if changes were good or bad rather than drastic. 3. Southern “secession” or “seceded” not “succession” or “succeeded”!!!!! 4. Lack of enough specific outside information to support argument 5. Using historical narrative (telling the story of the era) instead of creating an argument 6. Weak topic sentences – should either introduce social or constitutional change 7. Thesis statements that don’t clearly answer question or don’t take a strong stand – i.e. “sort of a revolution” “kind of a revolution”
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The Progressive Era (1900-1917) Who were the progressives and what reforms did they pursue? * To answer this question‚ we must analyze the causes of progressivism * General causes: The 1890s – the 1890s were a cause of Progressivism‚ mainly b/c they sucked. In the 1890s‚ all the tensions built up during industrialization broke loose in the Panic of 1893‚ labor problems‚ political issues‚ and foreign entanglements. * Capitalism out of control – Partially b/c of the depression‚ many
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developing progressive Ideals is‚ muckraker‚ Thomas Nast‚ and cartoonist Dr. Suess. In more than one ways than another‚ both of these people have created a difference in the world in quite similar ways‚ but for different reasons. The Early progressive era‚ or also known as a period of widespread social activism and political reform‚ started from the early 1890s to the 1920’s. The main goal of the progressive movement was to eliminate the corruption within the government. The movement mostly targeted
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United States struggled through many issues during a period called The Reconstruction. With problems that came after the Civil war like segregation and unresolved problems with the seceded states. The Reconstruction era brought about repair from the slavery abolishment. The Civil War also caused great deal of pain throughout the states themselves having brought a big deal of hatred towards the North and the South because of their different opinions on views of people. They refused to‚ “work together
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workers and corrupt government with too much power. Progressivism emerged to solve these problems for better society. Progressive ideas brought reforms that still affect society today protecting the lives of the American. Before the progressive era arrived‚ most children were put in factories or coal mines to work rather than school to get education. During 1870s‚ enrollment of children in public school was only 55% and 14% of children in U.S was employed working at places like factories ‚ coal
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The Gilded Age * During the Gilded Age‚ American businesses were transformed: * Massive corporations replaced small‚ family businesses * New technology‚ transportation‚ marketing‚ labor relations‚ & efficient mass-production * By 1900‚ the U.S. was the most industrialized country in the world * 19th-century inventors led to an “Age of Invention”: * Cyrus Field’s telegraph cable * Business typewriters‚ cash registers‚ adding machines * High-speed textile
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Section I: Nationalism With the writing of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823‚ the end of European conflicts influencing America came to a finish. During the following era‚ the 19th century brought a new meaning to culture and nationalism. Americans began to stray away from their previously adapted European beliefs and started to develop their own. Architecture‚ art‚ and literature began to form into something much different than previous years. Technology advancements were thriving. The culture of the
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1. 601. Federalists opposed the acquisition of Canada because A) there were too many French there. B) Canadian business would prove too competitive. C) it was too agrarian and would give more votes to the Democratic-Republicans. D) they believed that the Canadians could never become Americanized. E) too many Indians lived there. C 2. 602. During the War of 1812‚ the New England states A) supported the United States’ war effort. B) lent more money and sent more food to the British army than
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Keaton Haluza‚ Andrew Shapiro‚ & Aaron Hernandez APUSH: Period 5 Mr. Lewis | |New England (Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚|The Middle Colonies (New York‚ |Plantation Colonies (Maryland‚ Virginia‚| | |Rhode Island & New Hampshire). |Pennsylvania‚ Delaware & New Jersey). |North and South Carolina‚ & Georgia). | |The degree of self-government and who | |It
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APUSH 15 December 2013 Most political disputes were mostly over the issue of slavery‚ the two sides of this issue were should slavery be abolished in the union‚ or should it be left alone. Because slavery was such a hot topic‚ many compromises including the Missouri compromise‚ and the compromise of 1850 touched on slavery‚ and tried to appease both sides. Compromise seemed to be the best and most effective to use in the early nineteenth century‚ but by 1860 this no longer seemed possible. The
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