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    what they contributed to our lives‚ this single event changed so much history that would have never happened if this did not occur. Slaves were brought to the US to satisfy people’s wishes for free labor. Being the best type of labor the system of Triangular Trade did make sense‚ even

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    Women in the 1920s Women of 1920 are remembered as “new woman”. Many changes enter in women’s life in this decade. Significant changes for women took place in politics‚ the home‚ the workplace‚ and in education. Some were the results of laws passed‚ many resulted from newly developed technologies‚ and all had to do with changing attitudes toward the place of women in society. The most important change was into the politics‚ women believed that they should have part in the country politics

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    2. What do you know about slavery in the antebellum United States‚ and how does it compare to slavery as discussed in "Oroonoko?" Use examples from the text to make your comparisons. The Antebellum Period The Antebellum Period in American history is generally considered to be the period before the civil war and after the War of 1812‚ although some historians expand it to all the years from the adoption of the Constitution in 1789 to the beginning of the Civil War. Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation

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    Mindy Ou Mr. Bridges English 12 28 Jan 2013 Introduction Historically and sexist speaking‚ women are discriminated because of gender. And issues arose because of this. Even in the beginning 1990’s there was a big gender gap in American history. It still goes on even today. Women get paid lower in income‚ suffraged in elections‚ and are abused domestically. Money wise‚ job amounts of payments are not getting distributed proportionally. There’s a big difference within a male’s annual income and

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    Sources This investigation will explore the question: To what extent did the emergence of the flapper in the 1920’s effect women’s social equality? Specifically the 1920’s to early 1930’s and the transformation of the social role women. To answer the question two sources were evaluated‚ Posing a Threat: Flappers‚ Chorus Girls‚ and Other Brazen Performers of the American 1920s and The History of the Flapper‚ Part 1: A Call for Freedom. The two sources provide information about the social changes of

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    Since the foundation stages of American history‚ the American spirit has always waved its valiant attempts to not only remain free‚ but to the best. From the Civil War all the way to current operations in the Middle East‚ the Field Artillery has been a major component to the success of all and any major conflicts. Modern day Army calls artillery‚ “King of the Battle”. This has earned its dynamic name from the many conflicts in which Field Artillery lived to tell the tale. Many components to a

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    through many challenges and has enjoyed even more achievements between the times of 1877 to the 1930. In this space of time women have come out of their homes to work and even more importantly they fought for the right to vote. African American men‚ Native Americas men‚ and Anglo-Saxon men all had the right to vote but women did not have any constitutional right until they came together and won it. In 1890‚ only 4% of children between the ages of 14 years and 17 years were enrolled in school by 1930

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    Constitutional Development in America (1860-1877) During the post-civil war era‚ America‚ specifically the south‚ was undergoing a period of reconstruction. The general goal of reconstruction was to successfully readmit the former Confederacy back into the Union as smoothly as possible‚ as well as enacting specific safeguards of freedmen’s liberties. The social and constitutional developments in America between 1860 and 1877 were very minor. The lack of change between pre and post civil war status could

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    Racial segregation in U.S. schools and other public places was pertinent throughout most of American History and the majority of it existed in the South. School integration officially began in the mid 20th. The picture I have chosen to analyze portrays Mrs. Pinkston‚ a teacher in a newly integrated school in Oklahoma is enrolling students in the 3rd and 4th grades. She is standing in front of schoolbooks that she intends to hand out to the students that she is enrolling. In this picture of Mrs.

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    Task:Outline the women’s experiences in 1920’s The twenties were a time of contradiction where things were changing after the war. Women in the twenties experienced major change in their lives. First as this popular image of the modern women of the 1920s which they were called a flapper were idolized. Many other things also happened‚ the social image of a women changed‚ jobs changed‚ and politics changed and also the perception of women in society also changed. This image of the flapper was

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