plus sides were the abolishment of slavery‚ secession was refuted‚ and there was supremacy of national government. Yet‚ there was one difficulty which was that the Union had the challenge of figuring out what to do with free slaves. In 1867‚ Congress took control of Reconstruction to establish and protect citizenship rights. Congress had succeeded in many ways like having the Southern states ratify the Fourteenth Amendment to rid the military forces. But‚ by 1877 the Reconstruction had ended‚ all the
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The latter half of the nineteenth century was a dramatic time of change for the United States. Coming out of the Civil War‚ the country needed to learn to move forward and develop a new identity. With this new identity came a new agricultural system. The United States spent a significant part of the nineteenth century in economic turbulence. The panics of 1857‚ 1873‚ and 1893 were indicative of the instability of the American economy. The United States was also in the middle of the Second Industrial
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destroy"; confirmed the constitutionality of the Bank of the United States. Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819‚ Marshall). New Hampshire had attempted to take over Dartmouth College by revising its colonial charter. The Court ruled that the charter was protected under the contract clause of the U. S. Constitution; upholds the sanctity of contracts. Gibbons v. Ogden (1824‚ Marshall). Clarified the commerce clause and affirmed Congressional power over interstate commerce. Johnson v. McIntosh (1823
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Oregon border issue Get California One of Polk’s acts was to lower the tariff‚ and his secretary of the treasury‚ Robert J. Walker‚ did so‚ lowering the tariff from 32% to 25% despite complaints by the industrialists. Despite warnings of doom‚ the new tariff was followed by good times. He also restored the independent treasury in 1846 and wanted to acquire California and settle the Oregon dispute. Under Polk‚ the Oregon border issue was settled. While the Democrats had promoted acquiring all
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early civilizations. Unfortunately‚ the manner in which they acquired this land was ruthless and barbaric. The Mongols started out as simple nomads grazing the pastures. They lived in steppes and had to learn to survive the harsh temperatures there. The different tribes often got into disputes over land for their animals and fought very often. This made the Mongols tough mentally and physically. The military was extremely organized and well trained because of strict disciplinary rules. Their
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policy of Correct Answer: expanding the nation’s merchant marine and navy. 4. President Grover Cleveland responded to Cuba’s rebellion against Spain by Correct Answer: offering to mediate the struggle. 5. In 1898‚ the American battleship Maine was Your Answer: probably sunk as a result of an accidental internal explosion. 6. Which of the following factors contributed to Americans’ desire for war against Spain in 1898? Correct Answer: All of the answers are correct. 7. In leading the
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A.P. United States History 2. Name___________________________Date________ ➢ Chapter 26. The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution‚ 1865-1896. Theme 1: After the Civil War‚ whites overcame the Plains Indians’ fierce resistance and settled the Great West‚ bringing to a close the long frontier phase of American history. Theme 2: The farmers who populated the West found themselves the victims
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government became monarchies‚ which had one main ruler and a parliament. The parliament was a group of state-elected legislatures‚ used to represent the citizens. Document five‚ Political Craft and Craftiness on page 420-421‚ explains the qualities that Machiavelli thought that a prince should have to be a proper prince. In the past‚ empires had one ruler and that was it‚ which meant that the citizens had no say in what was going on in the government. This made the process of law-making more fair than if
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Hammurabi Hammurabi lived nearly 4‚000 years ago and was ruler of a kingdom called Babylonia for 42 years. When he was in power‚ he ruled over approximately 1‚000‚000 people. When Hammurabi took power in 1792 B.C.E. he was king of most of Mesopotamia‚ the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. In his 38th year of power‚ Hammurabi was instructed by the “god” of justice‚ Shamash‚ to have a Code of Law carved on a stone stele‚ (a large pillar-like stone). Hammurabi had 282 laws (BGE)‚ but the
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(Plantations grew in size and importance‚ the slave trade was becoming a profitable undertaking) Doc 1.
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