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    SOCIAL REFORM MOVEMENTS PAGES 351-361 MORAL REFORM‚ ASYLUMS & PRISONS  Social evil --- alcohol; prostitution ( common in port cities)  Evangelical reformers approach o Rescue prostitutes o Offered salvation of religion‚ prayer & temporary shelter  Poor rate of success  Offered women domestic work which was low paying/restrictive  Campaigns against prostitution organized by women o Continued throughout the 19th century  Earliest‚ most effective anti-prostitution movement o Female

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    : Question 1: Utilizing specific examples from both books‚ explain how the actions of African Americans damaged the institution of slavery and ultimately led to its demise. African Americans damages the institute of slavery by escaping and participating in rebellions. On average‚ 1‚000 slaves escaped per year. They wanted freedom so bad that they took the chance of being caught and whipped by their masters. Harriet Tubman was a slave who ran away and returned to plantations several times

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    Chapter 24: An Age of Limits Section 1: The Nixon Administration. A) Nixon’s New conservatism President Richard M. Nixon entered office in 1969 determined to turn America in a more conservative direction. Toward that end‚ he tried to instill a sense of order into a nation still divided over the continuing Vietnam War. 1) NEW FEDERALISM Nixon’s plan‚ known as New Federalism‚ was to distribute a portion of federal power to state and local governments. Under revenue sharing‚ state and local

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    10th grade American history test chapter 18 study guide. Study online atquizlet.com/_cfsic 1. What were two major differences between the governments of U.S. and Soviet Union?: US: Capitalism‚ private citizens controlled almost all economic activity. Voting was done by the people electing a president and a congress from competing political parties. SOVIET UNION: Communism‚ State controlled all property and economic activity. Communist party established a totalitarian government with no

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    local‚ state‚ and federal government authority. This‚ they believed‚ would ensure the progress of American society. The progressive movement refers to the common spirit of an age rather than to an organized group or party. Progressivism was so diverse in its origins and intentions that few people adhered to all of its principles. Nevertheless‚ Progressivism became one of the central elements of American liberalism‚ and the legislation and initiatives of the period lay the first steps for what would

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    encouraged followers to use the Bible as a moral compass rather than to believe that the Bible represented scientific or historical truth. Many Liberal Protestants became active in the “social gospel” and other reform movements of the era. National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) An organization founded in 1890 to demand the vote for women. NAWSA argued that women should be allowed to vote because their responsibilities in the home and family made them indispensable in the public decision-making

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    Hamilton. As a young child Hamilton worked for a merchant‚ he was later on sent to the American colonies to be educated. At only sixteen years old‚ young Hamilton was off on his own. “Hamilton at the time‚ was enrolled in King’s College (now Columbia University) but due to the war with British his studies were cut short” (Enote.com). He played a big role during the war in 1755.“In 1775‚ after the first engagement of American troops with the British at Lexington and Concord‚ Hamilton and other King’s College

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    Introduction ` There are few institutions that could be considered uniquely American‚ one of which is the lodge-style fraternal system. The very first lodge system in the United States was Freemasonry‚ which arrived in 1731. While Masonry is perhaps the most well-recognized of the American lodges‚ it is just one of many‚ and today‚ several organizations exist‚ such as Lions Club‚ Elks Lodge‚ and Kiwanis‚ that operate within the same paths of tradition. It is well-known that these types of organizations

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    The American Legion was founded in 1919 by the American Expeditionary Service. Since its inception‚ the Legion has evolved into an international organization with nearly 2.5 million members and a stalwart purpose: to serve the veterans of the American Armed Forces and promote education among the country’s youth. To assist America’s veterans‚ the Legion provides them and their families through Operation Comfort Warriors. It also sponsors education through various activities and competitions offered

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    How Jacob Riis’ “How the Other Half Lives” Brought Social Change via Photography Jacob Riis’ “How the Other Half Lives” brought to light the disparity between the exorbitantly wealthy of New York and the immigrants who live in the slums such as the Five Points. Urban populations grew exponentially in the United States when floods of immigrants entered through Ellis Island. During the turn of the 20th century corruption was embedded in every aspect of industry‚ economy‚ justice‚ and politics. This

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