Pompeii & Herculaneum 1. Geographical context Physical environment: geographical setting‚ natural features and resources of Pompeii and Herculaneum Geographical setting Pompeii and Herculaneum were located in Campania‚ southwest Italy near Bay of Naples. Herculaneum was a waterfront town situated on the coast of Bay of Naples 7km west of Mt Vesuvius‚ while Pompeii was slightly inland on the Sarno river‚ 9km southeast of Mt Vesuvius. Both towns were linked to Rome through sea
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In the years following the Civil War‚ the South needed to be seriously reformed from the political‚ social‚ and economic standpoints of society. The demise of King Cotton called for a new economic standard in the former Confederate states. The Union League’s migration into the southern United States became the main vice for freed slaves who remained in the South and wished to politically organize themselves. The creation of the Freedmen’s Bureau was able to assist the emancipated slaves intended
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between 1865 to 1920. In 1865 Reconstruction stared after the end of the civil war. Even though President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation‚ Slavery did not officially end until congress passed the 13th Amendment‚ which outlawed slavery. Freedmen were no allowed to be citizens until 1868 when congress passed the 14th amendment. The 14th amendment also allowed blacks the right to equal protection under the law. The first Supreme Court Interpretation of the 14th amendment was in the Slaughterhouse
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freedman had to give up their political powers during this time to make a living. The freedmen were convinced to stop voting or take part in political events by telling them that if they became political they would lose their jobs because they would get fired (Doc#6). They were threaten to get fired because whites did not want the African Americans to cause people to frown upon the person who gave them the job. Often freedmen were fired if they became political so they weren’t able to make a living. The
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gaining the Border States’ support he was able to achieve his goal of reunification. Other results yielded by the war were the 13th‚ 14th‚ and 15th Amendments to the Constitution. These provisions formally ended slavery and guaranteed the black freedmen future citizenship and suffrage. The blacks argued that if they fought in the war to preserve the Union that they were entitled to voting and having the same rights as other American citizens (Document C). The Civil Rights Act of 1866 declared
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no longer gave black Americans the right of equal treatment under the law. 3.) The Freedmen’s Bureau was created by Congress in 1865 to assist destitute black and whites southerners after the Civil War. It was a temporary agency used to assist freedmen to make transition to freedom‚ placed under control of the Army‚ and General Oliver O. Howard. The Freedmen’s Bureau consisted of no more than 900 agents spread across the South from Virginia to Texas. A smallpox epidemic spread through the South
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arguing and fighting‚ the South still found a way to overcome minorities by using the Black Codes. The Black Codes were restrictive laws that significantly reduced the rights of black men so the South could still use freedmen as a cheap workforce. The codes tried to take the rights the freedmen had just fought for away from them‚ for the South to gain the upper hand. This angered minorities and the north so they kept on
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American Paradox The article Slavery and Freedom: the American Paradox‚ by Edmund S. Morgan‚ was a study of the relationship between liberty and equality to slavery and how the government came to be in Virginia. I believe Morgan’s thesis is that America would not have liberty and equality without the help of slavery. Morgan sustained his thesis in the beginning of his article by citing examples of the founding fathers and other prominent individuals owning slaves. Thomas Jefferson was one of the
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Congress made the law made it seem that it was helping the Freedmen‚ however‚ most of the sections are directed to the south‚ or made so that the only people who would violate these sections would be the southern states. Paragraph 1 states that Ex-slaves made citizens if they have been born in the United States. This part doesn’t hurt the south‚ in fact‚ it gives them and advantage on the number of reps in the House. It also helps the freedmen since it is giving them full rights as U.S. citizens and
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In the early to mid 1860s‚ America faced a destructive Civil War that tore the country apart. It separated the North from the South and resulted in northern victory. The northern victory angered the South and tensions were further enraged by the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. This pushed Vice President Andrew Johnson into the presidency and ushered in a period known as Reconstruction‚ which sought to repair the country. Meanwhile‚ the issue of freedmen’s rights became a major political
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