The word “Reconstruction” is recognized in an American historical context as the reorganization and reestablishment of the seceded states after the civil war. However‚ this extend of time suffered a fluctuation of freedoms for African Americans in the southern region of the country. While slavery did not exist anymore‚ reconstruction ended up being fruitful just temporarily‚ and was basically nullified by the regressive pattern that took after the finish of Reconstruction in 1877. On this piece
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Chapter 5 Social • Major population boom! o by 1775 there were 2.5 million people in 13 colonies o youthful and growing quickly • they were slowly moving westward past the Alleghenies • most populous colonies o Virginia o Massachusetts o Pennsylvania o North Carolina o Maryland • Cities o Philadelphia o New York o Boston o Charleston • Many races settled in America o Germans – fled religious persecution‚ for economy‚ and fleeing war mainly in Pennsylvania – Lutheran‚ very loyal
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Republicanism – Political theory of representative government‚ based on the principle of popular sovereignty‚ with a strong emphasis on liberty and civic virtue. Influential in eighteenth-century American political thought‚ it stood as an alternative to monarchical rule. Radical Whigs- Eighteenth-century British political commentators who agitated against political corruption and emphasized the threat to liberty posed by arbitrary power. Their writings shaped American political thought and made
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CHAPTER 33 Globalization at the Turn of the Millennium CHAPTER OUTLINE I. Global Political Economies A. The Spread of Democracy 1. The great appeal of democracy is that is allows for the peaceful resolution of differences between a country’s social‚ cultural‚ and regional groups. 2. Democratic institutions gained ground in eastern Europe and in Russia during the last decade. 3. Since 1991‚ democracy has become the norm in Latin America. 4. In Asia
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History Unit 2 Exam Review 1. The causes of the Depression were easy credit; people were easily able to receive loans‚ lack of financial regulation; the government did not regulate financial services and the shirking demand for exports; Canada relied heavily on exports to boost the economy but as demands decreased‚ prices did too. 2. People faced living conditions in which they had no choice but to receive relief. In order to receive the relief they were forced to hand over their drivers’
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Intro- It was mid-spring in the United States Capitol- Washington‚ DC‚ the grass was green and onlookers could take in the view of the Washington Monument. On the specific date of April 17‚ 1965‚ the streets were not only occupied by historical monuments and statues of American History‚ but also occupied of 25‚000 outraged protesters against the Vietnam War. This rally‚ organized by the Students for a Democratic Society‚ was the first significant act of defiance towards the Unites States Government
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Chapter 7 terms & Key Points Admiralty Courts Stamp Act and Sugar Act offenses were tried in this court. Juries were not allowed and the burden of proof was on the defendant. All were assumed to be guilty until proven innocent. Trial by jury and innocent until proven guilty were basic rights that the British people everywhere had held dear. Boston Port Act One such law was the Boston Port Act. It closed the Boston harbor until damages were paid and order could be ensured. British East India Company
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complained and quit and this list would be passed around to employers of other factories‚ guaranteeing the person unemployment. In extreme cases‚ federal troops could be called in to force the workers to work. Immigrants also emphasized the idea of nativism to the American people. Nativists wanted immigrants to go back to their homeland because they did not belong in the States. In 1882‚ the government passes the Chinese Exclusion Act which restricted Chinese immigrants from entering the United States
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Henry Ford and Fordism- (Page 486) Fordism is the system of standardized mass production attributed to Henry Ford‚ principles based on assembly-line techniques‚ scientific management‚ mass consumption based on higher wages‚ and sophisticated advertising techniques McNary-Haugen Bill- (Page 489) it sought to keep agricultural prices high by having the government buy surpluses to sell abroad‚ vetoed twice by Coolidge. In his 1927 veto he warned against the tyranny of bureaucratic regulation and control
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APUSH – Chapter 11 (Technology‚ Culture‚ and Everyday Life‚ 1840-1860) Identifications John Deere’s Steel-Tipped Plow and Cyrus McCormicks’s Mechanical Reaper – Deere invented a steel-tipped plow that halved the labor to clear acres to till. Timber for housing and fencing was available in nearby woods‚ and settlements spread rapidly. McCormick developed the mechanical reaper which harvested grain seven times faster than traditional methods with half the work force and guaranteed that wheat would
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