There were many events‚ people‚ and opinions that caused the U.S. Civil War in 1861. But the three biggest causes were states rights versus federal rights‚ the abolition movement‚ and the controversy of allowing slavery in the territories. Although these may appear to be vague‚ it was the events inside that made the difference. The South had a vested interest in not allowing the federal government to interfere with their state rights. The South claimed the federal government is prohibited by the
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Destiny helped shape the United States into the country it is today. In the Earlier 19th century‚ the idea of Manifest Destiny spread like wildfire throughout the young United Sates. It started in 1803‚ when Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase from the French. Soon after Lewis and Clark were sent to explore the west‚ and two years they came back with news of an amazing landscape. As John Sullivan later said‚ “We may confidently assume that our country is destined to be the great nation
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Tips for writing a “9” DBQ: 1. As you read the question‚ come up with at least three categories. Then try to fill in as much specific factual information that you can think of‚ and put this into the categories. It’s important to do this BEFORE you read the documents‚ so that you don’t forget them when you are analyzing the documents. 2. After you do this‚ and ONLY after‚ start reading the documents. When looking at the documents‚ be sure to look at who is the author/painter/political cartoonist/historian
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Progressive Movement DBQ The Progressive Era was a time of national reform in the sense of America was purging itself of corruption and evil. The time just prior to this reform was full of government corruption and national poverty. A small amount of people such as John D. Rockefeller‚ Andrew Carnegie‚ J.P. Morgan‚ and Cornelius Vanderbilt were extremely wealthy from their monopolies. However‚ the vast majority of Americans were lower class working families. During this time period there was
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Jason Stamper January 17‚ 2013 English 11 The American Dream has changed immensely the past 200 years. Whether it would be about race‚ religion‚ social class‚ etc. According to Bharati Mukeriee‚ he says that: "It is a stage for transformation." As years passed‚ immigrants have always wanted to live the "American Dream" and live a great life. In an excerpt from an interview with Bill Moyers‚ Mukeriee says: "What America offers me is romanticism and hope…I would choose to discard that part
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Russian Revolution DBQ: Despite the human cost‚ Russia progressed under Communism. Defend or refute. History: The Russian Revolution took place in 1917‚ with the disposition of the Czarist regime‚ and Nicholas II‚ and the ascension of the Bolsheviks and the provisional government. With the execution of the Romanov family in July 16‚ 1918‚ a new communist approach to government affairs took place‚ under leaders such as Kerensky and Lenin. Miron Dolot‚ Ukrainian author: Excerpt from Execution
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3 essays Doesn’t matter which essay you write first Label the essay so that a reader can figure out which one you are writing ½ or 50% of total test score and each essay is equally weighted Must not spent all of your time on one essay although the DBQ will take a little longer as you must read the documents Every single point count and even if you are running out of time you write whatever you can 3. Document Based Question Know the rubric Quickly tackle the documents to look for categories to form
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Industrial Revolution (DBQ) The Industrial Revolution had a positive and negative affect on the new world. Bringing many new inventions‚ factories‚ and transportation. The factories produced items faster and the new invention of ships and vehicles made trade move quicker and farther. Was this all a positive affect on the world? Some would argue that it was not. In document 1 we see an excerpt from an interview with a man (Joseph Hebergam) that worked in one of the various factories. Joseph
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DBQ Chapter 12 The role of Mongol dominance in the integration of Eurasia was an important role because of inventions‚ their ideas‚ and the politics. The inventions of the Mogols helped to turn them into a huge melting pot. In document 4 we learned of their invention of the passport. This allowed people to move to travel around the empire easier with less hassle. While they moved they carried their ideas and told other about them which cause that to spread causing many diverse ideas among the
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DBQ The heightened flux of the pound sterling‚ or the element known as silver between the 16th and 18th centuries caused social and commercial influences or effects in every region linked with trade by rising the unification of Europeans in the world trade‚ and at the same time creating prodigious economic opening and causing social division in China. The impact of the flow of silver around the world on Spain’s economy can best be depicted in documents two and six. In document two‚ Spanish scholar
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