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    After the civil war had ended‚ devastation had hit the South as the Southerners tried to rebuild what was broken or lost in the war. As reconstruction began to take place‚ the citizens of the South had begun to start work in industrial businesses. The Industries gained thousands of newly working civilians. Though the Southerners worked extremely hard for their pay‚ they received very low wages which did not provide much tax revenue. Without tax funding‚ it was very difficult for a Southern Industrial

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    As the wealth of the South grew so did the dependency on slaves. When the North questioned openly the morality of slavery the South defended itself with paternalism that was far from the truth. The abolitionist did take to advocating for the freedom of slaves‚ because their treatment was inhuman‚ and that they too deserved the same rights as a white American. Slavery was easily implemented as means to an end; but putting a stop to it was

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    the victory of the North in the American Civil War‚ but in the course of the conflict much had been destroyed. The second war aim‚ the abolition of slavery was achieved only partially. Reconstruction The victory over the Confederate States (Southern) had the most productive agricultural region of the country economically ruined and destroyed its rich culture. The legal abolition of slavery also meant no equality of former slaves. Immediately after the war tried legislative powers in the south to

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    Industrialization after the Civil War led to great business improvements in the United States of America. After the Civil War the inventions of a variety of machines were underway. Before the Civil War and the industrialization era‚ businesses were small and they were unable to make their products in mass amounts. Each business had to make their inventory by hand‚ which took a great deal of time. Due to the creation of machinery‚ businesses in America took off. Owners based their businesses

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    what caused the Civil War‚ the first thing that pops into their head is slavery. This is what they teach us in elementary school. Every kid is taught about the North‚ the South‚ slavery‚ and Abraham Lincoln‚ but there was so much more to the Civil War than what was taught back then. First‚ slavery was not the only cause of the Civil War. There were many other issues besides slavery that had equal if not more influence on the start of the war. Two of these additional causes of the war‚ which began tensions

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    The Civil War solved the issue of slavery regarding the African Americans. Once the Union had won the war‚ they proceeded to eliminate slavery across the entire United States‚ freeing all previous slaves. Through the Emancipation Proclamation‚ President Abraham Lincoln pronounced all slaves in states in rebellion against the Union free‚ with the promise that others will “recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons” (Lincoln 1862). With the addition of the 13th amendment‚ adopted in 1865‚ slavery

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    Part One     After the Civil War thins in the industrialization changed tremendously. Many machines  replaced the hand labors as to the main meaning to manufacturing‚ increasing the production  capacity. Many investors and bankers supplied many of the huge amounts of money that  business leaders needed to expand their operations.          Part Two    ­ Major Aspects of Industrialization    ­Urbanization: Entrepreneurship involves the identification of opportunities based  on information transferred from sources

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    the movie and reality is similar with segregation and with discrimination along with the "Master/Slave" dialect. The narrator says: "Mutants since the discovery of their existence….they have been regarded with FEAR suspicion OFTEN hatred. Across the planet‚ DEBATE rages…..are mutants the next link in the evolutionary chain….or simply a new species of humanity….fighting for their share of the world? Either way‚ it is a HISTORICAL FACT: Sharing the world has never been humanity’s defining attribute"

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    At the end of the civil war‚ there were many plans on thought for President Lincoln to come up with for the rehabilitation that included economical and political situations. The politicians want to especially bring changes in southern part. “This struggle to rebuild Southern government‚ society‚ infrastructure and economy was called reconstruction.” This was greatly opposed by the white people‚ as they predicted that this could bring the opportunity for the black people to get their rights. That

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    kneeling slave. Lincoln standing stoic‚ seems to offer with his sympathetic hand‚ the gift of emancipation. The slave‚ squatting beneath him‚ seems thankful in his reverence. This image helps us to understand how the Civil War and the dissolution of slavery is viewed. Blacks were gifted their freedom from considerate whites. In history‚ the journey toward freedom by the valiant slave on his or her own accord is often overshadowed by the Yankee soldier or politician. The role of the slave in the road

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