In the post-Civil War United States‚ many large corporations grew in size‚ number‚ and influence by exerting control over their economic sectors through monopolization‚ influencing key political decisions through their key monetary assets‚ which brought an era of poor economic stability and success for the American public. Large corporations in the United States influenced the economy by instilling control over an economic sector through vertical or horizontal integration‚ leading to higher prices
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Ch. 24 1. Leland Stanford- He was one of the "Big Four" who backed the Central Pacific Railroad. He was the ex-governor of California with useful political connections. 2. Collis P. Huntington- He was one of the "Big Four" who was an adept lobbyist. 3. James J. Hill- He created the Great Northern railroad and was the greatest railroad builder of all time. 4. Cornelius Vanderbilt- He was the head of New York Central railroad and he financed successful western railroads. 5. Jay Gould-
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and Slavic people of southeastern Europe‚ who were basically the opposite‚ “New Immigration.” Many Europeans came to America because there was no room in Europe‚ nor was there much employment‚ since industrialization had eliminated many jobs. The “nativism” and anti-foreignism of the 1840s and 1850s came back in the 1880s‚ as the Germans and western Europeans looked down upon the new Slavs and Baltics‚ fearing that a mixing of
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APUSH Unit 3‚ Review Sheet for Brinkley‚ Chp. 6: Constitution & New Republic Themes/Concepts -What factors and events prompted the push to create a more centralized government & to hold the Constitutional Convention of 1787?- Shays Rebellion Society of Cincinnati Weakness of the Articles of the Confederation Merchants wanted 13 different state commercial policies with one nation Large property owners looked for protection due to Shays Rebellion Feared disorder and violence -Characterize
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During the early colonial period‚ indentured servants had filled the role of labor‚ working primarily in the Chesapeake region in the cultivation of tobacco. However‚ as the Dutch lost their monopoly on the slave trade‚ the price of slaves fell‚ allowing many plantation owners to purchase slaves and encouraging the growth of the slave trade to America. During the Revolutionary War and the decades following‚ slavery continued to boom‚ particularly in the South‚ where the use of slaves in crop cultivation
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In American history‚ political parties have often taken responsibility of preserving the foundation in which America rested upon. The Jacksonian Democrats‚ during their existence from 1829 to 1841‚ led a "crusade" where they heavily maintained the principles of the United States Constitution‚ protected individual liberties‚ and provided equality of economic opportunity. Jacksonian Democracy is a type of democracy that the people should be governed as little as possible and that whatever governing
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1.The Shaping of North America 1.Recorded history began 6‚000 years ago. It was 500 years ago that Europeans set foot on the Americas to begin the era of accurately recorded history on the continent. 2.The theory of “Pangaea” exists suggesting that the continents were once nestled together into one mega-continent. The continents then spread out as drifting islands. 3.Geologic forces of continental plates created the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains. 4.The Great Ice Age thrust down over North America
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Chapter 4 Identifications Middle Ground: Middle ground refers to the land between the British and French empires. It was located between the Mississippi and Ohio river‚ and was home to many different tribes of Indians Backcountry: The back country was important because it had an abundance of water‚ causing its farms to grow very well without any outside aid. As the colonies grew‚ so did the population of people in the back-country as the planters grew in prosperity and power threatened to shift
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Chapter 4: The Bonds of Empire‚ 1660-1750 A. Rebellion and War‚ 1660-1713 The Restoration (1660) did not resolve England’s political conflicts within colonies. a. Royal Centralization‚ 1660-1688 1. Restoration monarchs had little use for representative government. Proprietor of New York (future James II) forbade the NY assembly (lower legislative chamber) to meet. 2. Massachusetts persisted in self-government‚ insisting voting rights on property ownership rather than church membership. In 1661
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Important Civil Rights‚ Concepts‚ Events‚ and People African American Rights: 1. Executive Order 9981 (Truman) – July 1948 – established the equality of treatment and opportunity in the armed forces 2. Brown v The Board of Education of Topeka – 1954 – series of cases involving racial segregation in public schools; Supreme Court decision: unconstitutional 3. Southern Christian Leadership Conference – 1957-present – originally led by Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ this organization was
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