APUSH DBQ The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire‚ combining to become the United States of America. After the American Revolution‚ Americans‚ who were free of British control‚ started to reevaluate politics‚ the economy and society. After breaking away Americans changed how they wanted to govern their society. The uneducated group of people didn’t
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In the period from 1825-1850‚ a majority of the reform movements in the United States sought to expand democratic ideals. However‚ some did so indirectly and unintentionally. The reform movements were spurred by the Second Great Awakening‚ which began in New England in the late 1790’s‚ and would eventually spread throughout the country. The Second GA differed from the First in that people were now believed to be able to choose whether or not to believe in God‚ as opposed to previous ideals based
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The American economy has boosted‚ in such a way where positive and negative impacts can reflect on how the society is handled and seen as. New political ideas and inventions come to place‚ and our economy starts to shift and handle bigger changes. As a result‚ America used and developed new customs to help progress and grow to our necessities. One of the greatest impacts of technological inventions was the railroad. Railroads were the nation’s first “big business” and was a source
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The north and south US both had their fair share of differences during the time of 1800 to 1850. Some of these differences were minor while others were quit large. One of these differences was the economy. In the Northern part of the US‚ there were many small farmers‚ but the North was also becoming more industrialized as well. Looking back in time to the 1800s many factory had started to manufacture products that were earlier inaccessible. This also provided work for people. Meanwhile on the southern
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dramatic change in America from 1850 to 1900. Before there were Progressives there were Populists. The Populist tried to bring to light the issues facing our country. They attempted to do this by gaining control of the governing body and have a President elected. The Progressives would succeed where they had not. Progressives were not the people of big business‚ they were the common people. Urban‚ Northeastern‚ educated‚ middle-class men and women that come together under an ideal of change the direction
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Between the period of 1850 and 1900‚ the nation was faced with a developing industrialized economy. As the factories started to expand‚ the American workers moved with the change. For many‚ the old ideals of America began to fade away as well. The American dream to prosperity was to invest in land which meant a safe haven for their family. It is necessary to examine fully what kind of people they were at the beginning of the process and to take account of continuities and traditions as well as new
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February 2‚ 2015 Native Americans DBQ (1877-1900) In the late 1800s‚ Americans were continuing to expand Westward as they “worried that the Northeast was overpopulated and that‚ as a result‚ the country would face the same problems as Europe—class conflict‚ poverty‚ and urban ills” (Document I). From 1850 to 1890‚ the Native lands ceded went from Midwest America to the Pacific Coast (Document A). This presented a similar problem that they had faced in the past with Native American land. In an attempt
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CHAPTER 21 Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World‚ 1750–1850 I. Prelude to Revolution: The Eighteenth-Century Crisis A. Colonial Wars and Fiscal Crises 1. Rivalry among the European powers intensified in the early 1600s as the Dutch Attacked Spanish and Portuguese possessions in the Americas and in Asia. In the 1600s and 1700s the British then checked Dutch commercial and colonial ambitions and went on to defeat France in the Seven Years War (1756–1763)
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DBQ AMERICAN REVOLUTION ESSAY American society was changed in many ways due to the American Revolution. Democratic ideas were made and also tested during this time. The controversy of women and slaves was debated during this time as well‚ even though not much really changed about views towards them later on changes were actually made. The revolution tested our economy and our democracy when poor farmers almost revolted over high taxes and little representation. Even though we didn’t yet have
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The United States of America experienced several reform movements from 1825 to 1850. The reformers sought to improve religion‚ rehabilitation of criminals and mental patients‚ education‚ slavery‚ and women’s rights. Each demonstrated democratic ideals to the extent that the reformers sought to incorporate the values of liberty and equality into their reform movements to improve the quality of life but did so at the expense and dismay of others. Religious reformers believed that they should
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