The period between the American Revolution and the Civil War had great significance for the United States’ economy. Although initially the economy seemed unstable at first‚ after the second war that America fought with England‚ the economy began to show considerable growth thereafter. This can be seen as the result of the cotton trade in the South and the eventual industrialisation of America‚ especially in the Northeast and later the West. From the invention of cotton gins to the adaptation of railways
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Between 1820 and 1840 the American population increased dramatically and most were moving to town and cities. The quality of health and living standards improved so white women had a lot of children and there was decrease in infant mortality rate. By the year 1840‚ the population had increased to 17 million. The population of New York for instance was the 312-805‚000 making it the largest‚ lot of people were also migrating from Europe to America. Politicians used this growth to seek more support
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The urban population boom from 1860-1900‚ it marked a dramatic shift in the United States from its traditional rural‚ to the new city lifestyle. The accepted fourteen million immigrants flooded in‚ ranging in all variations of ethnic backgrounds. From the English to the Russians‚ and all those in between‚ the many immigrants sought to escape problems ranging from poverty‚ warfare‚ political and religious persecution and natural disasters that plagued their homeland. With the arrival of the newcomers
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DBQ: Social and Constitutional Development in America (1860-1877) During the post-civil war era‚ America‚ specifically the south‚ was undergoing a period of reconstruction. The general goal of reconstruction was to successfully readmit the former Confederacy back into the Union as smoothly as possible‚ as well as enacting specific safeguards of freedmen’s liberties. The social and constitutional developments in America between 1860 and 1877 were very minor. The lack of change between pre
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Democratic Origins and Revolutionary Writers‚ 1776-1820 Benjamin Franklin (Painting courtesy Library of Congress) Thomas Paine (Portrait courtesy Library of Congress) James Fenimore Cooper (Photo courtesy Library of Congress) The hard-fought American Revolution against Britain (1775-1783) was the first modern war of liberation against a colonial power. The triumph of American independence seemed to many at the time a divine sign that America and her people were destined for greatness
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The Presidential Election of 1860 was the drive that caused the American Civil War to take place. The date of the election was November 6‚ 1860. The candidates were Abraham Lincoln for the Republican party‚ John Breckinridge from the Southern Democratic party‚ John Bell from the Constitutional Union party‚ and Stephen Douglas from the Northern Democratic party. Abraham Lincoln ended up winning the election. The South did not favor Lincoln‚ so when he was elected the southern states decided to secede
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The 1860’s-1900’s was known as the Second Industrial revolution. Industrialization boomed during this time‚ and new industries such as steel‚ petroleum‚ and electricity were extremely successful. However‚ this industrial boom came at a price. The bulk of the Labor force included many new immigrants‚ particularly the poorest. Some were migrating from a farm to the city. Others even came from other countries. They came to the urban areas‚ hopeful for a job and good pay. Many did not get that chance
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Many important factors helped to promote America’s huge industrial growth during the period from 1860 to 1900. Before the blossom of this industrialization‚ the United States consisted of mostly farms and small towns. The development of factories and urban cities soon changed all of this. The railroad system expanded and eventually turned into a goldmine for commerce in the United States. Machinery started to decrease the amount of animal labor used‚ which allowed the consistency and production of
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The 1860’s brought hardship between whites and Indians. As our people slowly moved into the tribe’s land‚ no friendship was bound to be created. Little by little‚ we nudged the Indians into a limited area of land where they felt the need to fight back. Included in this retaliation was three massacres. The bloodiest battle according to the rest of the US military that was not murdered‚ was titled the Fetterman Massacre. The last two Massacres took place in territories such as Colorado and Missouri
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The Second Opium War (1856 - 1860) Despite Treaty of Nanjing and following treaties‚ imperialistic countries wanted more privilege and opened ports. In 1856‚ Qing officials boarded Arrow‚ a Chinese-owned ship which was registered in Hong Kong and suspected of piracy and smuggling‚ and arrested its crews. British officials in Canton asked Chinese government to release sailors because the ship was registered in Hong Kong‚ a British territory. Moreover‚ British government insisted that
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