treaty-making powers (Brinkley 202). This went against the Republican view that the federal government only has the rights specifically mentioned in the constitution‚ and the constitution did not state that the President has the authority to purchase land from other countries. Finally‚ the Louisiana Purchase used federalist ideas by its vagueness. The treaty did not specifically set up boundaries but simply stated that the purchase was the "same extent" as when France and Spain owned it (Brinkley 202). With
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The decade had its downfalls‚ but they were nothing compared to the improvement of life in all aspects. The economy was booming‚ making families feel more financially stable than they had in years. There was an "explosion of science and technology"(Brinkley 803). Medical advances‚ at this time‚ included the polio vaccination. Unemployment was down‚ the economy was up‚ and family life showed the morale of the American people was much higher than it had been in many years. In the first few years of the
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missionaries. However‚ slaves would still practice their own religion and customs secretly. They sometimes practiced voodoo or the belief of many other deities. The African Americans religion primarily emphasized the rights of freedom and of deliverance. (Brinkley 282-283) Black Christians used sermons and prayers to give hope of freedom and to express their own dreams
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slaves is quickly omitted so the achievements of America is apparent rather than its missteps. Europeans and Americans often regarded the “African American society as primitive and uncivilized in part to justify the enslavement of Africa’s people” (Brinkley 20). The harsh scrutiny of white people is ignored in children’s textbooks to blur the reality upon which America was constructed. In order to display the country in a better light‚ the antagonism and mistreatment of slaves on plantations as well
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He was always a strong supporter of civil rights to include the Montgomery bus boycott‚ Greensboro sit-ins‚ and the emergence of Martin Luther King Jr. When running for president in 1960‚ Kennedy helped free King from jail. Author Alan Brinkley (2012) believes that this is what helped Kennedy gain support of Africa-Americans and powered his presidential election. Once elected to the White House‚ President Kennedy was very careful how he proceeded with civil rights due to a fear of backlash
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com/od/fstartinventors/a/HenryFord.htm. [1] Archibald R. Watson‚ ed.‚ The City of New York Law Department Report(New York City‚ NY: Lecouver Printing Company‚ 1910)]‚ accessed March 12‚ 2013. [2] Alan Brinkley‚ The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People‚ 6th ed. (New York: McGraw-Hill‚ 2010) 2 Alan Brinkley‚ The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People‚ 6th ed [3] Mary Bellis‚ "Henry Ford‚" About.com‚ accessed March 12‚ 2013‚ http://inventors.about.com/od/fstartinventors/a/HenryFord
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their roles as little more than clerks...who either approved or disapproved legislation developed from Congress’s agenda‚” (Brinkley and Dyer‚ 2004‚ 175). However‚ following the secession of seven southern states immediately after Lincoln’s election‚ his focus became reuniting the union: “he sought to reassure his fellow countrymen and to prevent more states from seceding‚” (Brinkley and Dyer‚ 2004‚ 175). To accomplish this‚ Lincoln was headfast in his decisions‚ often reaching beyond traditional executive
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passed in 1660‚ 1663‚ and 1673‚ stated that colonial goods produced in the New World would had to be traded with British subject or transferred through the British before being sent to any other country so that Britain would make a larger profit (Brinkley; pg 61). Even though this happened later on in the history of the colonies‚ it is an example of how much control the English Empire had over the colonies. Another commonality that the Chesapeake and New England colonies shared was that many were
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Appleby‚ Ph.D.‚ Alan Brinkley‚ and James M. McPherson‚ Ph.D. covers all seven content areas in the social studies definition. These subjects listed as themes to teach students how to study history in the social studies textbook. The themes in the book are Culture and Traditions‚ Continuity and Change‚ Geography and History‚ Individual Action‚ Groups and Institutions‚ Government and Democracy‚ Science and Technology‚ Economic factors‚ Global
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Alan Brinkley suggests that the New Deal is “emerging as an instructive model” for today’s economic and financial crises. Brinkley then questions if the New Deal is a useful model for today’s problems. The first hundred days of the New Deal have taught President Obama important lessons in the Obama learns through Roosevelt that an important contribution to solving the crisis is to “exude confidence and optimism” into the people. Roosevelt had to act quickly to combat the wave of bank failures that
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