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    you are even killed and standing up for what you believe in. That is how life felt for minority groups‚ especially African Americans‚ who lived in the south during the civil rights era. Segregation was a major thing; schools‚ public facilities and more were all segregated. Civil rights activists contributed to ending the Civil Rights era. Freedom rides were burned up and riders were treated badly. Segregation was a major thing; schools public facilities and more were all segregated. There were “whites

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    who founded this movement? - Criag Kielburger is the founder of Free the Children‚ the world’s leading youth driven charity. When and where was it founded? - He started the organization in 1995‚ when he was only 12 years of age in Canada. Why was it initiated? - On his way to school‚ a newspaper headline caught his attention “battled Child Labor‚ Boy‚ 12‚ Murdered”. No one knew that this short‚ but powerful headline would catch the eye of a 12 year old‚ one April Morning. Is it a

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    compromise with the South African government about Indian suffrage. This was accomplished by what Gandhi and what other Hinduist followers consider satyagraha; or civil disobedience.” I switched the small‚ tattered‚ black and white TV off. I was amazed how one leader could bring down a strong government with a big military force‚ just with civil disobedience. Ever since I was born‚ we were controlled over British colonial rule. My parents were forced to work as peasants‚ because all the high-paying jobs

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    James Meredith was a big civil rights activist. He integrated an all-white college and led a march. He also participated in politics. Later on his different views made other civil rights activists upset. He will always be known as a controversial hero who stood up for the rights of African Americans. James Meredith was born on June 25‚ 1933 in Kosciusko‚ Mississippi. He was the seventh of thirteen children. He lived on the farm with all of his siblings and his parents. The farm he lived on was isolated

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    in 1963 changed the political temperament of the nation. The new President‚ Lyndon B. Johnson‚ utilizing a blend of the national state of mind and his own political shrewdness pushed Kennedy’s motivation; most notably‚ the Civil Rights Act of 1964. What’s more‚ the Voting Rights Act of 1965 had an immediate effect on the government‚ states‚ and neighborhoods. A result of the Voting Act‚ occurred on August 6‚ 1965‚ when approximately one-quarter of a million new African American voters were registered

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    DBQAP US HISTORY “Throughout the colonial period‚ economic concerns had more to do with the settlement of British North America than did religious concerns.” The 13 colonies were created for two main reasons‚ religioin and economic gain. Religion was a very important issue to the British colonies. Nevertheless‚ it was not the main reason the British were so eager to colonize America. Their main concern was glorifying the British Empire through economic gain. The British were very concerned

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    A. OP 1 Between 1607 and 1763‚ the British North American colonies developed experience in‚ and the expectation of self government in the political‚ religious‚ economic and social aspects of life. THESIS: Between the years of 1607and 1763‚ the British North American colonies developed experience and the expectation of self government in the political such as the Mayflower Compact‚ religious dealing with the Puritans‚ economic with the establishment of tobacco‚ and social such as Indians‚ aspects

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    Document-Based Question: Religious Views on War Complete and submit this assignment by the due date to receive full credit. (45 points) 1. To complete this Graded Assignment‚ retrieve the Religious Views on War DBQ. Use this document with its essay instructions and the DBQ Checklist to complete this DBQ essay. Please consult the rubric throughout the process. Using the documents‚ compare the views of major world religions on war. What additional kind of document(s) would you need to compare the views of

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    Help page for writing a Free Response Question essay (FRQ) and a Document Based Question essay (DBQ). I have found another informative page of how-to-tips here. It will open as a google doc. Please read this as well! The thesis examples are very helpful examples. Example of an 8 essay from The War of 1812 DBQ..clickA Meadows War of 1812 DBQ.docA Meadows War of 1812 DBQ.doc DetailsDownload29 KB . This would have received a 9 if it had more historical outside info to back up the well organized

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    Document-Based Question: Chapter One In North America there are variations in Native Americans in culture due to distinct ancient artifacts found and other belongings to each tribe. Although not all‚ many tribes did acquire their own religious beliefs‚ social structure‚ and economic organization. Historians know this information with help from mapping out trade routes and things left behind‚ such as the artifacts. The Iroquois groups‚ consisting of five chiefdoms or nations‚ are another instant

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