Reaction Assignment #3 Professor Keller- History 1311 My father was a local merchant in the city of Boston in 1764 when Parliament passed The Sugar Act1 in yet another attempt to increase Britain’s revenue after the end of the Seven Years War. One of nine children‚ my family struggled financially during the upcoming years. I suppose my parents worried constantly that we would suffer economic loss as Great Britain passed many taxation acts2 which further tightened any financial gain
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attempt to silence women at Anti-Slavery Conventions in the United States and England led directly to Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s and Lucretia Mott’s decision to hold the first Woman’s Rights Convention at Seneca Falls‚ N.Y‚ in June 1848. One of the articles of belief proclaimed at that and subsequent conventions was that women were in some sense slaves
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During the late 19th century‚ the United States was divided into a informal country known as the Confederate States of America which consisted of seven secessionist slave holding states. Throughout this time period slavery played a prominent role in the Confederacy due to a great reliance of labor on the plantations in the South and it displayed a considerable amount of racism. Eventually‚ disputes between the Union and the Confederacy over slavery and other problems led to the Civil War. After a
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Under the control of the Articles of Confederation‚ the central government was weak. Congress was a unicameral legislature that made laws. There were no executive or judiciary branches. Some of the weaknesses included that Congress can’t pass laws unless nine states supported it‚ the Articles could not be amended unless all thirteen states approved it‚ Congress could not collect taxes‚ and they also could not raise an army. The seventh article states "When land forces are raised by any state‚ for
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There are many distinct differences between the northern and southern settlers that came from Europe to inhabit the new world. Ranging form religious to economic backgrounds‚ these differences eventually lead to opposing viewpoints on slavery. The Protestants‚ mainly the Puritans‚ settled the north. Their strong religious convictions stemming from religious persecution in England and lack of a long growing season lead to an independence from slavery. The southern parts of the colonies were settled
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Under the Articles of Confederation‚ the government was weak and states were like independent countries. So to try and fix these problems The United States Constitution was founded. It established America’s national government and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens. However‚ it wasn’t working as planned so it had to be ratified. After the adoption of the Constitution George Washington and Thomas Jefferson helped to establish a stable government. They did this by creating a separation
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There were many different beliefs in the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation. Many people did not want the Constitution to be ratified because of the fact that it gave the majority of the power to the central government. Others wished for the Constitution to be ratified so that the United States would have a strong central government. The group of people who were happy with the ratification of the Constitution were called federalists. The group of people against the ratification of the
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A.P. U.S. HISTORY- CHAPTER 31 “The Post-Cold War World‚ 1992 - 2008” 1). THE CHANGING FACE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE: Continuing influx of new immigrants Reshapes demographic patterns Census shows rapid growth at the fastest pace in decades Reflected steady growth in population of non-whites a). The New Pilgrims Second great wave of immigrants change “look” of America 17.5 Million immigrants (1981-2000) Largest immigration period in U.S. history By 2005‚ immigrants make up 12.4% of
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Articles of Confederation VS. Constitution Over time the United states has been operated under two constitutions. on being the Articles of Confederation and the other being the Constitution. The two documents have common similarities. One being that they were both established by the same people. This is shown very clearly at the bottom of the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution. Where some of the signatures at the bottom of both documents are the same. Another one of the similarities are
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Although it would be incorrect to say that the government of the Articles of Confederation was a complete failure‚ it would be logical to advance the idea that the more powerful national government established under the constitution of 1787 was essential to the survival of the American Union. Between the two documents there were some drastic differences of opinion on governing tactics as mentioned in the Articles of Confederation compared to the Constitution of 1787 (Doc. C). Major differences were
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