DBQ John Brown is the man who stirred up America for standing up for the most controversial flaw of American history: slavery. The opinions of the North and South regarding John Brown and his intense actions tremendously changed after 1859. Prior to the invasion of the federal armory at the Harper’s Ferry in Virginia‚ Brown had little reputation among the North and the South. John Brown’s actions were regarded as extreme in the years before the American Civil War and they served as a reflection
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President Lincoln supported emancipation as a critical component of the war. Specifically‚ his view on abolition of slavery changed from being a war measure towards a war aim. The emancipation of slavery was the forefront issue of the Civil War. Consequently‚ Lincoln viewed emancipation as a secondary issue aim to preserving the Union. As a war measure‚ emancipation was effective in politically destabilizing the confederacy‚ by taking away Southern support from Europe. Furthermore‚ encouraging a
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AP US History Mrs. Norris 6th hour Sample DBQ Response to demonstrate document integration Prompt The 1920s were a period of tension between new and changing attitudes on the one hand and traditional values and nostalgia on the other. What led to the tension between old and new AND in what ways was the tension manifested The firestorm of the Great War revealed an American society rife with conflict and opposing values. Americans reacted to the legacy of the war with new political doctrines‚ contentious
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Tyler Phan Ms. Trevino World History Honors Period 3 February 24‚ 2015 Aztec DBQ What would one leave behind if one were to be remembered by this said thing? The Aztecs left behind their greatest accomplishments‚ and destroyed what can be seen as their weaknesses. The history of the Aztec civilization is still unclear due to many found biased sources. Some sources with Aztec bias and some others with Conquistador bias. What is known‚ however‚ is that the Aztecs were a civilization in Tenochtitlan
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DBQ 1985 The colonists were living in a brand new country that had no track record. Considering that the articles of confederation had no precedent to follow‚ and no other government to imitate; the articles were fairly good. However‚ the Articles of Confederation could have been more effective than they were. Effective does not necessarily mean that the government was strong. It does mean that the government was able to provide the people with the kind of government they wanted and
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AP World History DBQ Catherine Phamduy 3/18/12 Western Imperialism As the human population grew in numbers‚ the world became smaller‚ leading to imperialism‚ and as a result‚ a rise in racial superiority‚ native culture intrusions‚ and the expansion of many different colonies. Additional documents that would further support this statement are the informal letters written by leaders addressed to one another. Also important is hearing the voices of the natives whose lands were taken. It would be
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DBQ: How Did the Constitution Guard Against Tyranny? Americans desperately fought against tyranny with the best weapon they had‚ the Constitution. During the colonial times‚ King George III demanded many things from the colonists that were living in the Americas. This was caused by the aftermath of the French and Indian War. This caused increasing debts for the King and England; therefore the King was forced to raise the taxes of America and England. This increase in tax made the Americans angry
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Urbanization DBQ Throughout the history of America‚ urban cities have grown throughout the country and have influenced virtually every economic‚ social‚ and cultural movement between the Civil War and WWI. During the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era‚ which‚ combined‚ lasted from the 1880s to the 1920s‚ there was a large influx of immigration and urbanization which drastically changed the country. However‚ there are certain factors that caused this monumental growth in our country. This rapid growth
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From 1830 to 1848‚ there were six revolutions that happened in the Italian States‚ the Austrian Empire‚ the German States‚ Belgium‚ and France that attempted to make the governments more liberal and (in some cases) nationalistic. Despite the fact that many of these revolutions were repressed by the government‚ and not many clear short-term successes occurred due to them‚ it can be debated that the liberal revolutions of 1830 & 1848 were successful. Successful meaning that they spread the ideas of
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Kibby 1 Pierce Kibby Thursday‚ February 28‚ 2013 Expansionism DBQ APUSH Expansionism Throughout American history‚ growth has always been present in industry‚ economics‚ technology and many other fronts. This of course began when the first European settlers of America came from England. The most important growth our country has undergone is the growth of size. Starting at a few settlements and evolving into a world power in just a few hundred years illustrates the rate at which
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