AP American History- Page 19

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 8:40pm

3. The North had an influx of Immigrants Arriving to take the many open Jobs in Industry--so the society became more homogeneous. Since the South had Slaves, there were very few opportunities for Immigrants there, so the Southern Culture remained more ingrown.

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 8:46pm

4. Many of The Northeners did have Anti-Slavery Views--but VERY few were radical abolotionists like William Lloyd Garrison. Remember, the Republican Party was formed NOT to end Slavery--but TO PREVENT ANY FUTURE EXPANSION. Unfortunately, many of The Southeners viewed ALL Notheners as "Dirty Abolotionists". (spelling?)

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 8:50pm

5. The North welcomed expansion into the West--they were running out of good farmland and needed more. The South was a little wary of expansion--they feared that the new states in the Midwest would not be Slave States.

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 8:50pm

...Is Anybody Else Online...?

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 8:52pm

I dunno, but I'm online! I would appreciate any more questions you have, M_E.

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 8:54pm

Okay. One more root cause of The Civil War.


6. The North liked Tarrifs because they made it harder for the Europeans to compete with them--the South disliked Tarrifs because they made the cost of their raw materials rise.

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 8:57pm

7. The North relied FAR MORE on Railway Transportation--I believe by 1861, there were THREE TIMES as many rail laid in the North than in the South.


What was the original intent of the British Crown for the Colony of Georgia?

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 8:59pm

No sure if this was the Crown's intent, but James Oglethorpe wanted it to be a Utopia and a place for debtors to find freedom.

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 9:02pm

... not Quite.

The Crown wanted to use it as a "Penal Colony"--a "Jail" to send all their petty thieves (including Debtors--which was a Crime in the U.K.)


Which President served as Ambassador to several (at least two, I believe) European Countries?

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 9:04pm

Was it either Jefferson, Taft, or Cleveland?

[Alix7272]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 9:11pm

to add to civil war causes, last year (us history is a two year course in my school) that was the essay on the final - the question was was war inevitable. anyway, this might have been encompassed in what you said M_E but most people said that is was because of the different climates and geographical regions that separated the north and the south so much socially and economically, leading to political separation as well...and then all the details that you were talking about.

question: for the conclusion, my teacher always tells us never to just summerize your essay in the conclusion but to try to add a little twist or extra point and the princeton review book says something a little different. what have your teachers told you about writing the conclusion? i know it's the least important part of the essay but just wondering.

Updated On: 5/5/05 at 09:11 PM

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 9:12pm

No--John Quincy Adams.

He served as Ambassador to the U.K. and Russia--and I believe a couple of otther countries as well.


Whose Presidential Campaign had the slogan--"Tippicanoe-and Tyler Too"?

[Alix7272]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 9:12pm

harrison!

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 9:14pm

William Henry Harrison!

As for conclusions, that's pretty much what my teacher has said. He has been working more on our thesis statements. I hate writing intros!!

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 9:16pm

Correct. William Henry Harrison (the hero of the battle "Tippicanoe") and his running mate John Tyler.


Alix, I took the AP Exam in 1977, and I don't honestly remember what (if anything) my Teacher said about the Essay.


What was one of the key reasons as to why James Buchannan was nominated by the Democrats for President in 1856?

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 9:21pm

Because he was out of the country during the whole Bleeding Kansas thing and was therefore untainted by it.

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 9:27pm

Close. The Kansas and Nebraska Act--passed in 1854--proved to be a HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL Act.

Many politicans' careers were ruined by their stance on it.

Since he was serving as Ambassador to the U.K. when the Act was passed--he took no stance on it--therefore he was "safe".


What was the Volstead Act?

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 9:29pm

Wow, I remember learning about this briefly, but I completely forget what it is.

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 9:32pm

The 18th Amendment to the Constitution prohibited the sale and consumption of Alcohol in the U.S. ("Prohibition")


The Volstead Act was passed by Congress simply to enforce this Amendment.


Who is "The First State"?

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 9:34pm

You mean which was the first state?
Wasn't it Delaware?

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 9:38pm

Yes. Delaware was the first State to adopt the Constitution and proudly adopted as its motto "The First State."


Nixon won the Presidential Election in 1960 to JFK. He then lost the 1962 California Governortorial Election to Pat Brown.


He then called a Press Conference--what did he inform the Media?

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 9:40pm

No clue.

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 9:43pm

"You Won't Have Dick Nixon To Kick Around Anymore".


When was California admitted to the Union as a State?

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 9:44pm

1850~ With the Compromise of 1850.

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 9:47pm

California WAS admitted to the Union in as part of the Compromise of 1850.


Who were the "Green Mountain Boys"?