immigrants came to America • The immigrants came from England‚ France‚ Italy‚ Scandinavia‚ Poland and Holland. The majority came from Ireland and Germany • In Germany‚ the economic dislocations of the industrial revolution had caused widespread poverty‚ and the collapse of the liberal revolution there in 1848 also persuaded many to emigrate • In Ireland‚ the oppressiveness and unpopularity of English rule drove many people out and also the potato famine of 1845-1849 • Irish settled in eastern cities
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1. Mayflower Compact - 1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America - Set up Plymouth colony. 2. The Pilgrims - Separatists who believed that the Church of England could not be reformed–Plymouth colony 3. The Puritans - Non-separatists – Wanted to purify the Church of England - Massachusetts Bay Colony 4. William Bradford - A Pilgrim‚ the second governor of the Plymouth colony‚ 1621-1657.
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the best interests of the colonists to declare independence from England. Washington served as a delegate to the First Continental Congress in 1774 in Philadelphia. By the time the Second Continental Congress convened a year later‚ the American Revolution had begun in earnest‚ and Washington was named commander in chief of the army. Washington proved to be a better general than military strategist. His strength lay not only in his genius on the battlefield but in his ability to keep the struggling
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Chapters 23- 26 Study Guide Chapter 23- Progressivism * Progressive Legislation- the progressives were committed to changing and reforming every aspect of the state‚ society and economy. Significant changes enacted at the national levels included the imposition of an income tax with the Sixteenth Amendment‚ direct election of Senators with the Seventeenth Amendment‚ Prohibition with the Eighteenth Amendment‚ and women’s suffrage through the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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people. There were many who wished to repudiate the national debt or pay only part of it. Hamilton‚ however insisted upon full payment and also upon a plan by which the federal government took over the unpaid debts of the states incurred during the Revolution. Hamilton also devised a Bank of the United States‚ with the right to establish branches in different parts of the country. He sponsored a national mint‚ and argued in favor of tariffs‚ using a version of an "infant industry" argument: that temporary
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Christmas Eve I awoke early that morning‚ with a gentle voice in my ear. "John‚ wake; up it’s Christmas Eve‚" my mom said‚ "time to finish wrapping the presents." I jumped from my bed as soon as the words had left her mouth. It was Christmas Eve 1993‚ and I was five years old. This would be the last Christmas in our cozy little house on Herschel St. I was excited beyond belief‚ but nothing could prepare me for the greatest Christmas ever. I still can not decide on my favorite part‚ whether it was
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Document Based Question 1: The Transformation of Colonial Virginia Taking the step to become a settler in the seventeenth century was a big deal‚ understandably. Many people left the comfort and safety of their native homes‚ often becoming the first generations to leave. They faced new and scary experiences‚ along with a range of challenges. The colonists who settled in Virginia in the seventeenth century were no exemption. The Virginians had many challenges thrown at them and had to learn what
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In the early 1600s‚ Europeans began to seek a faster route to Asia‚ looking for goods and spices. Ultimately‚ this led to establishing the first two colonies‚ Jamestown in 1607 and Massachusetts in 1621. That is where the similarities end with these colonies. The regions of the two colonies evolved into two completely different societies. There are several reasons why differences in development occurred between the Chesapeake and New England regions. Differences can be seen socially‚ economically
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In 1789‚ France broke out into a revolution. The citizens of France rebelled against the absolute monarch and the system they deemed unfair. The people were starving while Queen Marie Antoinette spent fortunes on fake boats to put in her hair. The Revolution was centered on hatred for the king‚ Louis XVII‚ and the prospects of a governmental system that promoted liberty and equality. The unfair representation of the third estate‚ the spread of enlightenment ideas‚ and the high price and scarcity
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The 1800s is characterized with the rise of industrial America. As technological advances were introduced to industry‚ unskilled labor also rose in accordance to the rise in factories. However‚ this rise also introduced several labor unions such as the Knights of Labor‚ which organized a series of protests and riots. The labor unions had good intentions‚ aiming to lower the average work hours for workers‚ as well as increase their wages. However‚ their methods which involved riots and protests‚
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