Great Awakening Questions - AP US History

Great Awakening Questions - AP US History 05/04/2011

1. Identify the causes to the Great Awakening in the Americas. Explain the most significant reasons to why there was a need for the Great Awakening. Explain the challenges to establishing religious roots within the Americas.

2. Identify the influential individuals that sparked and carried on the revival. Explain each man's influence and impact on the communities they served.

3. Define Great Awakening. Explain/describe what the movement was. Explain what the author meant by "for the simple reality is that one cannot be awakened unless you have fallen asleep."

4. Analyze the lasting impact of the Great Awakening. Explain both the long and short term effects of the movement on the Americas. Include any social, educational, and theological effects.

THESE QUESTIONS ARE DUE ON TUESDAY AT THE BEGINNING

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Falon Stilwell

06/05/2011 11:19

what are the three questions that we have to think about over the summer. I looked on the blog and i could not see/ determine what they were.

Falon Stilwell

06/07/2011 17:01

never mind on my pervious question, they appeared. Will we have to turn in the question as like an assignment or do we just have to think about the questions over the summer?

Mr. Nowlin

06/15/2011 17:35

These are questions to think about over the summer. Be ready to answer/discuss these questions the first week of school.

You may also post your answers for discussion here.

Sabrina Lopez

06/30/2011 11:07

I have A question on how to do Question number 2 its quiet confuseing and I am unsure how anything as an example has had affected "A Way of Life"??

Sarah Anderson

07/03/2011 16:03

1) I think that the Bill of Rights is the most important document because it states all of which is acceptable for citizens and it shows the equality of people.

2a) Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc., 119 S. Ct. 2139 (1999). This court case shaped American society socially. It affected the American "Way of Life" because it was supported by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which states that citizens with disabilities have equal working rights and cannot be discrimanted against due to a disability. The man that claimed to be unjustly denied a job due to a "disability" was told by the court that he did not have a true disability because he was still capable of performing other tasks.

2b) Little Rock 1957. This shaped American society both socially and politically. It shaped the American way of life because it was the beginning of the Civil Rights movement. It changed many laws throughout the nation.

2c) State V. Miranda. This shaped American society politically. Because Ernesto Miranda was unaware of his right to silence and to an attorney he technically "unvoluntarily" gave a confession to kidnap and rape. It became required of police to always read the Miranda Rights to any and all people being submitted to questioning or arrest.

3a) One major event was 9/11. Because of this event, security in airports have increased substantially. This event also caused the creation of Homeland Security and extensive background checks and security details on foreign people entering the country.

3b) Another major event was the killing of Osama Bin Laden. This event impacted America by instilling a sense of justice due to the 9/11 attacks. This also is said to have caused an uproar with the people who supported Osama and will cause a retalitation.

3c) Another major event was the state of Vermont passing a law legalizing Civil Unions between same sex couples on April 25, 2000. This event impacted American society by giving all citizens equal rights, regardless of their sexual orientation. Once Vermont passed the law, other states began to pass the law as well.

I hope that I answered these properly..

Mr. Nowlin

07/22/2011 21:22

The purpose of question #2 is to review various court cases that have changed or shaped the way Americans live their lives. For example Loving v. Virginia 1967. This case involved inter-racial marriages and its legalization nation wide. This shaped the "American Way of Life" because we see today the numerous inter-racial relationships that are accepted as common practice from a very young age to some of our most prominent citizens (President Obama).

Mr. Nowlin

07/22/2011 21:24

Sarah - Very good post on all 3 questions.

Sonam

07/28/2011 19:04

did i do this right ?

1. Bill of Rights

a. The Bill of Rights is the name for the first ten amendments. They were first introduced by James Madison to the 1st United States Congress in 1789 as a series of legislative articles. They came into effect as Constitutional Amendments on December 15, 1791.

b. The Bill of Rights is important because it sets limits on what the government can and cannot do in reference to personal liberties. Also it outlines the rights of American citizens and shows the equality of all people.

2. Court Cases

a. Brown v. Board of Education 1954: This court case changed the American society socially. It declared that segregation in the school systems was unconstitutional. The person who filed the case was Oliver L. Brown, was a parent, a welder in the shops of the Santa Fe Railroad, an assistant pastor at his local church, and an African American. The decision overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896 which allowed state-sponsored segregation. This was started because there was a lot of segregation going on between the white and colored in school, so someone had to take action. All in all this court case stopped segregation and lead everyone becoming one community. Which also lead to integration and the Civil Rights movement.

b. Marbury v. Madison 1803: This court case changed the American society politically. In Marbury v. Madison, (1803) the Supreme Court reaffirmed that the Constitution gave the Court the authority of judicial review - that is, it empowered the Court to review acts of the Legislative, and, by extension, Executive, branches to evaluate whether legislation was constitutional. Judicial review is where a higher level court can review cases involving laws and render those laws invalid. This affected the American “way of life” because it gave the courts the authority of judicial review. This meant that the courts were the ones to look over cases and any problems and conclude the decisions that were going to be made.

c. Miranda v. Arizona 1966: This case shaped the American society politically. Ernesto Miranda confessed to a crime during police questioning without knowing he had a right to have an attorney present. Based on his confession, Miranda was convicted. The Supreme Court overturned the conviction, saying that criminal suspects must be warned of their rights before they are questioned by police. Those rights being the right to remain silent, to have an attorney present, and, if the suspect cannot afford an attorney, to have one appointed by the state. After this incident the police was required to review the Miranda Rights before arresting or questioning a criminal.

3. Major Events

a. 9/11: Ever since 9/11 occurred security in airports increased. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was introduced to handle screening at all US airports after 9/11. The changes they developed were bulletproof and locked cockpit doors. On September 11, some hijackers lacked proper ID, yet they were able to board. All passengers must now have valid identification, which has to be issued by the government in order to fly, although the ID is only visually checked for validity and the name and details are not validated.

b. Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996: a United States federal law considered to be a fundamental shift in both the method and goal of federal cash assistance to the poor. The bill added a workforce development component to welfare legislation, encouraging employment among the poor. The effect of this event on America was that in increased the rates of workers and helped the poor.

c. Killing of Osama Bin Laden: The killing of Osama Bin Laden has relieved America from a lot of stress and fear. And it is a way of revenge for all the damage he caused. Although his death has impacted the Al-Qaeda and sooner or later they will want revenge. However, removal of bin Laden should allow U.S. efforts to focus resources and time on those leaders with a more direct role in operational planning and execution. But all in all killing Osama Bin Laden has relieved a lot of people and ridded danger.

Justin L

08/04/2011 23:13

1. The single most important document to the development of America as a country is easily the Constitution. It granted citizens religious freedom, which sparked a desire from people from the rest of the world to come to the United States from that point onward. Also, many other important rights are detailed but religious freedom is the most significant. I feel that it's note worthy to mention that I did not pick the Declaration of Independence because it said "...all men are created equal" but the men who signed it were owners of slaves, who we all know were not treated as equals in those days.

2a. Brown v The Board of Education is the first thing that comes to mind when major court cases are brought up. It was very important because it abolished segregation in schools. Today at our own school there is plenty of racial diversity, it is the result of a lasting effect of the final court ruling in 1954.

2b. Terry v Ohio was also important because it established the "stop and frisk" rule on reasonable suspicion. Criminals that show signs of their possible involvement of a crime that occurred earlier will be able to be frisked for evidence that will put the person responsible to justice. This allows yet another way for the law to be carried out.

2c. Vernonia School District v. Acton was a court case that allowed random drug testing if a school is showing that it has a drug problem. Schools across the nation are made better places because of the elimination of the influence of drugs in our nation's youth.

3. To limit events to the last 20 years makes this quite a challenging question, as my recent memory only goes back 10 years at the most, which would therefore cause my analysis to lack some of my personal thoughts of the events occurring in the 1991-2001 era (with only one exception).

3a. The terrorist attacks on September 11th of 2001 was an event which in turn forced America to increase security all over the country, but most notably airports. This event opened our eyes to just how people from middle eastern countries think of America upon further investigation. Today, airport security is just as tight as ever with the full body scanners, with some people found objectionable and went for a TSA patdown, which turned out to be even more objectionable. Despite the objectionability of their methods, they do serve a purpose, to keep the American public safe. On May 1st of 2011, Osama bin Laden was killed by the U.S. Navy Seals. His death, however, has not ended the war. Of course there is a chain of command in place, and also it was very unlikely he was as directly involved with further terrorist plans because of his deteriorating health. Far as a retaliation goes, it has now been a little over three months since his death, and no attack has been made on the United States.

3b. Hurricane Katrina is a major event because it was one of the most powerful hurricanes to hit the Unites States. It tested our ability to handle a disaster on such a massive scale. The challenge was met by relief efforts from organizations all over. Today, there are still natural disasters occurring across the globe sch as the tsunami in Japan that allows us to prepare our own country for similar disasters, whether it be by implementing more strict safety standards, or quickly mobilizing help to areas where its most needed.

3c. In 2009, Barack Obama took office for the first time, making him the first African American president in our history. This is a very important event because it has broken the racial barrier in the Oval Office that had only been occupied by white men in the past. The media coverage at that time also depicted the significance of this event among minorities in the United States.

kj wylie

08/07/2011 20:59

1.emancipation proclamation

A. the emancipatoin proclamation was issued on January 1st 1863, by presdident Abraham Lincoln. The proclamation declared that the slaves held in the rebellious states shall be set free.Although the proclamation did not set the slaves in the states loyal the the union free, the union army and navy accepted African Aericans to fight beside them against the confederacy. This inspired African Americans all over to fight for thier freedom. By the end of the war 200,000 African American had joined the union.

B. I feel this is the most important document to the growth of American history due to the fact the it encouraged so many blacks to fight. even though the constitution states that every man is made equal, during the civil war time it only protained to caucasions. The proclamtion gave the first step to freedom for the African American culture.

2. court cases

A. Korematsu V United States
this case was about a Japanese American attempting to avoid the inernment camps during world war two by moving away and recieving a facial surgery and claiming to be Mexican American. When the police discovered his true identidy, Korematsu fought for his rights. the supreme court claimed that they must treat all Japanese American must be treated disloyal for the safety of America during war.this apparently was more important than a Japanese Americans rights even though he had lived in california his whole life. this impacts the "way of life" in America because in a time of crisis the supreme court did not stay true to the constitution.

B. United States V Nixon
this case dealt with a scnadal that president Nixon was involved in with the attempt to be re-elected. when the prosecutor tried to obtain special tape recordings for the case Nixon refused and had him removed from his job. however, the new prosecuter agreed with obtaining the tapes and asked the supreme court for permission. the supree court granted permission claiming that having that type of immunity would be unconstitutional.this impacts the way of life because it shows that even the president was not above the law

C. Hazelwood V.Kuhlmeier
this case is about how a ninth grade team of journalists wrote an article that the principal deemed too explicit for his students to read. so he felt the need to pull the articles about teen pregnancy, divorce, sex, and birth control out the paper. with the students enraged to see thier hard efforts of writing about real problems go unread, they went the the U.S. district court claiming that censoring the newspaper is a violation of thier freedom of speech. After the U.S. district court said it was ok for the principal to act as he did the students were not happy with the outcome. trying to push harder they went to the supreme court to have thier case heard but even they said that thier were no violations. this impacts the way of life by showing that even the ten amendments have limits

3. major events

A. the BP oil spill in New Orleans is a major event because the contaiminated water made the lives harder for the natives. fish were a big food source and now it was just stripped away

B. the 9/11 attacks is probaly the biggest event that still impact the world today because it changed how people saw muslims it struck fear in Amercans and caused an unnecessary hatred towards all muslims

C. hurricane katrina is another major event that impacted america because many had to be evacuated and move to different areas of America

Kamaila Rushing

08/08/2011 17:36

1. Bill of Rights
a. the bill of rights is what began our ten amendmants. this came into effect on december 15, 1791.
b. the bill of rights are important because it helped our government. and it set our country to limits.

Charles Beck

08/08/2011 21:37

Mr. Nowlin
1. The bill of rights because it has led to many improvements in the modern world and helped millions of people.

2.1896 - Plessy Vs. Ferguson -
1954 - Brown Vs. Board of Education
1803 - Marbury Vs. Madison

3. A. Man on the moon - improved the science of today's world.
B. Cold War Victory - led to the UN and help stop the production of deadly nuclear fire arms
C. Fall of the Twin Towers - helped bring all of America together to fight of the terrorist attacks.

Elizabeth Ceballos

08/10/2011 20:33

1) American Revolution was the revolt of the thirteen American colonies against England during the 18th century.
I think the most important document that contributed to the development of America is either the Articles of Confederation or the Constitution. The Articles of Confederation are important because they were the first American constitution, and while may have been too weak to be effective over the new country, they still set some kind of precedent for the current Constitution. The Constitution is also important because it demonstrates the structure the government will take, and it kind of… regulates the relationship between the federal government and the people it’s governing.

2) 1. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)—This case was basically a large step in the direction of equal rights for all citizens of the U.S., regardless of race, and later, any other discriminatory factors.
2. Wesberry v. Sanders (1964)—“… the Supreme Court upheld the principle that one person’s vote in a Congressional election should be worth as much as another’s…”—so, what this case did was further establish that all citizens are equal.
3. Miranda v. Arizona (1966)—In this case, the Court held that someone being held for questioning has the right to be informed of… well, their rights, and also has the right to an attorney (if one can’t be afforded, one will be appointed). Now when you’re arrested and stuff, your rights have to be read to you.

3) 1. A recent one is the election of President Obama. This is a significant event because Obama is the first president to be elected that was not white. I think this probably opened people’s minds a bit more about who can run for president.
2. The attack on 9/11 happened in the last twenty years. On that day, the U.S. was considered under attack by terrorists, the World Trade Center was destroyed, many people died, and I’m pretty sure there is now a conspiracy about the whole thing. To this day, 9/11 is still commemorated by the people of America.
3. Another event is the Iraq war, which is pretty well known, at least roughly. This war impacted America by costing so. Much. Money. It also caused a lot of soldiers to leave home, which affected many families in America.

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