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    impose conditions on Missouri that would extinguish slavery within a generation. Missouri Compromise n 1820‚ after angry debate in Congress‚ Missouri entered the Union as a slave state‚ and Maine was admitted as a free state to preserve the balance of slave and free states in the Union. Also‚ slavery was banned from that part of the Louisiana Territory north of 36° 30’. Land Act of 1820 Enabled Westerners to buy a minimum of 80 acres at $1.25 an acre in cash. Along with the spread of railroad

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    ready to explore new lands to conquer only a few territories were left that remained. Hawaii was one of these lands; it was led by a hereditary monarchy and was an independent state. In the 1820s America’s interest in Hawaii was sparked when New England missionaries ventured to spread their faith. In the 1840s it became a major goal for foreign policy to keep the European powers and influence out of Hawaii. But it was the sugar trade that gave America the foothold it needed to begin plans of annexation

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    Since the 1820s‚ the Monroe Doctrine has been the foundation of the U.S. policy toward Latin America. However‚ it has been interpreted many different ways. Some U.S. presidents have broadly interpreted it‚ expanding its meaning. Others have taken it to mean only what it states. In a speech to Congress in 1823‚ President James Monroe issued a new policy concerning the threat of European intervention to inhibit American sovereignty. This came to be known as the Monroe Doctrine‚ which became the cornerstone

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    Industrial Revolution The industrial revolution changed a lot of things and helped us throughout the years. Before the industrial revolution started‚ people made things they needed‚ like on the farm by hand. According to National Geographic‚ before the industrial revolution‚ most people in Europe worked either as farmers or artisans making hand-crafted goods. The ways in which people lived have not changed significantly since the Middle Ages. Once industrialization began‚ however‚ work and family

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    CHILD MARRIAGE IN INDIA: Definition: Child marriage means that two children are forced to marry each other with the consent of the two families. The children are forced into the institution of marriage without knowing about its significance in the long run. Though parents are of the opinion that they involve their children in such rituals because it is an age old custom and it will also secure the future of their children but the reality is not so. Though in some cases parents believe in such superstitions

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    Music throughout History I personally like classical music because my wife used to sing in many competitions‚ which gave me a whole new appreciation for this type of music. She has sung in many different languages such as Italian‚ German‚ Hebrew‚ Russian‚ English‚ Bohemian‚ Spanish‚ and French. We also used classical music in our wedding by Johann Pachelbel’s “Canon in D Major”‚ which is heard very often in weddings. I chose to do my research paper on classical music throughout history

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    The Tensions behind the Civil War During 1783-1859‚ before the Civil War‚ the North and South were slowly drifting apart between their cultural‚ economic‚ political‚ and religious tensions which eventually lead to the American Civil War‚ but it was ultimately due to the single issue of slavery. Proof of these tensions can be found in many primary sources including: “Slavery a Positive Good” by John C. Calhoun‚ “The Church and Slavery” by Albert Barnes‚ “A Debate on Slavery” by Nathan Lewis Rice‚

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    LESSON 8 - American Reforms Objectives: Identify and explain the most important highlights and concepts of the Jacksonian Era Identify various minority groups who gained additional rights during this era The Impact of Various Religious Movements Jacksonian democracy encouraged individualism and personal responsibility. Those ideas were grounded in a religious movement called the Second Great Awakening. Preachers told their congregations that each person was responsible for their own

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    Chapter 1 industrial Change in england 1780–1820 Until late in the eighteenth century‚ most of england’s output of woollens‚ worsteds‚ linens‚ fustians and cottons was produced by families in their own homes or in communal workshops. Children were fully involved in family units of production‚ learning to assist in a variety of ways from an early age.1 Work was flexible and was distributed among family members less by gender or even age than by availability and competing demands of the household

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    Apush Chapter 1 Summary

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    APUSH Study Guide Pre-Colonial America Pre-Columbian 3 most advanced civilizations: Incas‚ Mayas‚ Aztecs European Exploration Treaty of Tordesillas (1494): “Line of Demarcation” (division of the Americas into two equal parts for Spain and Portugal to share – Spain‚ west; Portugal‚ east) moved further west since it was unfavorable to Spain and Portugal had a stronger navy  Brazil becomes Portuguese colony and Spain maintained claims to rest of Americas Reasons for Colonization: money‚ power

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