The Sand Creek Massacre was a horrifying catastrophe that occurred on November 29‚ 1864 about forty two miles away from Fort Lyon Colorado. The Native American Indians were attacked in their peaceful village by 7 hundred men of the Colorado Territory militia‚ who were lead by Colonel John M. Chivington. It became one of the most abominable Indian wars. A few years before the massacre it was believed that the Indians could cause us harm however‚ that wasn’t the situation and it is now reflected over
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December 8‚ 1863‚ offered pardons to those who had not held a Confederate civil office‚ had not mistreated Union prisoners‚ and would sign an oath of allegiance. Another limited amnesty that targeted Southern civilians came into effect on May 26‚ 1864. This amnesty offer was important to Mrs. Scott as she felt they had taken advantage of her because she was a widow. After the Civil War‚ Mrs. Scott with due diligence (she as owner and manager of Poplar
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Theatre It was held on May 4‚ 1877. The choreographer was Julius Reisigner. It was not successful. Swan Lake was Peter’s first ballet‚ Swan Lake is considered by many to be one of the greatest classical ballets of all time. Its romance and beauty has allowed the classic ballet to mesmorize audiences for more than 100 years. 201 Swan Lake was re-choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov in 1895‚ after initially being choreographed by Julius Reisinger in 1877. The musical score was composed
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bring the individual British American colonies together under a Federalist system. There were three main conferences which were held and to be included as a Father of Confederation. These conferences were The Charlottetown Conference - 1864‚ The Quebec Conference - 1864‚ and The London Conference - 1866. The Fathers of Confederation for the most part were leading politicians from the British Colonies interested in forming a Federal Union or a Confederation. Although not all colonies joined Canada in
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Edwin Church’s The Aegean Sea November 19‚ 2015 Religious References Using Detailed Depictions of Nature Frederic Edwin Church used his representation of nature in order to include religious themes in many of his paintings including The Aegean Sea (1877). This was shown as a representation of nature using an American landscaping painting style called luminism. This is shown in his painting called the Aegean Sea by use of aerial perspective‚ blending in any rough paint strokes‚ and his use of light
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Constitutional and social developments between 1860 and 1877 had a huge impact on American politics and life‚ resulting in a massive cultural‚ political‚ and social revolution. Added to these developments were continually changing goals and revolutionary ideas which helped furthered the revolutionary process. Such changes dramatically altered American lifestyles and trains of thought. As Senator Morrill said‚ "every substantial change in the fundamental constitution of a country is a revolution
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women stepped forward and fought against wrongdoing. B. The 1877 Railroad Strike was the first major railroad strike in American history. The strike occurred in Martinsburg‚ Virginia and was led by Monroe Heath. It began on July 14‚ 1877 and lasted 45 days until September 4‚ 1877. There was numerous causes that led to the Great Railroad Strike. After the Panic of 1873 a “bitterness” between workers and the masters evolved. In 1877‚ 10% wage cuts‚ distrust of capitalists such as Jay Cooke’s firm
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Reconstruction: North and South What were the different approaches to Reconstruction? How did Congress try to reshape southern society? What was the role of African Americans in the postwar south? What were the main issues in national politics in the 1870s? The War’s Aftermath Important questions arose o Should the Confederate leaders be tried for treason? o How should new governments be formed? o How and at whose expense was the South’s economy to be rebuilt? o Should
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AP US HISTORY FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS SINCE 1971 I. Colonial Time 1607 - 1775 1. Puritanism bore within itself the seeds of its own destruction. Apply this generalization. (74) 2. In the seventeenth century‚ New England Puritans tried to create a model society. What were their aspirations‚ and to what extent were those aspirations fulfilled during the seventeenth century? (83) 3. Between 1607 and 1763‚ Americans gained control of their political
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Experiments in an Era ofIndustrialization‚1877–1929 This part covers the following chapters in Henretta et al.‚ America’s History‚ Seventh Edition: Chapter17 The Busy Hive: Industrial America at Work‚ 1877–1911 Chapter 18 The Victorians Meet the Modern‚ 1880–1917 Chapter 19 “Civilization’s Inferno”: The Rise and Reform of Industrial Cities‚ 1880 –1917 Chapter 20 Whose Government? Politics‚ Populists‚ and Progressives‚ 1880 –1917 Chapter 21 An Emerging World Power‚ 1877–1918 Chapter 22 Wrestling with Modernity
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