United States was impacted by the radical revolution, transitioning from English colonies to an independent republic. This is why his book is organized into seven chapters: Origins, American Resistance, Revolution, Constitution-Making and War, Republicanism, Republican Society, and the Federal Constitution. Only fourteen...
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...1. Why does Paine write Common Sense anonymously and how does he think his work will be remembered? "In the following sheets, the author hath studiously avoided every thing which is personal among ourselves. Compliments as well as censure to individuals make no part thereof. The wise and the worthy need not the triumph of a pamphlet; and those whose sentiments are injudicious or unfriendly, will cease of themselves, unless too much pains is bestowed upon their conversion." (Thomas Paine) So, basically as much as the book means for the colonists, Paine wanted to be on a rather neutral ground. He had no need for the glory that brought forth by a pamphlet (which is the whole Common Sense) nor he wanted to go against those who would certainly punish him for what his work brought forth. He himself clearly said that only those who got too hurt emotionally by sins they made would spare him for what he wrote. (aiming at the authorities who used violence to suppress the colonists) It is merely a guess from my part but I think what he meant was that he should not be the one the sacrifice but instead the colonists who were being suppressed at the time. He did not want them to rely on anyone but themselves to save their own life. Thus, he probably thought that his work would remain as something written by basically no one at all but merely created by the people' passions for freedom. On other words, the work was only there to raise the spirit of colonist to fight for their own lives and...
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...Doranda Chambers U S history to 1877 2110-240 Assignment: Extra Credit Critical Essay The American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) The American Revolutionary War was one of the most crucial events of history. The American Revolution (1775-83) is also known as the American Revolutionary War and the U.S. War of Independence. The conflict arose from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain's 13 North American colonies and the colonial government, which represented the British crown. Skirmishes between British troops and colonial militiamen in Lexington and Concord in April 1775 kicked off the armed conflict, and by the following summer, the rebels were waging a full-scale war for their independence. France entered the American Revolution on the side of the colonists in 1778, turning what had essentially been a civil war into an international conflict. After French assistance helped the Continental Army force the British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1779, the Americans had effectively won their independence, though fighting would not formally end until 1783. For more than a decade before the outbreak of the American Revolution in 1775, tensions had been building between colonists and the British authorities. Attempts by the British government to raise revenue by taxing the colonies with the Stamp Act of 1765, the Townshend Tariffs of 1767 and the Tea Act of 1773 caused great tension and resulted in a heated...
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...‘80’s and moved to Woodside, Queens in New York. To what Suki says was an “ugly house” that a Korean family owned that ran a dry cleaners. Their sons, Billy and Andy became her playmates. Suki was picked on from the other Korean children both at home and in school. She felt out of place. Therefore the other students didn’t want anything to do with her kind. They were Koreans, but not Korean American. They would call her FOB, “fresh out the boat,” or “yellow.” Funny because they didn’t arrive in a boat, they flew here in an airplane. Even the rich Koreans that left there and came here moved to Manhattan or Westchester. The children were ashamed of her and her kind. In order for her to learn English, she would watch reruns of “Three’s Company.” “Immigration is meant to be the great equalizer, yet it is not easy to eradicate the class divisions of the old country.” (para. 7 pg. 63) Suki says that, “more brutal than learning English was facing poverty with a rich girl’s habits and memory.” (para. 11, pg. 63) Summary of Facing Poverty with a Rich Girls Habits Assignment 1.1 Summary and Personal Response – Draft Version October 25, 2013 Facing Poverty with a Rich Girl’s Habits by Suki Kim The author of “Facing Poverty with a Rich Girl’s Habits” is Suki...
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...to France is one of, if not the most, important event in American history because without his endeavors, America would have likely lost the Revolutionary War. Every single event which is in The American Pageant following the end of the Revolutionary War would likely have never happened without French support during the revolution. Their navy is what won the Battle of Yorktown where General Cornwallis of the British surrendered, winning America the war. Franklin’s envoy is also an indication of American Foreign Policy in its earliest days. After making a hard alliance with France, America soon realized the mistake they had made and this would cause America to pursue an isolationistic foreign policy in later years. The results of the negative drawbacks of the treaty are best seen in Washington’s Neutrality Proclamation during the conflict between France and Britain and his advice during his Farewell Address warning Americans to avoid long lasting treaties. The much later Monroe Doctrine also represents this isolationist ideal since it told European powers that they were no long welcome on the American Continent. Franklin’s belief of religious toleration also had influence in the country of France itself. Before Franklin arrived in France, the Edict of Fontainebleau was in effect which revoked the Edict of Nantes (which...
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...AC1101673 HS250 World Civilizations II Lesson 3: Assignment 3 15 August 2015 The American, French, and Haitian Revolutions: Causes and Consequences The world in the 18th century was in turmoil. Not so much politically as it was philosophically. For centuries the power of government had rested in inheritance and tradition. The king was king by birth and divine right. People were content to accept their lot. You took what life gave you and did the best you could with what you had, but all that was about to change. Starting around the turn of the 17th century, works by philosophers such as John Locke, Voltaire, David Hume, Emmanual Kant and others began making their way into the libraries of the common people. The ideas about government and its existence were starting to be questioned. The government, the philosophers preached, existed to serve the people, not the other way around. If and when a government fails to be of benefit to its people, then said subjects have the right to abolish the current government. It was this idea, along with the teachings of all men are created equal that would eventually lead to the revolutions that would dominate the end of the 18th century and on into the 19th century. Called the "shot heard around the world" by Ralph Waldo Emerson in his poem “Concord Hymn”, a bullet fired in Concord, Massachusetts in 1775 is credited by many as the official start of the American revolutionary war. In reality, though, it had actually...
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...For our research project we began with the question “How much freedom did Cuba really achieve after their revolution?” After brainstorming together for a little we decided which lenses we should apply and which ones we should focus in on more. We decided the most important ones for us were environmental, economic, ethical, political, artistic, and historical. To begin our project we loosely divided up the lenses we wanted each other to cover, but we the ones we were assigned were only our base lenses to cover. This was we all knew that it was our responsibility to make sure at least those were done well, but we also had to research and make ourselves familiar with every person’s lenses. When we approached researching this topic we tried to be careful about not only getting the American perspective. Mostly because it could be more biased, or state the effects it had on America, rather than Cuba. To avoid this for some of the research we got views from British perspectives, since they weren’t directly involved. We also tried to get more Cuban perspectives, but that was actually a lot more difficult than we thought it would be. When we started this project we all quickly agreed that focusing on revolutions would be interesting for two main reasons: we focus on them so much in history classes through our life, and...
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...course tutorials visit www.his310.com HIS 310 Week 1 DQ 1 HIS 310 Week 1 DQ 2 HIS 310 Week 2 DQ 1 HIS 310 Week 2 DQ 2 HIS 310 Week 2 Assignment HIS 310 Week 3 DQ 1 HIS 310 Week 3 DQ 2 HIS 310 Week 3 Assignment HIS 310 Week 4 DQ 1 ----------------------------------------------------------- HIS 310 Week 1 DQ 1 (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.his310.com In a 200- to 250-word post, discuss the ways in which women’s history is unique and particularly challenging to study and form a comprehensive perspective, especially during the colonial period. --------------------------------------------------------- HIS 310 Week 1 DQ 2 (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.his310.com In a 200- to 250-word post, examine and discuss how the roles of colonial women were altered by the American Revolution? Were the roles of all women, regardless of class and race, altered in the same way or were there differences? -------------------------------------------------------- HIS 310 Week 2 Assignment (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.his310.com In a two-three page essay, discuss a current event article of your choice pertaining to any topic in this week’s readings. Your task is to make connections between concepts presented in the text and a “real-life” example found in the news. This assignment requires close reading of the news item you selected and presenting your analysis in a meaningful way. An example of a topic could be suffrage...
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...1. Using the critical thinking skills you have gained so far and referring to the materials provided for this assignment, identify two possible strategies that Thomas Hutchinson or Samuel Adams likely used to develop and improve their thinking as those historical events unfolded prior to taking a stand and acting according to their beliefs. A strategy that they both probably used would be a maintained critical attitude throughout the problem solving. Using a critical attitude helps you to maintain calm and think things through clearly a rationally. This is crucial because improving your thinking depends on the habits and attitudes of others. Sometimes it can be hard to maintain a calm and critical state in times of stress or chaos. Problem solving and planning involves careful observation, interpreting, evaluating, and more, which can be difficult if distracted by emotions. The second one I think they may have used would have been Summarizing. Summarizing can help a person visualize all key elements. Samuel Adams may have used an analytical process. He assessed both sides of the issue and all consequences of their actions before he planned what he would do. Thomas Hutchinson most likely weighed the pros and cons in order to increase trade for the colonies and placing them in a better position economically. 2. Explain the importance of building a foundation for critical and creative thinking when evaluating historical events such as the Boston Tea Party. It is important...
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...Hum/111 Mid Term Axia College Material Appendix A Midterm Exam * Access the Week Four Electronic Reserve Readings located under the materials section of your student website. * Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. * Write a paragraph of approximately 100 words for each section listed below. 1. Using the critical thinking skills you have gained so far and referring to the materials provided for this assignment, identify two possible strategies that Thomas Hutchinson or Samuel Adams likely used to develop and improve their thinking as those historical events unfolded prior to taking a stand and acting according to their beliefs. A strategy that they used would be a maintained critical attitude throughout the problem solving. When using a critical attitude and maintaining it can help improve your thinking skills. This is crucial because improving your thinking depends on the habits and attitudes of others. When problem solving this involves careful observation, interpreting, evaluating, and more, which can be difficult if distracted by emotions. The second one I think they may have used would have been Summarizing. Summarizing can help a person visualize all key elements. Samuel Adams may have used an analytical process. He assessed both sides of the issue and all consequences of their actions before he planned what he would do. 2. Explain the importance of building a foundation for critical and creative thinking when evaluating historical...
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...Class Assignment 4 Chapter 4 Washington wanted fashionable clothing that advertised his status as a gentlemen. He wanted to look, live and behave like an English country gentlemen, and wanted to be accepted as a transatlantic member of the British elite. The wealthy colonist’s aspirations testified important developments in the 18th century. Prosperity and growing population tied the English colonies to London and the flow of goods between Britain and America fueled the desires for acceptance by the British elite. They wanted America to be more like London with their wealth and overflowing production of goods. The Great Awakening was a huge religious revival in colonial America striking first in the Middle colonies and New England in the 1740’s and then spreading to the southern colonies. The Great Awakening affected everyone. Whitefield, an Anglican minister came to the colonies and revivals and mass conversions often followed his appearance. Crowds gathered to listen to his sermons and many converted and despaired salvation. Disputes between individuals and more extreme revivals split individuals into two separate churches, New Lights and Old Lights. These Revivals created tension between these two groups. However, The Great Awakening not only brought religious revival between groups it also fostered greater political awareness and participation among colonist. Chapter 5 As the war was drawing to a close conflict between the Cherokee Indians on the southern frontier...
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...Axia College Material Appendix A Carrie Petko February 19, 2012 Midterm Exam • Access the Week Four Electronic Reserve Readings located under the materials section of your student website. • Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. • Write a paragraph of approximately 100 words for each section listed below. 1. Using the critical thinking skills you have gained so far and referring to the materials provided for this assignment, identify two possible strategies that Thomas Hutchinson or Samuel Adams likely used to develop and improve their thinking as those historical events unfolded prior to taking a stand and acting according to their beliefs. Using the critical thinking skill, “broadened their perceptive,” Thomas Hutchinson and Samuel Adams looked at the whole picture for everyone and what could happen in their future if their situation does not change. They believe in individuality. Hutchinson and Adams, both did not believe that they should just go along with everyone else’s ideas. I believe that they had an open mind to what their situation was. I do think that they believe in somewhat in the other people’s opinions but they had their own unanswered questions and ideas. This way of thinking made them major key figures in our country’s history. 102 words 2. Explain the importance of building a foundation for critical and creative thinking when evaluating historical events such as the Boston Tea Party. There...
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...Charles Lee: General in the American Revolutionary War By David E. LaClair Jr Charles Lee, a general in the American Revolutionary war, is a historic figure in American history. Serving under George Washington, Charles Lee participated in a number of battles. However, history says Charles Lee was treacherous to the cause, all the while that he was in command during that time; he was acting in bad faith toward the Americans. His influence in the army was, at all times, mischievous (General Charles Lee: Traitor of the American Revolution). To the British, Charles Lee was a traitor who turned on England to fight under George Washington. Due to Charles Lee’s treacherous actions against America, it would lead to his downfall in the following years. Born in England to an aristocratic family, Lee had already joined the army at the age of 12, and in the 1750's was sent to colonial America to fight in the French and Indian War (also known as the Seven Years War). It was here that he first served with the man who would be his superior officer later in life, General George Washington. Together they survived the bloody disaster of Major General Edward Braddock's defeat at the hands of the French Canadians and Indians in 1755 (American History Suite 101) at the Monongahela River at the forks with the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers near modern Pittsburgh (Fort Pitt) in the Battle of Monongahela (British Battles). Not only was it here that Charles Lee first came into contact with George Washington...
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...When the Second Congress opened on May 10, 1775, there were battles between the North American and British colonies in Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. During the six-week debate, the majority of delegates, including Washington, wanted to avoid war, but the dispute with the British became tense, prompting George Washington to be appointed by the Congress to a military commission. He was asked to set up a New York City defense plan, write down military plans, rules for soldiers, and ways to buy guns. Then in June, the Continental Congress met in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia, discussing sending troops to Boston, which was under British control. John Adams presented to Congress that there should be a Commander in Chief and praised George Washington for being able to unite the colonies while the representatives of Tan Anh Cat Loi wished to vote. a...
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...Axia College Material Appendix A Midterm Exam o Access the Electronic Readings Section on the Course Materials web page o Read, watch, and listen to the media presented on the Boston Tea Party. o Write a paragraph of approximately 100 words for each section listed below. 1. Using the critical thinking skills you have gained so far and referring to the materials provided for this assignment, identify two possible strategies that Thomas Hutchinson or Samuel Adams likely used to develop and improve their thinking as those historical events unfolded prior to taking a stand and acting according to their beliefs. There are several skills that Thomas Hutchinson and Samuel Adams likely used to develop and improve their thinking skills. When they acted on their beliefs, they needed to be extremely creative in their thinking skills to motivate the others. Thinking ahead and planning was also essential. I also think that they used a lot of reasoning and assessing in order to get the proper information to get the support that they needed to fight back against taxes that they felt were unlawful. With the two men not seeing eye to eye on everything, they had to reason with one another in order to come up with a plan of action. 2. Explain the importance of building a foundation for critical and creative thinking when evaluating historical events such as the Boston Tea Party. Building a foundation is very important for critical and creative thinking, especially when evaluating...
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