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Unit 2 Terms: AMSCO AP Government and Politicsbicameral - correct answers The division of a legislature into two separate assemblies (or houses) pork barrel spending - correct answers The use of government funds for projects designed to please voters or legislators and win votes gerrymandering - correct answers Manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party marginal seats - correct answers Political districts in which candidates elected to the House of...

AMSCO AP World History Modern- Unit 6Imperialism - correct answers A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. Nationalism - correct answers A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country Sino-Japanese War - correct answers a war between China and Japan for influence, power, and territory Formosa - correct answers Chiang and the nationalists were forced to flee to Formosa, a large island off the southern coast of China, after ...

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AMSCO AP World History Modern- Unit 4Primogeniture Laws - correct answers English laws that only led eldest sons inherit land, leading younger sons to search for money via things like joint-stock companies. Omani-European Rivalry - correct answers Portuguese vs the Omani over the Muslim controlled Indian ocean trade Cartography - correct answers The science of making maps Astronomical Chart - correct answers a guide to the stars to help navigation Maritime Empires - correct answers e...

AMSCO APUSH Chapter 1-15 Questions and Answers 100% CorrectAMSCO APUSH Chapter 1-15 Questions and Answers 100% CorrectAMSCO APUSH Chapter 1-15 Questions and Answers 100% CorrectAMSCO APUSH Chapter 1-15 Questions and Answers 100% Correct American Indian Societies 1491 - ANSWER - Some time between 10,000 and 40,000 years ago, people may have migrated from Asia to the Americas, across a land bridge that connected Siberia and Alaska. Over a long period of time, successive generations migrated south...

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 1-3corn - correct answers The Mayas and the Incas cultivated corn as an important stable food supply. (p. 2) horses - correct answers It was not until the 17th century that the American Indians acquired these animals from the Spanish. (p. 4) disease - correct answers When Europeans came to America they brought smallpox and measles to which the natives had no resistance. Millions of American Indians died from these diseases. (p. 8) encomienda system - correct ...

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 1-6 Latest Update Graded A James Madison He is one of the people who wrote the Constitution, and he is known as the Father of the Constitution. He was later elected president in 1808, and served for two terms. (p. 104) Alexander Hamilton One of the authors of the Federalist Papers. He favored a strong central government. He was George Washington's secretary of the treasury. (p. 106) Framers of the Constitution In the summer of 1787, 55 delegates met in Philadelphia...

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 1-3 Latest Update Rated A+ corn The Mayas and the Incas cultivated corn as an important stable food supply. (p. 2) horses It was not until the 17th century that the American Indians acquired these animals from the Spanish. (p. 4) disease When Europeans came to America they brought smallpox and measles to which the natives had no resistance. Millions of American Indians died from these diseases. (p. 8) encomienda system King of Spain gave grants of land and natives ...

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 23Warren Harding - correct answers In November 1920, he was elected the 29th president of the United States. He was a Republican whose slogan was: "Return to Normalcy". His term was marked by scandals and corruption, although he was never implicated in any of the scandals. In August 1923, he died while traveling in the West. (p. 475-476) Charles Evans Hughes - correct answers A former presidential candidate and Supreme Court justice who was appointed secretary of...

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 26 Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (GI Bill) - correct answers Signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 22, 1944, it was also known as the GI Bill. It provided veterans of the Second World War with funds for college education, unemployment insurance, and housing. (p. 557) early marriages - correct answers One sign of confidence in post-World War II era was an explosion of marriages at a younger age and new births. (p. 558) baby boom - c...