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    The Reconstruction Period and Women After the Civil War‚ the United States was broken and in despair‚ the next major step in history was to create a plan to rebuild the South‚ restore southern states to the Union‚ and most importantly free the Slaves‚ which we know as the Reconstruction Period. During the Reconstruction Period African American women writers such as Anna Julia Cooper and Victoria Earle Matthews‚ to name a few fought to show that Christian Affiliation played a big part in obtaining

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    During the Colonial period there was a lot of different outlooks on how the women were treated‚ how the men thought‚ how the children were raised. Colonization is dominating land‚ and its components. What I learned about the colonial period is that how they did things back then‚ is not how we do them now‚ they were more strict‚ powerful‚ demeaning. The first thing I realized about the colonial period had a difficult time seeing women‚ and men as equal. In one of the speeches we read in “The letter

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    Economic Freedom North America has been referred to as a “land of opportunity” in the past; with the strong economies that both the United States and Canada have as well as the every growing industries in each country‚ it is no wonder that they have gained this reputation. But this begs the question‚ why are other countries not referenced in this way‚ particularly developed countries like Sweden? The answer quite simply boils down to economic freedom. “Economic freedom is the key to greater opportunity

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    itself as it approached the decade of 1870’s‚ making this Reconstruction period a truly indispensable part of U.S History (debold). An event like The Panic of 1873 and the settlement of the West help expansion and industrialization of U.S. territories. Furthermore‚ during this decade‚ inventions led the path to a more advanced society. One of the most successful inventor the world has known or also known as Thomas Edison‚ during this period he took his fame and inspired people with his determination

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    Indonesia’s Current Economic Condition Indonesia is a country where many things are highlighted and noticed by people around the world. One of the topics is its economic condition. Many experts‚ domestic or international‚ have been taking notes on Indonesia’s economic trends and are making forecasts on how Indonesia’s economy will be in the following year‚ including this year’s economic condition. This essay will describe the status of Indonesia’s current economic condition‚ its challenges‚ and

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    Renaissance period was considered a revival time in Europe with a rise in Classical learning and values. The scholars and thinkers consider it to be a new birthing of Classical learning and wisdom after a long period of cultural standstill. At the beginning of the Renaissance‚ ideas were expressed by the logical movement called humanism. The movement involved the failures in the Roman Catholic Church and the Holy Roman Empire to provide a stable and uniting structure for the society of spiritual

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    Freedom means Nothing After the Civil War‚ America was going through a “Reconstructionperiod. African Americans were free now but they had to adjust to a new way of living. Because many people did not accept the abolishment of slavery‚ it was difficult for African Americans to be free. During the reconstruction era‚ African Americans were free by law‚ but no resources and racism kept African Americans in slavery. African Americans were still slaves because it was difficult for African Americans

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    Reconstruction was the time period after the Civil War lasting from 1865-1877. Within this time period‚ the U.S government helped rebuild the southern economy and protect former slaves new rights; but were the African Americans truly free during Reconstruction? The answer is no‚ African Americans were not free during Reconstruction. In “Document B” the Black Codes state‚ “No negro shall be permitted to rent or keep a house within the limits of the town under any circumstances.” This section of the

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    The Underground Railroad was crucial to the Reconstruction era and in supporting the Union side of the Civil War. The Railroad was a system of routes and safe houses that helped slaves escape from slavery to a better life. Runaway slaves were led by “conductors” such as the famous Harriet Tubman to free territories‚ the most popular destination of these being Canada‚ or the “promised land”. Many slaves also escaped to Northern states‚ Mexico‚ or even the Caribbean. The system provided an opportunity

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    new southern state legislatures passed restrictive “black codes” (which would prevent blacks from owning land and from getting an education) to control the labor and behavior of former slaves and other African Americans.” (“Reconstruction”)Then‚ “during Radical Reconstruction

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