By the time the American colonists had reached the point of a revolution‚ there was a good sense of identity and unity between them. It took a great deal of time and effort by the men leading the country to get the colonists to attain colonial unity and suspicion and envy slowed colonial unity. These road blocks were removed when the colonies were forced to fight and work alongside each other for their rights. The struggle for colonial unity was a battle of great importance for the survival of American
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Ever since declaring its independence from Britain‚ America has developed on the foundation of compromise. Upon the drafting of the Constitution‚ the Founding Fathers were succumbed to compromise in order to incorporate the needs of the different parts of the nation. During the early eighteenth century‚ Americans achieved reconciliation of political disputes‚ predominately between the North and the South‚ through compromise. By 1860 this was no longer feasible and the nation was faced with disheartening
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Erin Effinger 3/10/13 IB HOA DBQ During the Progressive Era the American society was evolving; technology‚ businesses and industry were advancing. However many problems rose in America. Many people faced poor working conditions including low pay and dangerous environments. Consumers were becoming aware of the horrors of the food industry. Women were seeking their right to vote‚ and the government was infested with the social elites who controlled industry
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“From 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with an effective government.” This statement is quite bold considering that the Articles lasted only eight years. In some ways this form of government was effective and in some ways it was not. It did provide the newly formed American colonies with the means to govern themselves in the manner that they wished to be governed and set the rules for operations of the United States government. On the other hand‚ it was ineffective
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because half of the slaves died on the ships. Since then there has been endless debate over the causation of the American Civil War. Many different types of historians have argued for and against slavery being the main cause. A historian named Elbert B. Smith wrote‚ "Slavery worked itself into a constitutional dilemma and became a symbol of disunion which must be destroyed for the salvation of America itself". I myself do believe that slavery was the main cause of the Civil War. As mentioned in Document
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experiences with the factories give these authors a more specific input on the factories. Documents B and D present an unprofessional and weak claim‚ stating that they believe the working conditions are not harsh. The striking difference between Documents B and D and Documents A and C is the lack of evidence B and D provide; the authors of B and D only visit one factory whereas A visits three. Dr. Holmes (Doc B) and Mr. Baines (Doc D) hold biased views in favor of the factory owners‚ however they fail to
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As Americans entered the Antebellum era shortly after the Era of Good Feeling had ended‚ Americans sought to expand democratic ideals to result in equality‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. A series of reform movements including religion‚ abolition‚ politics‚ temperance‚ and women’s rights quickly spread throughout America in 1825-1850 to meet those democratic ideals religiously‚ socially‚ and politically that Americans had urged for. The Second Great Awakening was a major religious reform
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policy in China 6. There were many limitations of the Japanese immigrants‚ and the main issue was the language in schools 7. Russo-Japanese War: Imperialist rivalry between Russia and Japan led to war‚ Roosevelt had arranged for a diplomatic conference b/w the nations – agree to Treaty of Portsmouth (even though Japan was blamed for the US for not giving the country all they wanted from Russia) 8. Gentlemen’s agreement: caused significant friction between Japan and US-- like developing new discriminatory
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the societies themselves started to go in opposite directions of each other. For example‚ in Virginia‚ the population was almost fully just single men who had no one to provide for and in return became highly unmotivated at doing their jobs (document B). At the other end though‚ in New England‚ the whole society was based off of families and circulated around life at home(document C). This made the gap between the two colonies even bigger as the Virginians‚ looking for women on their own‚ would often
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“We weren’t on the wrong side in Vietnam‚ we were the wrong side.” –Daniel Ellsberg The most Dangerous Man in America.. b. Many Households disliked it because the number of people being drafted rapidly increased over two months and it affected them. c. The deaths of the soldiers were twice as heartbreaking because they died in a war that their families disapproved
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