Sarah's APUSH Blog

George Washington began by telling all American citizens that he would not be running for another term as president and that this would be his final term. He says that he is tired and that he wants to relax. He also warns everyone of factions. He says that they don't allow the U.S to be fully united and that they will tear us apart. He also talks about how he believes that the U.S. should not engage with foreign countries, so that the U.S. gets caught up in a fight that it did not intend to be involved in. He also stressed the importance of religion, education and morality. 1. He warned not to let factions, political parties, control the government because they don't demonstrate a united front 2. He warned about the consequences of permanent long term alliances with other nations. 3. He stressed the importance of the system of checks and balances so that certain groups or individuals could gain all of the power. Despite George Washington warning the U.S. of forming...

A few European nations are on the verge of war with France. George Washington is warning Americans to not get involved with anything that relates to those nations. Americans that in any way interact with those nations will be left without any U.S. backing. At the start of World War 2 the U.S. had a foreign policy of neutrality before it began to support the Allies. 

1. What is a faction? A faction is either a majority or minority, united by some common impulse of passion, or interest, adversed to the rights of citizens. 2. Are factions good or bad? Factions are both good and bad. They are good because they can bring light to issues that citizens have with a government, but are bad when people go to far and people start getting hurt. 3. Why are factions so difficult to eliminate? Factions are difficult to eliminate because there are always new ones being created. 4. If factions cannot be removed then how can they be controlled? They can be controlled through a majority vote. The Women's March on Washington demonstrates a modern faction because all that marched had the same ideas and showed everyone watching that they were not accepting of the president's actions and the U.S. as a nation.

1.What role did the Revolutionary War play in the transformation of housewifery to Republican Motherhood? It allowed for women to show that they could step up to help care for the children and run the house when the men were away fighting in the war. 2. What were the consequences of Republican Motherhood on women? Women were responsible for the education of their children as allowed by the standards of society (doc b). Women were also responsible for the peace and prosperity of their families as seen through the eyes of God (doc a). 3. What is the significance of the ideology of Republican Motherhood as a stage in the process of women's socialization? Women had a role in society that required them to be educated (doc b) which meant that they began to desire a role outside of the home. 1. Describe the setting. The photo looks staged. Their is a wallpaper background. It looks very formal and the people look dressed up. 2. Who serves at the center of the portrait and wh...

1. I learned that of the 2.5 millions Americans 30,000 died during the Revolutionary War. 2. I learned that the 13 colonial army generals were appointed by congress. 3.I learned that throughout history sometimes a big event such as World War I can be overshadowed by an even bigger event, World War II, causing people to miss how terrible the first event was. 4. I learned that Loyalists who survived King's Mountain were murdered on their march to captivity after surrendering. 5.I learned that Americans soldiers that invaded Canada ate pet dogs and made soup from boiled shoes. World War I and II can be compared like the Revolutionary War and Civil War because each war impacted American History and can be seen in a different light.

1. List the democratic principles discussed in the opening. -People have a right to abolish a government if they are dissatisfied with the current one and can create a new one -All men are created equal -Governments are made up of people chosen by those that they governed. If a government has been established for a long period of time, people must carefully consider changing it so as not to create a government worse than the previous one 2. List 5 grievances the colonists were making the King aware of. -He has obstructed the administrations of justice, by refusing his assent to laws for establishing judiciary powers. -He has made judges dependent on his will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries. -He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people and eat out their substance. -He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies, without the consent of out legislatures. -He has...

1.) Who was Peter Zenger? Peter Zenger was a newspaper printer in New York who was accused of seditious libel by Governor Cosby. his case would shine a light on the protection of rights that were later evident when the U.S. created formal laws. 2.) What was the controversy over his trial? The controversy was that despite two separate grand juries denying the governor's legal team an indictment his legal team was able to influence the court, consisting of his allies, to issue a warrant for Peter Zenger's arrest. 3.) What influence did his case have on the American governmental tradition? There was no direct influence on the American governmental traditions, but the trial did influence how the American people viewed certain rights. The views that Americans held would later go on to impact American governmental traditions as seen through the U.S. Constitution. 4.) What is the lasting significance of his trial? The trial demonstrated important aspects of the legal system,...

1.) What concepts are included in the Mayflower Compact? A concept that was included was the importance of God and how they were making this promise to God. Another concept is creating a form of government for the newly formed colony. 2.) How does the Mayflower Compact reflect and attachment to both the "old" and "new" worlds? It reflects the old world in how it was written as a promise to not only God but to the monarchy back home. It reflects the new world in creating a government for the colony that is going to be set up. 3.) How does the fundamental orders of Connecticut differ from the Mayflower Compact? The Fundamental Orders were guidelines of how they were setting up their government to be run and how it was meant to work. The Mayflower Compact on the other hand was a promise to God about what they had planned to do that weren't specifically spelling out how their laws or government was to be run or set up. 4.) What prompted the colonists of Con...

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