national politics. During this time period manufacturing had a huge growth spurt and agricultural began to decline. This made it harder for farmers to make a living. Document G shows how much manufacturing increased between the years 1849 – 1899. America could no longer aspire to be a nation of small freehold farms. Manufacturers and people living in big cities depended on farmers to pretty much keep them alive. Many people didn’t realize how much of an affect farmers had on their everyday lives.
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Derek Bouvier A.P. U.S. History Mr. Schultz Labor Unions DBQ February 9‚ 2015 Labor Unions In the early 19th century industry was beginning to foster with the help of a post-civil war boost in production. During this time though there was an equally stark drop in the quality of working conditions and wages. During this time also a flood of immigrants caused a surplus of laborers and thus a drop in wages. All of the while the richest men in American history began their reign over industry.
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Document Based Question 1985 #1 From 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with an effective government. Using the documents and your knowledge of the period‚ evaluate this statement. Although the Articles of Confederation did provide the United States with some sort of effective government such as states rights‚ expansions of lands‚ and a legislative branch‚ it did not have enough power to govern efficiently‚ regulate trade‚ and levy taxes . The Articles had
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DBQ Jacksonian Democracy Andrew Jackson became a ranked representative figure to a great extent by his praise from the common men‚ the contempt he received from the Whigs‚ and his personal viewpoints on social and political matters. During Jackson’s time in office (1829-1837) he lead the nation at a very critical period and made many reforms in law to strengthen the nation. From 1816-1826‚ Americans were starting to obey the law of the land. In Document B‚ Flint reflected on this particular
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Industrial Revolution (DBQ) England‚ the lead world superpower at the time‚ had both the financial and intellectual resources available to put into research and development for Industrial Revolution to begin in England. Being an economic beacon they tended to attract the smartest and most motivated individuals‚ who were in need of work‚ to England. Economic pressures in the textile business‚ which England dominated‚ started to drive toward industrialized factories. The increase of economic efficiently
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DBQ John Brown is the man who stirred up America for standing up for the most controversial flaw of American history: slavery. The opinions of the North and South regarding John Brown and his intense actions tremendously changed after 1859. Prior to the invasion of the federal armory at the Harper’s Ferry in Virginia‚ Brown had little reputation among the North and the South. John Brown’s actions were regarded as extreme in the years before the American Civil War and they served as a reflection
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Slavery and Sectional Attitudes In the time between 1830 and 1860 we see a great divide through America on the topic of slavery. Abolitionists were growing in number and starting to rally against the Pro-slave supporters of the south. For a long time people who did not support slavery were still fine with the use of slaves in the south. The feelings towards slavery took a drastic turn in 1852 with the publishing of Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. The anti-slavery novel sold up to
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Prohibition was forced from January 16th 1920 to December 5 1933 it was a time when all alcohol was completely banned and made illegal in the United States of America. Supporters of Prohibition included many women reformers who were concerned about alcohol’s link to wife beating and child abuse. Advocates of prohibition argued that banning alcohol would eliminate corruption‚ end machine politics‚ and help Americanize immigrants. Even before the 18th Amendment was sanctioned‚ about 65% of the
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The production of goods in the settlements were vital to Britain and its’ economy. In just British North America‚ politics were somewhat easy. The colonies didn’t face much adversity or difficulties‚ especially politically. The northern colonies benefited from the slave labor in the south. The southern colonies also benefited from the goods and services that
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DBQ The period of the late 1800s and early 1900s was a period during one of the biggest leaps in the industrial movement of America. The industrial revolution’s leaders‚ including Andrew Carnegie‚ John D. Rockefeller‚ and more‚ provided the nation with much needed inventions and transportation‚ thousands of job opportunities‚ and one of the biggest waves of philanthropy the nation has ever seen. The industrial revolution was definitely a period dominated by ’captains of industry.’ ’New and
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