The United States Constitution‚ the first constitution of its kind‚ was ratified on September 17‚ 1787‚ at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. The Constitution gave Congress the power to tax and raise an army. The American federal government was established‚ and certain citizens’ rights were guaranteed‚ but implications within the document itself garnered hefty resistance. People claimed the Constitution would frame a successful government that the Articles of Confederation failed to do
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Wars have occurred for various different reasons all around the world‚ each nation involved using their best means of defensive and offensive attacks. Weaponry has been updated as time went on‚ leading us from arrows and bows to powerful guns. In the 1940s during World War II‚ however‚ one weapon in particular left a huge impact. The United States’ decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II was not justified due to the fact that it was ethically wrong‚ an excessive
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Makenzie Wood 12/14/13 5th hour Cricket and Politics In South Asia‚ cricket was a new found religion for the people of India. India’s win in the World Cup in 1983 was a defining moment‚ cricket was at an all time high‚ with the media and Bollywood as well. Between 1880 and 2005 cricket effected politics by bridging religious tensions‚ a way to express nationalism and a way of unifying people of different groups together. Cricket was a unique game that brought people together. Documents 1‚2‚3‚4
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public image of labor unions. The purpose of Document 5 is to tell the public who died during the Homestead Strike. The point of view in Document 6 is from the Supreme Court and their decision about interstate commerce. The intended audience of Document 7 are the people who are interested in helping workers and labor unions. Workers were going through tough times during the Gilded Age with low wages‚ long hours‚ and poor working conditions. The workers looked to strikes and labor unions to improve their
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Can you imagine staring at a screen for four years? The average human will spend four years total staring at their phone‚ if not more (Doc 7). With the technological advancements our world grew to‚ our people followed in the growth. By doing so‚ our human emotions are being replaced with “like” and “dislike” buttons‚ and our brains only want to learn something if it’s within the first three links in a Google search engine. Students and parents should limit their use of cell phones because they isolate
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In the 18th to 19th century‚ during the Industrial Revolution‚ gender equality rights were harsh making it difficult to work in the textile mills. Factories required Women and young children to take on the roles as mill workers to help the families to survive. While men were out in the fields working‚ women worked harder in the factories making much less than the men. Women worked longer days‚ starting from before sunrise to past sundown then most men. In addition‚ women worked in factories with
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DBQ With the era of American Reconstruction in America during the mid to late 1800’s came a sense of opportunity and hope for its people. America was on the move as nation‚ railroads being built faster than ever and the freedmen looking to find their niche in society. Although in the beginning the government provided support for these new citizens‚ efforts toward reconstruction faded as the years passed. Those efforts faded to a point where they were all but nonexistent‚ and with the unwritten Compromise
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Trade as well as religion has always been a part of world history. However when you put the two side by side‚ it is often questioned whether trade is encouraged or advocated in a specific religion or not. Within the time period of 600 CE to about 1500‚Islam and Christianity were able to be the world’s dominant religions. As both religions rose to power they began to develop their own attitudes towards merchants and trade itself. The two religions differ in their initial attitudes towards trade and
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Industrialization DBQ Q: Identify the issues raised by the growth of Manchester and analyze the various reactions to those issues over the course of the nineteenth century. __________________________________________________ The spread of industrialization rapidly altered and changed the city of Manchester during the nineteenth century. Of course there were positive effects that stemmed from this‚ but negative effects due to the growth of industrialization outnumbered the
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is only local. It continues to say that the church “often used its power to influence kings to do as it wanted‚” and that the church (not the government) was the “single‚ largest unifying structure in medieval Europe.” Lastly‚ according to Document 7‚ when new cities began to develop‚ people began to “abandon their old roles of military headquarters and administrative centers.” While this happened‚ the church continued its reign as most powerful structure since the people continued to build churches
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