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    sought to see the rise of enormous companies. Thomas Jefferson‚ conversely‚ wanted a fragile central government‚ tough state governments‚ and an agrarian Republic. In 1877‚ the Industrial Revolution was in the emerging stage in the United States‚ and the Republic had a sturdier central government in 1877 due to the Civil War. In 1877‚ Alexander

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    the field of medical social work. Cannon helped develop medical social work as we now know it. She was also an active member of her community‚ as well as her state (Social Welfare History Project‚ 2012). Background Ida M. Cannon was born July 27th‚ 1877 in Milwaukee‚ Wisconsin. She was the third of four children to parents Colbert and Wilma Cannon. Colbert Cannon was an official of the Great Northern Railroad‚ Ida’s mother‚ however‚ passed away when she was four years old (Miller‚ N.D.). Cannon’s

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    The Civil War Summary The American Civil War‚ 1861–1865‚ resulted from long-standing sectional differences and questions not fully resolved when the United States Constitution was ratified in 1789. With the defeat of the Southern Confederacy and the subsequent passage of the XIII‚ XIV and XV amendments to the Constitution‚ the Civil War’s lasting effects include abolishing the institution of slavery in America and firmly redefining the United States as a single‚ indivisible nation rather than

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    forced to work as slaves. I hope that by reading this essay you will learn how much the 13th amendment has shaped our lives and this country today. The 13th amendment‚ which formally abolished slavery in the United States‚ passed the Senate on April 8‚ 1864‚ and the House on January 31‚ 1865. On February 1‚ 1865‚ President Abraham Lincoln approved the Joint Resolution of Congress submitting the proposed amendment to the state legislatures. The necessary number of states ratified it by December 6‚ 1865

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    live there and improve the land for at least five years. This Act caused distribution of about eighty million acres of land to the public. With this great offer hundreds of people decided to pack their bags and move to the west. Sand Creek Massacre(1864): The Homestead Act persuaded many settlers to move West in hopes of starting a simpler life then those who decided to stay in the city. Soon the discovery of gold caused settlers to flood into the western side of the United States. Consequently‚

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    could not carry. The Yankees needed the supplies‚ but they also wanted to teach Georgians a lesson. One soldier wrote in a letter home‚ “it isn’t so sweet to secede as they thought it would be.” Sherman’s troops arrived in Savannah on December 21‚ 1864‚ about three weeks after they left Atlanta. The city was undefended when they got there. About 10‚000 Confederates who were supposed to be guarding it had already fled. Sherman presented the city of Savannah and its 24‚000 bales of cotton to President

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    Reference. New York: Macmillan; London: Prentice Hall International‚ 1998. Bowers‚ Claude G. The Tragic Era: The Revolution after Lincoln. Cambridge‚ Houghton Mifflin Company‚ 1929 Foner‚ Eric. Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution‚ 1863-1877. New York: Harper & Row‚ 1988 1865; Enrolled Acts and Resolutions of Congress‚ 1789-1999; General Records of the United States Government; Record Group 11; National Archives http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=40. The House

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    Advanced Course in Physics‚ Chemistry and Natural History‚ 1878-1879 University of Sto. Thomas‚ Cosmology‚ Metaphysics Theodicy and History of Philosophy‚ 1877-1878 Secondary: Sobresaliente‚ Degree of Bachelor of Arts with highest Honors‚ Ateneo de Municipal‚ 1872-1877 Private lessons in Spanish‚ Santa Isabel College‚ 1872-1877 II. Awards/Honors/Distinctions Received 1885 He received an excellent rating upon receiving the Degree of Licentiate in Philosophy and Letters in Universidad

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    Major Problems in American History Volume 1: TO 1877 (2007): 88-95. Brown‚ Kathleen M. "The Anxious World of the Slaveowning Patriach." Major Problems in American History Volume 1: TO 1877 (2007): 46-55 "Earl Nightingale Quotes." Brainyquotes.com. 6 Oct. 2007. http://www.brainyquote.com/ quotes/authors/e/earl_nightingale.html. Henretta‚ James A. "The Northern Colonies as a Family-Centered Society." Major Problems in American History Volume 1: TO 1877 (2007): 80-87. Hoffman‚ Elizabeth C.‚ and Jon

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