V. Free Blacks: Slaves Without Masters 1. By 1860‚ free Blacks in the South numbered about 250‚000. 2. In the upper South‚ these Blacks were descended from those freed by the idealism of the Revolutionary War (“all men were created equal”). 3. In the deep South‚ they were usually mulattoes (Black mother‚ White father who was usually a master) freed when their masters died. 4. Many owned property; a few owned slaves themselves. 5. Free Blacks were prohibited from working in
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Moses An Per. 8 10/7/11 American Pageant Chap. 4 Yeoman farmers- Minor landowners who were prosperous farmers. Headright system- A legal land grant of 50 acres to any settler who brought over a servant worker. Gullah- African Americans who lived in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina and Georgia. Proprietors- People who had the exclusive right or title to something Halfway Covenant- A form of partial church membership that enabled less faithful believers‚ children and grand
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Chapter 39 The Stalemated Seventies Sources of Stagnation 1. Sudden slump in productivity was attributed to the increasing presence in the work force of women and teenagers who had fewer skills than adult males and were less likely to take full time‚ long-term jobs-some blamed it on new machinery but no one knows for sure. 2. During Nixon’s presidency‚ Americans experienced the first serious inflation since the immediate post World War II years. Nixon “Vietnamese” the War 1. He could be brittle
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Alexia Hankerson Containment Essay Pd: 4/5 May 1‚ 2012 The year of 1945 was a time of relief for America and its people. That year was the end of World War II. Germany had lost and the time for rebuilding was near. However‚ the peace did not last long between the Soviet Union and the United States. A difference in political and economic views caused a rift in the Soviet Union and United States relationship of convenience. The Soviet Union was running on a system of government called communism
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Patrick Henry has been known for his quote saying “Give me liberty‚ or Give me death”. He was significant because he persuaded the American people to stand up for themselves and urged the legislature to take military action. Alexander Hamilton was the leader of Federalists and the first Secretory of Treasury that established a federal bank. John Jay helped with the negotiation of the Treaty of Paris. He served in the Articles of Confederation. And he helped write the Federalist Papers. Later he
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11 December 2011 Chapter 22- The Ordeal of Reconstruction The Problems of Peace Many banks and businesses closed due to inflation during the war Factories destroyed and transportation demolished Slave-labor system collapsed so cotton fields abandoned‚ livestock driven off by Yankees Planter aristocrats temporarily faced poverty Freedmen Define Freedom Free slaves often recaptured into slavery Some free slaves loyal to owners and refused freedom. Some owners argued slavery was lawful until
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James Richards Harris 3rd The Fatal Flaws of the Constitution (DBQ) During the 1850’s‚ the supreme and absolute Constitution‚ which had previously seen no topic it couldn’t resolve or illuminate in the eyes of its interpreters‚ was faced with its toughest‚ unrelenting foe; the issue of slavery‚ and the locations that it existed in or was desired to exist in. Ultimately‚ this issue led to the demise of the Union that had been created under the watchful and guiding eye of the Constitution. This
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Progressive DBQ The Progressive movement that occurred during the late 1800s and early 1900s was movement focused on reforming the corruption of big business in America and improving society as a whole. Three major issues that Progressives worked to improve upon were child labor‚ expanding democracy‚ and improving working conditions. These issues affected the common man and laborer‚ and the calls for reform were directed towards helping such people. Through the introduction of new laws‚ acts‚ and
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AP US History Reconstruction DBQ Following the culmination of the Civil War‚ issues regarding the restoration of seceded states to the Union‚ the emancipation of slaves‚ and the overall re-development of political institutions in the nation prevailed. The idea of Reconstruction was proposed to political officials in late 1865‚ when the effects of the tumultuous Civil War were at its most devastating. The various enactments of the period were deemed void and not actively enforced. Democratic and
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DBQ: Constitution Interpretation The Federalists versus the Democratic-Republicans Step 1: Think on the Prompt •“With respect to the federal Constitution‚ the Jeffersonian Republicans are usually characterized as strict constructionists who were opposed to the broad constructionism of the Federalists. To what extent was this characterization of the two parties accurate during the presidencies of Jefferson and Madison? •What is the descriptive word in the prompt? –“to what extent” is similar
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