American slavery - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which way do Midtown Manhattan's even numbered streets run? West to East What school inspired the movie "FAME"? NYC High School of Performing Arts (Located-120 West 46th Street. New York City) What Beaux-Arts buildings did Carrere & Hastings design? NY Public Library, Frick Museum, Grand Army Plaza, Arlington Amphitheater. What borough has Edgar Allen Poe's cottage? The Bronx ( 2640 Grand Concourse, Bronx NY 10458) What is in the Dahesh Museum? Only museum in US devo...

Who founded Georgia and what was his position? James Edward Oglethorpe, leader of English Parliament When was Georgia founded and what was its purpose? -1732 -To serve as a buffer between colonies and Spanish controlled Florida Who was James Wright? -Georgia's third and final royal Governor who fled the colony when the American Revolution began -Battle of Rice Boats Yazoo Land Fraud: When did it happen, what happened, and how was it fixed? -1795 -Sale of land in Miss...

GED - Social Studies (U.S. History) 46 Questions with Verified Answers Christopher Columbus - CORRECT ANSWER Italian explorer, sailing on behalf of Spain Virginia - CORRECT ANSWER Where Jamestown was established Massachusetts - CORRECT ANSWER Where the pilgrims landed Mayflower Compact - CORRECT ANSWER Established a set of basic laws for the Pilgrims Rhode Island - CORRECT ANSWER Founded by Roger Williams (law dealings and religion kept separate) Connecticut - CORRECT ANSWER ...

Georgia Southern- GA History Legislative Exemption Exam 100% SOLUTION Appalachian Plateau - ANSWER Smallest region, NW corner of the state. Flat and gently sloping Appalachian Ridge and Valley Region - ANSWER Rich soils, hardwoods, pastures Blue Ridge Region - ANSWER Rocky slopes, tallest mountains in the state The Piedmont - ANSWER foothills, rolling hills, Most Fertile, most populous East Gulf Coastal Plain/Atlantic Coastal Plain - ANSWER =Pine Barrens. Flat land, sandy soil. 60...

Complete Test Bank for Of the People, Volume I: To 1877 with Sources, 5e 5th Edition by Michael McGerr, Camilla Townsend, Karen M. Dunak, Mark Summers, and Jan Ellen Lewis. Full Chapters test bank are included - Chapter 1 to 15 Chapter 1. Worlds in Motion, AMERICAN PORTRAIT: Malinche, Cultural Translator The Worlds of Indian Peoples Great Migrations The Emergence of Farming The Cradle of the Americas AMERICAN LANDSCAPE: Tenochtitlan The Northern World Takes Shape The Worlds of Christ...

In what year was Georgia established? 1732 When did settlement take place in Savannah? 1733 How long was Georgia in existence before there was a governor or governing body within the colony itself? Two decades Who ruled Georgia in the beginning? Board of Trustees Define: Board of Trustees The governing body of Georgia in London England. King George signed a charter establishing the colony and creating its governing board What years is Georgia referred to a...

AML 2010 Final Exam Frederick Douglass Early Nineteenth Century() slave narrative writer - ANSWER-Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave "a very different looking class of people are springing up at the south" refers to mixed people Phyllis Wheatley Eighteenth Century Slave narrative - ANSWER-Being brought from Africa to America "Remember Christian Negroes, black as Cain" -warns against

UGA EXEMPTION TEST WITH CORRECT ANSWERS He was a spanish explorer who marched across Mexico and conquered the Aztecs - CORRECT ANSWER-Hernan Cortes He explored deep in USA, first to discover and cross the Mississippi River and claim it for Spain - CORRECT ANSWER Hernando de Soto This man was a member of the English Parliament who founded the colony of Georgia. - CORRECT ANSWER-James Edward Oglethorpe Who was Georgia's 3rd and final royal governor who fled the colony after t...

1. Which of the following statements best reflects the pluralist theory of American politics? (A) American politics is dominated by a small elite. (B) Public policies emerge from cooperation among elites in business, labor, and government. (C) Public policies emerge from compromises reached among competing groups. (D) American politics is dominated by cities at the expense of rural areas. (E) The American political arena is made up of isolated individuals who have few group affiliat...

Which statement best describes the role of women in Pre-Columbian North American tribes? - ANSWER-In all tribes, women cared for the children and prepared meals The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Pacific Northwest - ANSWER-Fished salmon as their principal occupation The origins of the majority of human existence in North America began - ANSWER-with migrations across an ancient land bridge over the Bering Strait. Prior to European contact, the eastern third of what is today ...