after the Civil War‚ they were unable to avoid secession. Many of the compromises and decisions were constantly being changed. They never really satisfied both sections. Some examples are the Compromise of 1850‚ Dred-Scott decision‚ Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ etc. All of these were unsuccessful in keeping the North and South together. I believe if successful compromises were made to please both sections and were not constantly being changed‚ the Union could have stayed together. When the Compromise
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COMMONWEALTH ACT No. 473 AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ACQUISITION OF PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP BY NATURALIZATION‚ AND TO REPEAL ACTS NUMBERED TWENTY-NINE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN AND THIRTY-FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHT. Be it enacted by the National Assembly of the Philippines: Section 1. Title of Act. – This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Revised Naturalization Law." Section 2. Qualifications. – Subject to section four of this Act‚ any person having the following qualifications may become
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The DREAM ACT The Development‚ Relief‚ and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act is a bipartisan legislation that addresses the situation faced by young people who were brought to the United States years ago as undocumented immigrant children and who have since grown up here‚ stayed in school‚ and kept out of trouble (National Immigration Law Center‚ 2009). It was first introduced in 2003 under the 107th Congress. It has been on hold and remained that way in the House and Senate Committee until
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than for the country as a whole. One such example of this is shown in Documents B and C involving the National Bank. In his National Bank veto message in Document B‚ Jackson says‚ "It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their selfish purposes." Jackson singles out the wealthier class and accuses them of being selfish. Because this ridiculous comment has no intelligent purpose other than to create an enormous‚ nationwide class clash‚ it must be seen
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Progressive Era DBQ The Progressive movement began in the late 1800’s‚ it was an attempt to bring governmental reforms and make the American life better. In “The Jungle – Upton Sinclair” it was stated the meat packing industry was being very unsanitary by the way they produced their meat. It also said that there were other things inside the meat that are not supposed to be inside the meat‚ like mold‚ rats‚ insects‚ and other things. As well as things that are not supposed to be in the meat‚ they
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all times. The war for civil rights was at its peak and before the election Johnson was noticeably against civil rights until one day he changed his mind. What forced Johnson to change his mind about civil rights‚ and why did he sign the civil rights act of 1964? Did Johnson have any personal motives for signing it‚ or did he do it for the people? Throughout his life‚ johnson did things because he saw it as the good thing to do. At twenty‚ johnson took up a job of teaching in a segregated Mexican-American
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Note from Mr. O: Remember that when you are writing a DBQ the essay should read the same as a regular essay and the document usage should not disrupt the flow of your argument. Make sure that your thesis and your argument clearly focuses only on the task at hand: to answer the question or prompt‚ to have a clear direct argument with a clearly defined position‚ and utilize as many documents and as much outside information as evidence to support your position. Your evidence‚ whether from the
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The Vietnam war brought many changes to the United States in the 1960’s and the 1970’s. Some of the changes were for the better of the country‚ take the rediscovered Women’s Rights movements and the ever growing Free Speech movements inspired by New Left‚ while most of the other changes brought on tensions between government and their people. The Domino Theory pushed our leaders to the edge. In order to stop the Domino Theory in Vietnam‚ the U.S. invaded. The war was useless for the American government
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DBQ Haitian Revolution Though before their revolution Haiti was an economically successful colony‚ trade embargoes placed during and after led to its steady economic decline. The Haitian revolution was inspired by French enlightenment ideas acquired by free gens de coleur. Throughout and after the revolution as they became more autonomic‚ they granted themselves these rights‚ though suffered the loss of international contact. Before the revolution‚ Haiti was struggling for freedom of authority
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explore other places without actually going anywhere. Books allow you to go back in time‚ go to other places and experience the world from a whole new perspective. Literacy has helped open peoples minds to new ideas. “ Reading is an act of contemplation‚ perhaps the only act in which we allow ourselves to merge with the consciousness of another human being. We possess the books we read‚ animating the waiting stillness of their language‚ but they possess us also‚ filling us to make them part of ourselves
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