Cunningham APUSH per. 5 October 31‚ 2010 Civil War and Reconstruction DBQ The United States Civil War was one of America’s darkest hours of nationhood‚ but resulted in new rights and liberties for African Americans and revolutionized the United States for the better. The war resulted in the freedom of black slaves‚ and called for a complex reunification procedure to rejoin the depleted South and the high spirited North. Constitutional and social developments during the Civil War and the Reconstruction
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19th Century American Art America in the 19th century was constantly changing. Industry had its first main beginnings‚ slavery was an important issue‚ a war was imminent... many things were going on. As all of this was occurring‚ artists from all over started painting about it. The paintings are great representations of the era‚ as they truly show what everything was like during the time‚ albeit with beautiful landscapes and different viewpoints of the time. The art of the 19th century in America
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Progressive reformers were successful in producing reform and receiving national attention during the early stage of the progressive movement‚ but as America entered into the Great War‚ the government ceased to aid the movement‚ hence ending the era of reform from 1900 1920. Up until 1917‚ the progressive movement was successful in bring federal attention to issues such as monopolies and trusts‚ the working conditions in factories and the women’s rights movement. Strong reformers and the support from active presidents like
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resolve problems such as unemployment‚ labor disputes‚ and citizens not doing what they can to prevent disaster as a whole. Unemployment was an extreme problem during the times of 1929 and 1941‚ and before and after this time period. After World War 1‚ over-speculation‚ over-production and margin of error caused a great depression in the United States. Banks closed‚ businesses laid people off‚ and people lost their jobs and their money. So‚ Franklin D. Roosevelt started creating different agencies
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The Jacksonian democracy was created during the period before the civil war in America. The Jackson democrats made an attempt to grant power to the lower classes while decreasing the influence of the rich and potent. The Jacksonian democrats viewed themselves as saviors of the common people and ruled by the means of a powerful executive branch who attempted to destroy aristocracy in America. In reality‚ they were typically very wealthy‚ they disregarded the capability of the federal government‚
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the “Gilded Age” by Mark Twain‚ this period was a time for prosperity‚ improvement and discovery. Of those who benefitted‚ western farmers and factory laborers excelled through the discoveries and improvement occurring at this time. The post Civil War era demonstrate radically positive effects for western farmers. Numerous advancements occurred in agricultural technology‚ transportation and developments of better quality planting. An advanced plow with a chilled (process of surface-hardening a metal
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Kevin Li 1994 DBQ APUSH To what extent was late 19th century and early 20th century US expansionism a continuation of past US expansionism and to what extent was it a departure? Over the years the United States expansionism has experienced many different changes. The United States has expanded for many different reasons such as the economy‚ land‚ and even God. Expansionism is now a continuation of past United States expansionism but was more so a departure. The United States
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The political‚ social and economic development plays a large part in the reason why the New England and Chesapeake regions developed so different. If you were to pay close attention to these regions‚ you’d be in awe to know that the people who settled these areas are all from England. The reasons for the development also played a large role in the difference. From the 17th century to the 18th century the Chesapeake and New England regions developed into two different regions. The social development
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The colonies in New England were settled by a group of separatists called the Puritans‚ which were a tightly knitted community based on strong faith. This community of New England Puritans influenced religious liberties‚ education‚ and obedience in the colonies from the 1630’s-1660’s by relating them to their religious morals and beliefs. ` As the Puritans began forming their governments and rules‚ much of New England was just beginning to be settled. Although in document E the Puritans thank
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12 In the broadening of business described here‚ what shifts in manufacturing took place and what business innovations occurred‚ and what effect did this have on the general distribution of goods in America? To the nineteenth century innovations of interchangeable parts and breaking down complex operations into simple steps‚ the twentieth century added standardization and the time-and-motion analyses pioneered by Frederick W. Taylor to make the assembly line highly efficient. Union officials were
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