“Men whom were Christian‚ white‚ and landowners were eligible to vote (Doc 2).” To be able to vote the in the thirteen colonies‚ you must be male and white. Women were not able to vote until 1920‚ while blacks didn’t receive official voting rights until 1965. Anyone who did not practice Christianity beliefs or did not own any land were not eligible to vote in any of the thirteen colonies. During 1639‚ the Connecticut colony established The
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promoted and sold but did not provide the desired aid for the illness. In the 1920s‚ scientists and doctors researched and discovered treatments and drugs to treat diseases and sicknesses‚ such as opiates‚ penicillin‚ insulin‚ and amphetamine. Newly discovered medical cures were evidently well trusted and popular because of their authenticity and legitimacy in reliability. Even though
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settled largely by people of English origin‚ by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. Why did this difference in development occur?" Use the documents AND your knowledge of the colonial period up to 1700 to develop your answer. (1993‚ DBQ)** 3. "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?" (1983‚ question 2) 4. Early encounters between
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In the mid nineteenth century‚ sectionalism was increasing‚ drawing further tension between the north and the south. The Civil War was approaching‚ as disagreement occurred in the newly occupied territories in the west over slavery law. In 1860‚ Abraham Lincoln won the election and became president. Lincoln campaigned with a stance that would not allow slavery in the west‚ but would not remove slave state’s pre-existing laws. Many southern slave states believed the government was pro-north and did
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The Olympics were revived in 1896 thanks to Pierre de Coubertin. Since its reemergence in 1896‚ the modern Olympic movement has been shaped and influenced politically through the tensions between countries‚ economically through financial gain opportunity‚ and socially by promoting women’s rights. Another document I would like to have seen would be one containing a record of third world countries that have attended the Olympics. This document would have shown how wealth effects and shapes the modern
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Prohibition was forced from January 16th 1920 to December 5 1933 it was a time when all alcohol was completely banned and made illegal in the United States of America. Supporters of Prohibition included many women reformers who were concerned about alcohol’s link to wife beating and child abuse. Advocates of prohibition argued that banning alcohol would eliminate corruption‚ end machine politics‚ and help Americanize immigrants. Even before the 18th Amendment was sanctioned‚ about 65% of the
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made life as an immigrant more difficult with nativist legislature such as the Chinese Exclusion Act and Immigration Act of 1917 (Carnes 436). Both social and economic issues led to the tension between Americans and immigrants resulting in a major cultural divide between the two camps. One major source of tension people during the late 19th century and early 20th century was the issue of job stealing. During the early 1800s government supported American manufacturing to the point that they became
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Lori Mujaxhi Mr. Obrien APUSH Essay 1/12/14 DBQ Essay The Progressive Era was a period when reformers and the federal government brought about political reform and social change to the United States‚ which developed from the 1900’s to the 1920’s. The Progressive Era brought attention to reform mostly towards consumer production‚ labor laws and to the government economically. Limitations were also a part of this movement‚ however there were many reforms that took place and led the Progressive Era to be
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The United States entered WWI late causing it to not be as heavily effected by casualties as other countries but there were many other effects of the war. I would like to highlight three effects of the war which are soldiers going through shell shock‚ change in racial distribution‚ and women gaining rights. First‚ many soldiers came back from the war not fully together literally and figuratively because of shell shock. Millions of veterans arrived home missing limbs‚ blind‚ deaf‚ or mentally broken
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Jesse Miller Mr. Nadeau Period 2 April 15‚ 2012 DBQ: Flemings and Walloons In the 19th and 20th centuries‚ Flemings and Walloons were divided by political and economic tensions‚ but the most outstanding source of division was social differences. The Flemings and Walloons went head-to-head because of the divergence in their culture and ultimately‚ the way they lived their day-to-day lives. Both of these groups wanted the country of
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