of the Knights of Labor came to a dismal end. The Homestead strike in 1892 was the first major strike to take place after the downfall of the Knights. It started at Carnegie’s steel plant in Homestead‚ Pennsylvania when workers refused to accept new wage cuts. Henry Clay Frick shut down the plant and surrounded it with guards to
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Intro in 3-5 sentences: The Bonus Army was in Washington marching to get the bonus that government promised them after serving their time in the war. The government couldn’t pay these people the money they were promised because the government wasn’t earning any money either. Yes‚ he sent troops to “evict the squatters” because after a background check on some of the people‚ they found that a lot of them hadn’t even served in the war and that most of them were ex-convicts. This makes it hard for the
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“From 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with an effective government.” This statement is quite bold considering that the Articles lasted only eight years. In some ways this form of government was effective and in some ways it was not. It did provide the newly formed American colonies with the means to govern themselves in the manner that they wished to be governed and set the rules for operations of the United States government. On the other hand‚ it was ineffective
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Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois offered different strategies for dealing with the problems of poverty and discrimination faced by Black Americans at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth centuries. Using the documents and your knowledge of the period 1877-1915‚ assess the appropriateness of each of these strategies in the historical context in which each was developed. In reference to the years between 1877 and 1915‚ I assessed that‚ based on between each of
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During the Industrial Revolution‚ the health of the English textile factory workers was put at risk due to harsh working conditions‚ resulting in harmful accidents and deadly pollution. The factory workers faced long working hours‚ usually from “five in the morning to nine or ten at night” (Doc C). In addition to this long hours‚ workers only received one small breakfast break‚ only consisting of water-porridge‚ oatcakes‚ and onions. This lead to an unstable health in the workers and caused problems
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History DBQ During the early 1700’s‚ both New England and Chesapeake regions were settled largely by the people of the English origin. The settlers of the two colonies were foreigners to the land who established two exceptional‚ but contrary societies due to the diversity of English citizens
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Prompt: For the years 1880 to 1925‚ analyze both the tensions surrounding the issue of immigration and the United States government’s response to these tensions. Thesis: Tensions were mainly due to racism and unsatisfied workers that felt that immigrants were taking over the American work environment and politics led to increasingly stricter government regulations on immigration. Body Paragraph 1: During the 19th century federal government supported business interest instead of interests of
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1. Orphaned both from parents and grandparents‚ he and older sister Alice were raised by their uncle Robert Bradford. 2. William Bradford returned to Amsterdam temporarily in 1613‚ to marry his 16 year old bride‚ Dorothy May. 3. William Bradford predicted to his friends and family that he would die‚ and he did the next day‚ May 9‚ 1657‚ at the age of 68. 2. William Bradford was the head of the government of Plymouth. He oversaw the courts‚ the colony’s finances‚ corresponded with investors
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land in which they believed had great potential. Life in England and New England could be similar and different in many ways like: survival‚ work life‚ and manifest destiny. First‚ survival in England life was a little rough for those who were not in at least a middle or upper class. During the 1600’s‚ life in England was characterized by dirty streets‚ foul odors‚ and over population. This condition was reflected in most towns across England‚ particularly London. People were not very rich and did
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The people who settled in the New England Colonies were the Separatist Puritans called Pilgrims and the New Englanders would come to prosper through their hard work‚ thrift‚ and the quality of their commitment to God and each other. The settlement pattern in New England Colonies during 1600 to first half of 1700 was designed in clustered housing and small agricultural fields. The king will give out land and the settlement set up will include a meeting house‚ a village commons
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