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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...

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 27elections of 1952, 1956 - correct answers In these two presidential elections Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon defeated Adlai Stevenson quite easily. (p. 580-581) Dwight Eisenhower - correct answers The United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany. In the election of 1952 he became the the 34th President of the United States. (p. 579) Adlai Stevenson - correct answers An Illinois governor and the Democratic pr...

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 southward to the southern tip of South America. They evolved to hundreds of tribes, spoke different languages, and practiced different cultures. In the 1490s it is estimated that the Native American population was from 50 million to 100 million people. - correct answer American Indian...

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AMSCO AP US History Chapter 2Cecil Calvert, Second Lord Baltimore - correct answers In 1634, Cecil Calvert (Second Lord Baltimore) was the son of George Calvert (First Lord Baltimore). Cecil Calvert set about making his father's dream of a Maryland colony that would be a haven for Catholics in America. (p. 27) Act of Toleration - correct answers The first colonial statue granting religious freedom to all Christians, but it called for death of all non-Christians. It was created to provide a s...

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 Government Unit 1advice and consent - correct answers the power of the United States Senate to be consulted on and approve of treaties signed and appointments made by the President Bill of Rights - correct answers the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution checks and balances - correct answers a way in which the three parts of government can limit each other commerce clause - correct answers the government's ability to initiate and regulate trade Anti-Federalists - 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...