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    natural liberty are a great evil to truth and peace “Which all ordinances of God are bent against‚ to restrain and subdue it.” The other type of liberty called civil and federal. This liberty is described as “good‚ just‚ and honest.” It is the best compromise so that man and authority can live together and society

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    comparison of Russia and Britain in the period 1850 – 1900. How true is it to say that Russia was a ‘backward country’?” Countries develop at different rates at different times. While Britain had started to industrialise and modernise prior to 1850‚ is it true to say that Russia was as successful in trying to develop before the start of the 20th century or were they still considered a backward country by that time? Prior to and during the period 1850 - 1900‚ Russia was controlled by a Tsarist autocracy

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    sought to expand democracy. One of these periods is the era of 1825-1850. There were many events occurring during this time that pushed democracy further. The desire to make America a civilized‚ almost utopian society and religious revivals occasionally adequately expanded democratic ideals‚ while movements for equal rights among women and slaves tried to put true democratic ideas on the table. Reform movements in the period of 1825-1850 did much to expand democratic ideals to all white males‚ but its

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    |What were the advantages and |Popular sovereignty meant that the sovereign people of a territory should determine the statues of | |disadvantages of popular |slavery.   It was popular with politicians because it was a comfortable compromise between the | |sovereignty? |abolitionists and the slaver-holders. | |Why was the Free-Soil party |The Free Soil Party emerged.  It was formed by

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    Waterways have dominated the Canadian economy since 1850. Several industries such as fur trading‚ fishing and lumbering are the dependent upon water transportation. Other industries such as wheat production‚ paper‚ and mining gained importance around the 1850’s. Around the first half of the 16th century these waters became of a greater importance as these coast were visited by the French and Portuguese. The second half of the century English fishermen established themselves through the development

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    EXPANSION IN THE 1840’S AND 1850’S 1. As our nation expanded from 1845-1860 political leaders could not solve‚ evade or escape the question as to whether or not to allow the expansion of slavery into the territories. MANIFEST DESTINY- had overtaken American justification for expansion- The US had the right and the obligation to expand to the Pacific. 1846- Americans fought an 18 month war against Mexico that resulted in the acquisition of more than half of Mexico--- one third of the current

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    The American economy has boosted‚ in such a way where positive and negative impacts can reflect on how the society is handled and seen as. New political ideas and inventions come to place‚ and our economy starts to shift and handle bigger changes. As a result‚ America used and developed new customs to help progress and grow to our necessities. One of the greatest impacts of technological inventions was the railroad. Railroads were the nation’s first “big business” and was a source

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    From 1825 to 1850‚ reform movements in the U.S sought to expand democratic ideals by Religion‚ morals‚ women’s rights and abolitionism‚ which in the main part worked. However‚ Nativism did not support the idea of democratic ideals‚ and some didn’t support the reforms. Morals were used to expand democratic ideals by reform movements. Document A‚ according to the Fourth Annual Report which was influenced by the second great awakening claims that prisons should be reformed. If it is‚ this would be

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    Political Views in Russia Russia from 1850 to 1917 was littered with numerous political views that ranged across the whole political spectrum. The vast bulk of Russians in the 19th century were extremely poor; a few were extremely rich. The educated middle class were small in number and invariably outside of politics. Though small in number‚ the middle class did have one great advantage – it was an educated class and many in the middle class saw that Russia could not carry on as it was before Alexander

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    There was dramatic change in America from 1850 to 1900. Before there were Progressives there were Populists. The Populist tried to bring to light the issues facing our country. They attempted to do this by gaining control of the governing body and have a President elected. The Progressives would succeed where they had not. Progressives were not the people of big business‚ they were the common people. Urban‚ Northeastern‚ educated‚ middle-class men and women that come together under an ideal of change

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