Community Analysis: Lexington‚ South Carolina Robyn Alford‚ Kristen Connors‚ Katrina del Pilar‚ Allison Gulick‚ Diana Medlock University of South Carolina The Physical Community Basic Fact Sheet (Lexington‚ South Carolina Data from CityData.com‚ n.d.) Area: Land Area: 5.7 Square Miles. Water Area: 0.1 Square Miles. Area Code: 803 Census Codes (Census 2000): Block Groups: Block Group 1: Census Tract 210.15‚ Lexington County‚ South Carolina 772 Persons/Sq Mile Block Group
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on the tariff for raising the prices they had to pay for imported goods while their own income shrank. Vice President John C. Calhoun called it a “tariff of abominations” that was meant to favor the north and this tariff led him to pen his “South Carolina Exposition and Protest‚” in which he argued that if a national majority acted against the the interest of a regional minority‚ then individual states could void—or nullify— federal law (Corbett). The theory of nullification‚ or the voiding of unwelcome
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will be. I am planning to enroll at Francis Marion University‚ to persue my Bachelor’s degree in nursing. My permanent residence will be in Florence‚ South Carolina. There are many great colleges that I could have chosen to attend. I have chose Francis Marion University for many reasons. Francis Marion is located in Florence‚ South Carolina‚ which is not very far from home for me. I could live at home‚ instead of living on campus because of it being so close. I think that I would like that a
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that they saw unconstitutional‚ and he presented this theory in his "Doctrine of Nullification". Daniel Webster strongly disagreed with this proposal and showed this by giving powerful support to President Jackson in resisting the attempt by South Carolina to nullify the tariff of abominations’‚ as they called it; a shipping tax passed in 1828 that they saw as unfairly favoring the industrial North. Henry Clay‚ the Great Compromiser‚ didn’t seem to be partisan either way‚ and‚ although he was a Whig
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leading cause of deaths for individuals between the ages of fifteen to twenty-four in 2010. South Carolina needs to make serious changes in order to reverse this extremely important public health issue. Deaths that occur by motor vehicle accidents are preventable; therefore it
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Chloe Chandler European colonization of what would become North America was motivated by various reasons‚ including the desire for religious freedom‚ profit‚ or a chance to start over. The colonies were populated by religious groups seeking freedom to practice their religions without interference from England‚ indentured servants‚ debtors seeking a clean slate‚ settlers hoping to find a profit and people who were brought to America involuntarily as slaves from Africa. The establishment of European
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Aisha Rapant DBQ Essay The period of time between 1800 and 1860 contains contrasts depending on place in America. Between the North and South lay differences in economic and political factors. This Antebellum period was one that caused disagreements over how best to help the economy‚ the extension of slavery‚ and relationship between states and
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Butler of South Carolina a special target of his censure. He charged that Butler was a liar and implied that he kept a slave mistress. Sumner also teased him about a speech impediment caused by a stroke. Sumner’s rudeness caused outrage amongst many‚ most notably Butler’s nephew‚ Preston S. Brooks‚ a fiery South Carolina Congressman. Knowing that Sumner would refuse a challenge to a duel‚ he finally confronted Sumner at his Senate desk on May 22‚ accused him of libel against South Carolina and Butler
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affected by the 19th century happenings. I will focus mostly on the Cherokee Indians. During the 1750s and 1760s there were several conflicts between the British and French nations. This Great War of Empire or the Seven years War took place in the Carolinas and it was known as the Cherokee War between 1756 and 1763. Europeans were struggling for North America in the 18th century‚ and each of them controlled a land in America: Florida was controlled by the Spanish‚ Canada and Louisiana was occupied by
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your average special event manager; he is so much more than pulling of the perfect festival or charity event. Steve grew up in Charleston‚ South Carolina and began working in a restaurant as a busboy at a restaurant by the name of “Serena’s” when he was fifteen. From there he moved to work for the Windjammer‚ a popular bar on Isle of Palms‚ South Carolina‚ and so on. When asked what college he attended his reply was simply “none‚ I was on my own” and in 1991 he opened his own restaurant‚ “Radio Room”
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