Posts Tagged ‘American’
Through a Diamond: 100 Years of Japanese American Baseball
June 30th, 2011in latin american countries, are diamond rings given for engagements? how about for weddings?
May 18th, 2011The American Pronunciation Course
August 25th, 2010This 15 week online American pronunciation course is designed for people who have learned English as a teenager or adult and would like to improve their pronunciation. Ideal for international professionals and more advanced ESL students.
The American Pronunciation Course
American History help.. On a pre exam prep test?
June 8th, 2010Hello, I would not usually do this, but i need help on this American History prep test. Here is the issue i am having. I left my textbook at school, and my exam is tomorrow, and i need to prepare for it. We get a prep pre exam test thing, not graded, and i need some help answering the ones i dont know and could not figure out. THank YOU SO MUCH 
Here are the questions. It does not matter if u can only help me on a few, anything will help:)
Question 1
The Gold Rush of 1848 negatively impacted what group?
Question 1 answers
Irish immigrants
farmers
women
Native Americans
Question 2
_______ was used to persuade Americans to settle in Texas.
Question 2 answers
The Mexican Colonization Law
Wilmot Proviso
Freeing slaves
Gold
Question 3
Who was known as a dictator in Texas?
Question 3 answers
Sam Houston
Stephen Austin
Santa Anna
Miguel Hidalgo
Question 4
Who wanted to impose a new naturalization process?
Question 4 answers
Warren G. Harding
the Catholic Church
abolitionists
American Republican Party
Question 5
What is the term referring to the process of becoming an American citizen?
Question 5 answers
fascism
discrimination
naturalization
embargo
Question 6
_______ was regarded as the founder of the Mexican War for independence.
Question 6 answers
Santa Anna
Augustine Iturbide
Miguel Hidalgo
none of the above
Question 7
What was the Oregon Treaty based on?
Question 7 answers
slavery issues
negotiations with the Native Americans
boundary disputes
trade relations with Mexico
Question 8
What was a significant effect of the annexation of Texas?
Question 8 answers
war with Mexico
emancipation of slaves
education reform
none of the above.
Question 9
This means to place under control of the government instead of the Church.
Question 9 answers
secularize
emancipation
discrimination
containment
Question 10
_______ led to discontent within various churches throughout the United States.
Question 10 answers
Naturalization
Prohibition
Slavery
The right to vote
Question 11
Which of the following was built to show a presence within California?
Question 11 answers
the railroad
toll roads
missions
canals
Question 12
Where did immigrants coming to the United States in the 1800s gravitate towards settling?
Question 12 answers
Chicago
Kansas
Boston
none of the above
Question 13
_______ was a Franciscan missionary that devoted himself to converting and educating the Native Americans.
Question 13 answers
Father Junipero Serra
Brigham Young
Jason Lee
Joseph Smith
Question 14
In 1836, the Republic of Texas voted in favor of
Question 14 answers
the Thirteen Amendment.
Eighteenth Amendment.
emancipation of slaves.
annexation.
Question 15
Which of the following officially became a state in 1896 and served as a haven for Mormons?
Question 15 answers
New Mexico
California
Texas
Utah
Question 16
What caused a surge of Irish immigration to the United States in 1848?
Question 16 answers
potato famine
offer of free land in Texas
religious freedom
legalization of slavery
Question 17
Where was the first mission located?
Question 17 answers
Rio Grande
Mexico City
Santa Fe
San Diego
Question 18
What was the acquisition of the southern portion of New Mexico and Arizona known as?
Question 18 answers
the Great Compromise
the Gadsden Purchase
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Wilmot Proviso
Question 19
Which of the following was considered an effect of the California Gold Rush?
Question 19 answers
stock market crash
reduction in immigration
decline in military
boomtowns
Question 20
Immigration to the United States in the 1800s led to
Question 20 answers
legalization of slavery.
increased reform measures.
more opportunities for women.
discrimination.
Question 21
_______ was discovered in California in 1848.
Question 21 answers
Oil
Coal
Diamonds
Gold
Question 22
_______ officially became part of the United States in 1845.
Question 22 answers
Mexico
Texas
Utah
California
Question 23
Which of the following temporarily resolved the boundary issue between Great Britain and the United States?
Question 23 answers
Pinckney Treaty
Marshall Plan
McCarran-Walter Act
Convention of 1818
Question 24 text
He was elected as President of Mexico in 1833.
Question 24 answers
Stephen Austin
Moses Austin
Miguel Hidalgo
Santa Anna
Question 25
Who spent time living among the Cherokee tribe and worked under President Andrew Jackson constructing treaties with the Native Americans?
Question 25 answers
Stephen Austin
Sam Houston
James Tyler
none of the above
Question 26
_______ stated “Remember the Alamo.”
Question 26 answers
General Winfield Scott
Stephen Austin
Sam Houston
Santa Anna
Why Is The Diamond A Part Of American Culture And Marriage When It Represents True Evil?
May 29th, 2010How long has the diamond been the norm in western culture? And why don’t more people know about it’s horrible past and current history? Does anybody care that this industry is run by corrupt governments, criminals, and corporations? How can people that supposeovly hold marriage sacred use the diamond as a symbol of love when it represents all that is evil? And if you don’t know the history of the diamond, shame on you for being so stupid!
spunk 113- These people did not die for you to make a profit, and your statement that what you do by selling over-priced diamonds to stupid people makes their deaths have meaning, you suck, you sound just like a jeweler. Yes, put them back in the ground, right next to all the corpses of people that died for this horrible gem.
http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/emergency/conflictdiamonds.stm
http://www.worldvision.org/worldvision/wvususfo.nsf/stable/globalissues_conflictdiamonds_more
http://www.collegian.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=e5d69a28-fbf7-4cab-9f9f-dac72db9b697
http://www.commondreams.org/views/061500-101.htm
http://www.albany.edu/~bret/critical_tools/210_fall_2000/archives/timelines/lib4/2000_Deadly_Diamonds.html
http://www.davidqasem.com/
Here are just some of the sites that try to explain the horrors of the diamond, and the people that continue to pay for this evil.
Is it constitutional to charge non-resident fees to an American Citizen when wanting to go to a college?
April 28th, 2010Single mom, just moved from all she has ever known and I am looking to go back to school since all of my interviews has not gone through successfully. In registering for classes, I found out that from 20 dollars a unit since I am a non-resident (I have lived here for four months) I have to pay 180 dollars a unit. I am an American Citizen who does not want to depend on anyone, including the government, so I want to receive my education. Why do they do this? Is it constitutional if you can not afford the education. Financial aid covers a third of it and I have to pay the rest, and the books, and parking permit for attending this college. Why do they make it so difficult? I have offered my diamond rings that my children bought me for mother’s day on craigslist so I can attend my classes. My government officials do not respond to me. Is there anything I can do about this?
The Rise of American Research Universities: Elites and Challengers in the Postwar Era
November 6th, 2009
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Before the Second World War, few universities in the United States had earned high respect among the international community of scholars and scientists. Since 1945, however, the distinctive attributes of American higher education — decentralized administration, pluralistic and research-minded faculties, and intense competition for government funding — have become world standard. Whether measured by Nobel and other prizes, international applications for student adm… More >>
The Rise of American Research Universities: Elites and Challengers in the Postwar Era
