Study terms for Chapter 15 Ten Percent Plan: Lincoln’s idea. If 10% of the population of the confederate state would take an oath‚ they could be readmitted back into the union. Lincoln was radical. Andrew Johnson and Reconstruction plans: wanted to let the southern states rebuild themselves‚ if they would take an oath of allegiance would be readmitted (not high ranked)‚ restitution of property—did not include slaves. Hand pick governors and create their own governments. They had to revoke
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African American History Timeline: 1619 – 2012 * 1619 African American indentured servants arrive in the American colonies. By 1690‚ every colony has slaves. * 1793 Cotton gin increases the need for slaves (1765 – 1825). * 1831 – 1861 Approximately 75‚000 slaves escape to the North using the Underground Railroad. * 1857 The Dred Scot v. Sanford case: congress does not have the right to ban slavery in the states; slaves are not citizens. * 1860 Abraham Lincoln is elected president
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1991 DBQ In the aftermath of World War I‚ during the years 1917-1921‚ President Wilson advocated the Treaty of Versailles‚ which called for the principle of self-determination‚ the formation of a League of Nations‚ and general amnesty towards Germany‚ as the solution for peace. However‚ his unwillingness to compromise led to widespread disagreement. The opposition forces in the U.S. senate consisted of the reservationists‚ who were willing to ratify the Treaty of Versailles with amendments‚ and
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1763 was the year that the forever changed the relationship between the American colonies and their mother country‚ Great Britain. This year was not only the year when the French and Indian War finally came to an end with the Treaty of Paris 1763‚ but was the also the beginning of the many changes that Britain imposed on the colonies. Following the war‚ Britain‚ in an attempt to tighten its control over the colonies‚ and raise money‚ pursued new \mercantilist policies‚ leading to colonial resentment
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V. Free Blacks: Slaves Without Masters 1. By 1860‚ free Blacks in the South numbered about 250‚000. 2. In the upper South‚ these Blacks were descended from those freed by the idealism of the Revolutionary War (“all men were created equal”). 3. In the deep South‚ they were usually mulattoes (Black mother‚ White father who was usually a master) freed when their masters died. 4. Many owned property; a few owned slaves themselves. 5. Free Blacks were prohibited from working in
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The American Revolution shocked the world; no one had ever expected a small group of colonies to fight for and win their own independence from the seemingly greatest and most omnipresent country on earth. Americans had worked for and thought about the moment of their freedom for years‚ and their sense of individuality ran deep. By the eve of the American Revolution‚ colonists in America had developed a strong sense of identity as Americans‚ but only somewhat of unity as a single country. In events
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World History Name: Unit 1 Date: 9/1/13 Please complete the following questions using the link below from YouTube Archaeology In Focus: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA3AiNup7fY&feature=related 1. Who was this man? Where was he from‚ What caused his death? When did he live? Why was he in the mountains? This was Otzi the Ice Man because of the location in which he was found. He was from Feldthurns‚ Italy. He died because he had been shot with an arrow in his shoulder
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The Labor Movement generated opposition from both the government and the public since them both saw unions as violent and lawless. The government used force to control the unions showing their disgust for the views and actions of these organizations. Well- organized and growing businesses took the advantage in the struggle with labor‚ so the workers started labor unions. The very first labor union‚ The National Labor Union was started in 1866. This union lasted for six years and had 600‚000 members
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Moses An Per. 8 10/7/11 American Pageant Chap. 4 Yeoman farmers- Minor landowners who were prosperous farmers. Headright system- A legal land grant of 50 acres to any settler who brought over a servant worker. Gullah- African Americans who lived in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina and Georgia. Proprietors- People who had the exclusive right or title to something Halfway Covenant- A form of partial church membership that enabled less faithful believers‚ children and grand
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"To prohibit a great people from making all that they can of every part of their own produce advantageous to themselves‚ is a manifest violation of the most sacred rights of mankind." These views of Adam Smith were very much supported throughout the mid-18th century. Throughout this time‚ many new developments were made regarding American colonists view’s of their sense of identity and unity as Americans. Due to an over controlling British government and a need for individuality as a country‚
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