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Land grants that allowed for the building of the transcontinental railroads were Pacific Railway Act and Homestead Act Sells Land Pacific Railway Act The government gives you land as long as you utilize it Homestead Act How did the railroad affect the country? Helped create a national market Attempted to assimilate Native Americans into American society by dividing farming land and giving it to individual families Dawes Severality Act What are the factors ...

Act of Toleration - (1649) a law passed by the Maryland assembly that provided religious freedom for all Christians; it was geared toward the Catholics in the colony; set a precedent for religious freedom (1st Amendment) Alien & Sedition Acts - (1798) These consist of four laws passed by the Federalist Congress and signed by President Adams: the Naturalization Act, which increased the waiting period for an immigrant to become a citizen from 5 to 14 years; the Alien Act, which empowered the ...

US History Regents Test Questions In the late 1800's, many American farmers believed that their economic problems would be solved by which action of the Federal Government? - putting more money into circulation The term "robber barons" was used during the Gilded Ages to characterize plantation owners. t or f - f What has been the most frequent criticism of the electoral college system? - The person who wins the popular vote has not always been chosen as President was an action ...

Amsco APUSH Chapter 5 (2023/2024) Already Passed Samuel Adams Founder of the Sons of Liberty and one of the most vocal patriots for independence; signed the Declaration of Independence John Adams A Massachusetts attorney and politician who was a strong believer in colonial independence. He argued against the Stamp Act and was involved in various patriot groups. As a delegate from Massachusetts, he urged the Second Continental Congress to declare independence. He helped draft and pass the Declar...

vertical integration - answer andrew carnagie- the steel company you own and control every aspect of production horizontal integration - answer John D. Rockefeller- oil business- "Standard Oil" you align your business with your competitors and begin to take control of their company allowing you to monopolize your profit trusts - answer developed by Rockefeller- smaller oil company assign their stock to the board of directors of standard oil JP morgan - answer biggest banker/financer...

If God is dead, Ivan Karamazov insists, everything is permitted An invention of the late 1800s: the light bulb The problem of normativity concerns the gap between is and ought Nietzsche wants science to become more playful Dostoevsky: the vision of the anointed inevitably leads to narcissism A two-level theory includes a deep level that ____ what happens at the surface level. determines and explains Doyle's vision is tragic in that Sherlock Holmes has to mak...

US History Regents Review Virginia House of Burgesses - Early attempts at colonial democracy Salutary Neglect - An English policy of not strictly enforcing laws in its colonies Navigation Acts - Laws passed by the British to control colonial trade French and Indian Wars - Great Britain vs. France. France lost, giving control of America to the British (Seven Years War) Indirect Tax - a tax levied on goods or services rather than on persons or organizations Direct Tax - a tax tha...

Chapter 3—North America in the Atlantic World, 1650-1720 SHORT ANSWER Instructions: • Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when. • Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, a...

Praxis 5001 Social Studies Latest Update Graded A+ paleolithic period 2.5 Million years ago - The stone age Hunters and gatherers neolithic period The new stone age - 10,000BC True Farmiing - permanent settlements (villages, tribes) domestication of animals The Rosetta Stone Egyptian artifact provided translations of the hieroglyphics for modern understanding of the symbols Responsibility of a US citizen Volunteering in a community The scarcity of Chinese arable farmland led to... Early deve...

paleolithic period 2.5 Million years ago - The stone age Hunters and gatherers neolithic period The new stone age - 10,000BC True Farmiing - permanent settlements (villages, tribes) domestication of animals The Rosetta Stone Egyptian artifact provided translations of the hieroglyphics for modern understanding of the symbols Responsibility of a US citizen Volunteering in a community The scarcity of Chinese arable farmland led to... Early development of intensi...