Edmund Burke’s speech to Parliament‚ stating the Americans should not be compared to Englishmen. “Govern America as you govern an English town which happens to not be represented in Parliament? Are Gentlemen really serious when they propose this?” (B). This article shows that even Parliament was aware of the opinion that Americans were equal to British citizens‚ yet they still passed the Sugar Act‚Stamp Act‚ and Molasses Act. This shared opinion in the colonies is the reason as to why they were
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After the American Revolution‚ Americans‚ who had just broken free from the British‚ completely changed their politics‚ economy and society. The Founders decided to change how they wanted to run their society‚ even though‚ in the end‚ they went back to a more powerful federal government like Britain. Most people’s daily lives didn’t change much but the principles from the revolution made some try to look for better financial opportunities. Women‚ slaves‚ and loyalists were changed a lot in society
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Ch. 12 1) Among the primary reasons that young farm women moved from the farms to work in textile mill towns in the early 19th century was: To escape farm life and earn wages 2) The history of Lowell epitomizes this transition: Self-sufficient farm families to urban wageworkers 3)In the pre-industrial system‚ a boy who wanted to learn a trade Entered a formal apprenticeship system 4)The organization of a family business in the pre-industrial era was Patriarchal 5) If you lived in Boston
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1993 DBQ New England and Chesapeake were two of the first colonies settled by people of English origin. That is where the similarities end. These two colonies evolved into two completely different societies. There are many factors that contributed to the different lifestyles. These factors include government of society‚ socioeconomic status‚ and climate. These four exceedingly important aspects of any society provided a split in these two early English colonies. Those who arrived in the
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membership reaches 5 million Scopes Trial –Evolution‚ Tennessee Model T Ford drops to cost $290 (3 months wages) “Scarface” Al Capone begins 6 years of gang warfare Nellie Tayloe Ross elected Governor of Wyoming‚ First woman governor of a U.S. State US troops occupy Nicaragua Lindbergh’s first solo flight across the Atlantic; Sacco and Vanzetti executed; Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs for the Yankees; Al Jolson stars in The Jazz Singer‚ the first talking film U.S. citizenship granted to inhabitants
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During the late 19th century and early 20th century‚ immigration to the United States was wrought with challenges. The newly arriving aliens were met with racist native-borns who feared that they would threaten their way of life. This tension between these new groups facilitated the U.S. government’s anti-immigration laws‚ which also caused political outbursts from those who supported immigrants. Despite gaining the Chinese exclusion act during the 19th century‚ nativists were not satisfied. The
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by and attracted mostly laborers and workers for solely trade and industrial purposes‚ especially gold mining (Doc. F). Additionally‚ take into account the contrast of the abundance of people migrating with their whole household to New England (Doc. B) with the overflowing amount of single‚ young-aged citizen of Brooklyn to Virginia looking for jobs (Doc. C). The difference in emigration adds to our understanding of the difference between the two regions’ population‚ which consequently attributed
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During the 1600’s‚ waves of Puritans immigrated to the New World‚ colonizing in the area of Boston. In contrast to Chesapeake region’s inhabitants‚ the Puritan settlers did not come for economic interests‚ but rather for a desire to create a more “pure” society of Christianity. The Puritans had a huge impact on the way the New England region developed. By organizing their society based on their desire to have a government of theocracy‚ the Puritans made sure their values and ideas had a major influence
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By the eve of the Revolution‚ the colonists had developed a strong sense of unity as Americans. Many events leading up to the American Revolution had been responsible for a small part of uniting the coloists together as Americans. One of the first visible steps was the French and Indian War (0). Especially after the embarassing failure of Braddock’s battle‚ Britain’s strong and invincible image was shattered in the eyes of the colonists. The war also bolstered colonial self-esteem‚ and united the
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Question: Was the Constitution written to be a landmark document or was it simply a compilation of compromises? After the American Revolution had ended in 1783‚ the states were left in a vulnerable position. Although the states had won the war and gained their independence‚ there was still a huge war deficit‚ fear of invasion from England or other countries like France or Spain‚ a virtually non-existent army of 600 men‚ no strong trade route to bring in money‚ Indian hostilities and a very weak
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