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    In Chapters 7 and 8 of the book Creating Black Americans: African-American History and its meanings‚ 1619 to the present by Nell Irvin Painter‚ the author shows that even after emancipation‚ African Americans made huge steps in the advancement of their own education and professional lives‚ even when faced with white supremacy groups that were doing everything in their power to push blacks back into being slaves and a subordinate people. This idea is shown when Painter says‚ “But black success threatened

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    Question 1 Prior to the arrival of Europeans‚ the Iroquois developed a confederation to: control violence that may have occurred over territory conflicts. Question 2 The religious dissatisfaction‚ that ultimately played a factor in the colonization of the New World by "Separatists‚" began in 1517 when which of the following men publically protested the Catholic Church? Martin Luther Question 3 Refer to the map entitled "Indian Groups in the Areas of First Contact (Map

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    together into one factory. In 1846‚ Elias Howe created the sewing machine which revolutionized the manufacture of clothing. All of a sudden‚ clothing began to be made in factories as opposed to at home. Rising industries and factories led people to move from farms to cities. This led to other overcrowding and disease. However‚ agriculture got better including machines and cultivators. For example‚ Cyrus McCormick created the reaper which allowed for quick and cheap harvesting of grain. John Deere then

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    Religious Toleration: The basic idea that a society should be tolerant (accepting) of all religious beliefs. * Quarter: to provide with lodging or shelter. * Loyalists: American colonists who remained loyal to Britain. * Boycott: to refuse to buy items from a particular country. * Patriots: American colonists who were determined to fight the British. * Unalienable Rights: rights rights that cannot be surrendered. * Minutemen: companies of civilian soldiers who boasted

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    1872‚ June 26 -- Entered the Ateneo Municipal de Manila‚ then a public school‚ as a day scholar. 1875‚ June 16‚ age 14 -- Became a boarder in the Ateneo. 1876‚ March 23‚ age 15 -- Received the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree‚ with highest honors‚ from Ateneo de Manila. 1877‚ June. -- Entered Sto. Tomás University in the Philosophy course. 1877‚ Nov. 29 -- Awarded diploma of honorable mention and merit by the Royal Economic Society of Friends of the Country‚ Amigos del País‚ for the prize poem

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    Biological Determinism: The biological determinism theory is best displayed during the time period between 1865 and 1890. The icon that best demonstrates biological determinism is Darwin. The mid to late 1800s was a crucial time period for biological determinism because Charles Darwin came up with his idea of “Origin of the Species” in 1859 which Darwin discussed evolution and help set up the stage for ideas that promote heredity and biology as causes of criminal behavior. Although Darwin did not

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    1895 to 1914: America Takes the Global Stage: American foreign policy was brought about to keep America’s own economy going. Foreign and domestic policy closely related. “Crisis of Overproduction”- America was becoming so strong and producing so many goods that it overtook the American economy and we had too much. Had to look for other outlets to sell the goods. Cannot just quit production because we needed people to keep working. Need to find Foreign Markets. Looked to Latin America and

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    Art Timeline Gizel Rixner ART/101 June 30‚ 2013 Norberto Gomez Jr.‚ PhD Art Timeline Greek Art in the Archaic Period As the museum’s new curator I have been informed that my goal is to improve the content of the museum’s website. After reviewing the guidelines and instructions set forth‚ I have decided to proceed with my commitment by focusing on the chosen art medium of sculptures and figurines. In addition‚ I intend to include ten chosen examples of thematically linked artwork in the area

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    that would last (in one form or another) for 1500 years‚ is the first example in European history of the complete collapse of a constitutional system. The Crises of the Roman Republic is contemporarily used to describe an extended period of time where Rome faced political instability and unrest that ended in the demise of all functions of the Republic‚ and the beginning of the Empire. This period lasted from about 134BCE until 27BCE‚ when Octavian took on the name Augustus‚ founded the Roman Empire

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    The motives for the exploration and colonization of the New World did not differ much from country to country. Though different motivations may have been emphasized more heavily in certain counties‚ most explorations were spurred by religious reasons‚ commercial causes‚ and the desire for expanded power around the globe. The population of Europe resurged during the years following the Black Death‚ which was responsible for killing approximately one third of the population between 1347-1447 (Brinkley

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