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    Essay: Analyze the tension rising between the Northern and Southern states between the time period of the 1800-1860’s From 1800 to 1860 the relationship between the Northern‚ and Southern States grew worse and the threat for the formation of 2 cooperate unions was drawing nearer. This change on the relationship can be attributed to industrial development to a fairly large extent‚ however it should be noted that there are also other factors‚ which contributed‚ in large part to this change in the

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    What were the most important political and social legacies of reconstruction in the southern states? The biggest issue of reconstruction was the question of how the government was going to deal with the north and south‚ and how it would rebuild its relationship after the north beat the south during the war. Dealing with the former slaves was also going to be a big part of reconstruction for the south. How would they treat them now? The South was beaten and its economy was in horrible

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    001 to $500‚000 25.0% Example: Monthly sales of $120‚000 would result in a monthly commission of $10‚500.00 ($100‚000 X .085 + $20‚000 X .10). This commission level‚ if sustained‚ would equate to $126‚000 in annual income. Note: If all the orders were new business‚ $1‚200 per month or $14‚400 per year would be added to the salesperson’s commission. Commissions are paid on each month’s sales orders by the 5th day of the following month. One percentage point is added to new business for a term of

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    culture in the eighteenth century? A number of things would distinguish between high and "popular" culture. I think that "popular" as referenced here is something of a mis-nomer. Probably high and low would be more accurate characterizations. What I think distinguished high culture of this periord from those of other eras‚ was its extreme taste for the ornamental and superflousness. Members of the societal elite‚ were very fond of wigs; both men and women wore them. The women’s wigs were sometimes huge

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    Establishing the Colonies Name _____ Motives for settling in the New World: Spread Christianity Find a short cut to Asia Better job opportunities Roanoke Island With the permission of Queen Elizabeth‚ Sir Walter Raleigh raised money to establish a colony‚ and in 1585 a small group of men sailed for the Americas. What did Raleigh find when he returned to the Lost Colony of Roanoke in 1589? The people had vanished and they found the word‚ “Croatian” carved in a tree. Jamestown What

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    Jake Wild Period 7 DBQ Essay Southern Secession of 1860 and 1861 “If slavery must not expand in your mind‚ it’s settled‚ we as a state secede from the governing of the Union and join a greater power‚ the Confederacy. We will no longer be hampered in your hatred towards our way of living. ”…“Then be on your way‚ I shall not dabble in your cruel pro-slavery reasoning. Just bear the knowledge in mind‚ we are stronger as a whole.” The Missouri Compromise kept inevitable split of the Nation at bay

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    Question: Were the English colonists of the 17th century motivated more by the pursuit of wealth or faith in their struggle to create a new society in the American colonies? The English colonists of the 17th century came to the American colonies for many different reasons. The one that motivated them the most was their pursuit of wealth because‚ despite the early colonists saying that it was their mission as children of God to go to the new world and spread Christianity to more people‚ the

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    women‚ and children for the selfish reasons slave owners had was prominent and popular. Gradually‚ however‚ slavery died out in the Northern states. What started as a minute detail some people may have noticed was solidified when Abraham Lincoln was elected President as a Republican‚ a party that strongly fought to abolish slavery in the country. Immediately‚ Southern slave owners felt threatened and frightened at the thought that the institution of slavery may be diminished during Lincoln’s term

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    Loren Gonzalez CAS 291 Take Home Midterm #1 Short Answers 1 - Why did Native Americans begin to raise pigs in the seventeenth century‚ and how did the English in New England respond to this? Initially‚ the English used pigs to invade Indian territory. They were left to roam free in the area due to their ability to virtually eat almost anything‚ and as the Indians realized the rapid and cheap ability of the pigs to reproduce and serve as a source of food and materials‚ pig grazing eventually became

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    Southern Proslavery Rhetoric By1860‚ the slave states had approximately four million slaves making up approximately one-third of the South’s population. However‚ opposition to slavery began as early as the 1700’s by religious leaders and philosophers in North America and Europe who condemned the practice‚ arguing that slavery was contrary to God’s teachings and violated basic human rights. During the Revolutionary War‚ many Americans came to feel that slavery in the United States was wrong

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