oil. Immigration also was very important to the rise of America. During 1800-1880 the first wave of more than ten million immigrants started arriving. The old immigrants were from northern and western Europe and were mostly protestant. Between 1880-1910 the new wave of eighteen million immigrants arrived. The new immigrants were from southern and eastern Europe. Most of them were Roman Catholic‚ Orthodox‚ or Jewish. Many left Europe for the pursuit of a better life. Railroads also played a
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Jones and Lucretia Rhinelander Jones. 1866-72 Fall in family income‚ owing to economic depression‚ prompts move to Europe. The Jonses spend most of 1867 in Rome‚ travel in Spain and settle in Paris in 1868‚ move to Germany in 1870 and to Florence at the end of 1870. 1872 Family returns to the United States‚ living in New York City and spending summers in Newport‚ Rhode Island. 1876-81 Juvenile writings: a manuscript novella‚ Fast and Loose; a volume of poetry‚ Verses (1878)‚ published
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name "Mark Twain" that is a riverboat term for two fathoms or twelve feet and "Mark Twain" means that it is safe to navigate. Clemens began working as a newspaper reporter for several newspapers on the Western hempishere of the United States and in 1870 he married his lovely and wealthy wife Olivia Langdon and they had four children. Twain was beginning to be recognized nation wide by his story‚ Jim Smilely and His Jumping Frog which appeared in the New York Saturday Press that was unique about life
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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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until the 1870s that metal bridges began to take off and began to be the preferred material over wood. During the 1870s‚ the bowstring truss became the preferred metal bridge structure type. By the early 1880s however‚ the bowstring truss bridge fell out of favor to the stronger and more easily designed pin-connected Pratt truss bridge. Pin connections allowed for easy assembly of the truss parts at the construction site‚ and required little skill to erect. From roughly 1880 through 1910‚ the pinconnected
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movement or technique in photography emphasizing artificial often romanticized Pictorial qualities Used as representation of people and historical events Machine aesthetic Impressionism 1870 - 1890 France Alfred Sisley A theory or style of painting originating and developed in France during the 1870s‚ Characterized by concentration on the immediate visual impression produced by a scene The use of unmixed primary colours and small strokes to simulate actual reflected light. Pointillism
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itself that led to prohibition - The prohibition had everything to do with who was associated with the drugs. The first drug prohibition laws in the 1870s were outlawing opium‚ and were directed at chinese immigrants. The first anti-cocaine laws were made in the early 1900s‚ and were directed at black men. The first anti-marijuana laws were made in 1910s and 1920s‚ and were directed at Mexican migrants and Mexican Americans. From there it wasn’t until the 1960s‚ when drugs became a symbol of youthful
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crops‚ new technology‚ development of structures‚ improved transportation‚ and industrialization. Fearing they wouldn’t get an opportunity to collect raw materials‚ the other Europeans hurried to establish their presence on the continent. During the 1870s‚ the Belgians began to trade with Africans in the Congo. Africans were traded and treated as slaves‚ the white folk were cruel and punished them. In 1884‚ to avoid having conflict between themselves‚ European leaders met at the Berlin Conference to
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control over Parliament and politicians (World War I). Military competition‚ judged relatively between the major European powers‚ bolstered war capabilities and instilled a cultural paranoia. "It is also important to take notice of the fact that from 1910 to 1914‚ while France increased her [defense] expenditure by 10%‚ Britain by 13%‚ Russia by 39%‚ and Germany was the most militaristic as she increased by 73%." (World War I). Germany in particular sought to expand its navy with the 1900 Naval Law
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Large ungulates roamed western North America up until about 7000 years ago. The herds included woolly mammoths‚ oxen‚ bison‚ horses‚ burros and camels. As the landscape of western North America evolved‚ animal species coevolved to take advantage of the rangeland vegetation. When the first people came to this part of the world‚ woolly mammoths‚ bison and other grazers still roamed. Evidence shows Native Americans hunted the large ungulates‚ as well as the saber tooth cat and other carnivores. These
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