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    The Great Migration & The Identity Crisis of Southern White America Based on documents from Eric Arnesen’s Black Protest and the Great Migration The Great Migration of Southern blacks northwards and out of the Southern states created two fundamental crises in the lives of white Southerners‚ that of economy and that of identity. The inability of the white South to internalize the rapidly changing realities of race relations‚ and to move beyond the paternalist worldview that

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    Rational Actor Model-look at the consequences and acts and makes decision accordingly. Doesn’t consider the political costs. Political Actor Model-Rational decisions only based on how it is going to impact them politically Organizational Actor Model- What are the decisions are going to impact the organization(what committee one might be on) Elitist Actor Model-Elites making the decision that will benefit themselves and other elite’s.(most prevalent model in our history) Idiosyncratic

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    APUSH Key Terms Ch. 25 1. Jane Addams the founder of Hull House‚ which provided English lessons for immigrants‚ daycares‚ and child care classes 2. Florence Kelley reformer who worked to prohibit child labor and to improve conditions for female workers 3. Mary Baker Eddy founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910) 4. Walter Rauschenbusch New York clergyman who preached the social gospel‚ worked to alleviate poverty‚ and worked to make peace between employers and labor unions. 5

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    Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama (1905) William W. Davis‚ Civil War and Reconstruction in Florida (1913) Clara Mildred Thompson‚ Reconstruction in Georgia (1915) Histories very detailed and accurate BUT hostile to Blacks‚ Carpetbaggers‚ and Scalawags Praised Democratic Party D. Marxist Historians Prejudice in opposite direction Stressed accomplishment of Blacks W.E.B. Du Bois‚ Black Reconstruction (1935) E. Revisionists Influenced by Depression and New

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    The Big IdeasWhy might historians need to describe different places on Earth?How have humans altered the landscape of the United States? How does geography impact history? How do the physical and human features of an area impact the events that happen there? | SkillsAs you read‚ please review the terms below and make sure you are able to describe a location using these terms. This will be part of your assignment. * Place * Region * Relative location * Physical system * Human system

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    Amendment Voting for all race‚ color‚ or servitude Black Codes (Jim Crow Laws) Legal system to undermine 13th amendment Restrictions on jobs for blacks & property ownership Scalawags – southern whites that supported Reconstruction & Republicans Carpetbaggers – Northern whites that moved to South during Reconstruction Crop Lien System – leans on southern crops Redemption – white southerners regain control South occupied by Federal troops Democrats regain control South: New vs Old New: Old:

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    “Now he belongs to the ages”. (Edwin Stanton) With a single shot of John Wilkes Booth’s pistol‚ the greatest President that ever served America was dead. With the Civil War barely over and with the country in a complete state of moral and political chaos‚ Abraham Lincoln’s death could not have come at a worse time. (1) The great leader‚ the brave revolutionary‚ the progressive politician – Abraham Lincoln was the man who held an ever-changing America together‚ the only candidate to lead America

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    1. Chapter 32- a. immigration patterns b. Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 i. (P.L. 99-603‚ 100 Stat. 3359) amended the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 to better control unauthorized immigration. Many members of Congress felt immigration was "out of control" because legal and illegal immigration had come to account for approximately thirty to fifty percent of U.S. population growth. Congress determined the best way to control immigration was to take away the incentive to enter

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    APUSH REVIEW This is intended to be a guide for your exam review. A candidate needs to get about 60% of the 80 multiple choice questions correct to have a good chance to pass the AP Exam (plus 5/6 on each of the three essays). The questions are designed to test your understanding of different aspects of U.S. history: political/diplomatic‚ social/economic‚ cultural/ intellectual. It is not EASY! Prepare Well! Exploration‚ Discovery‚ and Settlement -Europe in the Sixteenth Century -Significant

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    US History August 22‚ 2012 Reconstruction‚ I 1. Wartime Reconstruction‚ 1862-1864 2. Presidential Reconstruction 1865-1866 Can Slavery continue indefinitely? The Union perpetual -Lincoln wanted to win the war‚ but he did not want to destroy the old south -Congress wanted to transform the south. -Lincoln wants to abolish slavery because it would cripple the economy‚ and believed in a gradual proclomation plan Wartime Reconstruction -Emancipation Proclamation‚ 1863 -Liberates slaves

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