time‚ the United States was once again united but the government also failed to ensure and protect the rights of former slaves from white persecution. The South reverted to its old ways of discrimination when President Hayes removed Union troops in 1877. Reconstruction was a success in the sense that it restored the U.S. to a united country after the Civil War but at the same time a failure due to the collapse of the Radical Republican Party‚ the lack of acceptance of former slaves by whites and their
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(1861-1865). Explain why this occurred using military‚ economic‚ and geographic reasoning. 7. The Reconstruction era began in 1865 and through congressional and constitutional actions the hopes of African American equality began to be realized. By 1877 these hopes of equality had been destroyed. In this essay‚ identify the key acts/events which aided the progress of African Americans during this
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buds that grow up around it” Standard Oil – by 1877 controlled 95% of oil refineries Gospel of Wealth – justification? Natural selection – Social Darwinism Regulation – Sherman Anti-Trust Law (1890) – forbade combinations in restraint of trade South lags behind – kept there by systems like “Pittsburgh Plus” Unions Workers hurt by “ironclad” and “yellow-dog” contracts‚ company towns National Labor Union (1886) Knights of Labor (1877) – for economic and social reform Haymarket Square
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The Hidden History of the Statue of Liberty It’s one of the most famous landmarks in the entire world. Standing guard in New York Harbor since 1886‚ the iconic Statue of Liberty has been one of New York City’s and America’s most treasured symbols for well over a century now. But did you know the statue actually has a very tumultuous history and‚ almost unbelievably‚ was almost never built? Here’s a quick look at the hidden history of the famed Statue of Liberty. Origins The genesis of the Statue
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The Long walk Mariah Martinez The Long Walk of the Navajo‚ or also known as the Long Walk to Bosque Redondo which was a deportation of the Navajo people from their reservations in 1864 from what is today’s Arizona and New Mexico by the United Stated Government to be forced walk to Bosque Redondo. The Navajos were aggressively moved from place to place at gunpoint from the United States soldiers and even their homes were being raided leaving behind cattle‚ land‚ and their personal belongings . Threw
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HOTA RECONSTRUCTION QUIZ STUDY GUIDE Aftermath Lost cause: the confederates longed for that time when all was well and they were a “perfect” place where slavery was allowed and now they see their “movement” as a lost cause. Everything they fought for was in vain and now they lost everything. Potential opportunities from emancipation: now that slaves were freed‚ opportunities had been opened up to them. Black men could now vote‚ the freedmen’s bureau provided food to former slaves and
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OF SANTO TOMAS (1877 – 82) University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Arts and Letters where he studied Philosophy and Letters. Upon learning that his mother was going blind‚ he decided to study medicine specializing in ophthalmology at the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery but did not complete the program claiming discrimination made by the Spanish Dominican friars against the native students. 2 courses enrolled at UST • Philsophyand Letters (1877 – 1878) • Medicine
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How were children regarded‚ treated and educated within the liberal ideas from the 17th-18th Century? Were these children well cared for and did they experience an easy life? Were families able to provide emotional support and was education a priority viewed in this earlier lifetime? Children were important to families‚ but not in the same way they are in today society. In the past‚ children were classed or seen as small adults. Newborns were constrained to the practice of being swaddled which prevented
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• Rise of Unions o In response to powerful monopolies and muckrakers stirring up dissent‚ there was a rise of labor unions in the early 20th century. With immigrants and poor Americans flocking to the cities (see: Second Industrial Revolution)‚ factories had their choice of workers. They could employ women and children‚ who were cheaper to pay than men were. These poorly-paid workers were forced to labor in terrible conditions in textile factories and mines. Social critics referred to them as "wage
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