Western expansion Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

US Regents Review 2023 Exam Questions with All Correct Answers Uncle Tom's Cabin - ANSWER Harriet Beecher Stowe's book about the brutality of slavery How the Other Half Lives - ANSWER A book by Jacob Riis which photographed the conditions of tenement living during the Industrial Revolution. John Locke - ANSWER Influenced... •the founding fathers •The Bill of Rights (natural rights) •"Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" •Checks and balanc...

Barbarians/Germanic Tribes - Anyone who lived along the frontiers of the Roman Empire. They were not citizens and fought against Rome's expansion into their lands. Burgundians - Germanic invaders who overran the western half of the Roman Empire Vandals - One of the most destructive nomadic tribes; adopted Arianism when they converted to Christianity. Led by Genseric and sacked Rome in 455. Conquered Eastern Roman Empire in 533. Genseric the Vandal - King of Vandals; conquered Roman North A...

PACT Social Studies 7-12Most early civilizations of Afro-Eurasia arose in physical environments that featured: - correct answer proximity to a reliable freshwater source that could be used for crop irrigation. If anyone is committing a robbery and is caught, then he shall be put to death. If the robber is not caught, then shall he who was robbed claim under oath the amount of his loss; then shall the community . . . on whose ground and territory and in whose domain [the robbery took place] c...

True - Answer- T/F: Taking this course and successfully passing the final exam does not make you licensed or certified by your state. Abdomen - Answer- Insecta is distinguished from the other arthropod classes by the three body regions: head, thorax and _______. A) abdomen B) tail C) sub-thorax Exoskeleton - Answer- The arthropod body is confined in its ______________. A) frame B) skeleton C) exoskeleton Molt - Answer- Insects generally form a new, soft exoskeleton under the o...

WGU D106 Survey of Pacific Northwest History for Educators, Survey of Pacific Northwest History for Educators Which action did British Parliament offer a reward for doing, that inspired British subjects to travel to the Pacific Northwest in the 1770's? Discovering the Northwest Passage What is the Northwest Passage? A legendary waterway believed to connect the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean In what way did Captain James Cook's exploration in 1778 have a major social and economic impact on t...

American Imperialism Spanish-American War Conflict between Spanish and the United States this was a result of the explosion of the USS Maine in Cuba. Their own ship had been sank ultimately leading them into this war. American expansion/Hawaii The history of American expansion including multiple attempts to bring Hawaii under our control by annexing them. They wanted a growing economy power which is what Hawaii ultimately had. Open Door Policy It was a policy that was ann...

Praxis 5004 Geography, Anthropology, and Sociology Questions and Answers Graded A Types of Maps A thematic map is used to illustrate a single idea or theme. This map has a single focus. A relief map shows the topography of a region. A mental map is constructed by the student "inside your head" without reference to other resources. A sketch map might be created to help students recall relative locations and sizes of places. For example, the student might sketch a map of his journey from home ...

King Xerxes of Persia invaded Greece in 480 B.C. Despite having a disadvantage in numbers, the Greeks prevailed. Which feature of the sea did the Greeks use to help them win? correct answer: The narrow straits Which of these three events happened during the reign of Alexander the Great? correct answer: The port of Alexandria was established. The reign of the Phoenicians was brought to an end. Greeks controlled the eastern Mediterranean for the next two centuries. The period of Wester...

TeXes History 7-12 --233 Exam Questions And Answers The Punic Wars resulted in which of the following? - ANS Rome gaining full control of the western Mediterranean One important factor in the expansion of the Inca Empire in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries A.D. was the Inca's - ANS extensive system of roads that allowed for communication and travel through the Andean highlands and between the highlands and the lowlands along the Pacific coast. Ancient Mesopotamia ...

Test Bank for Fundamentals of Financial Management 16e 16th Edition by Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston. ISBN-13: 7574 Full Chapters test bank included Part 1: Introduction to Financial Management Chapter 1: An Overview of Financial Management Putting Things in Perspective 1-1: What is Finance? 1-2: Jobs in Finance 1-3: Forms of Business Organization 1-4: The Main Financial Goal: Creating Value for Investors 1-5: Stockholder–Manager Conflicts 1-6: Stockholder–Debtholder Conflicts 1-7: Bala...