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    There is no other way in describing stories about slavery‚ other than coming from a former slave himself. “The Experience of a Slave in South Carolina” is a book on the life of John Andrew Jackson‚ a former slave who escaped his plantation with plans that he made up as he went on. Jackson talks about the trials and difficulties he‚ his family‚ and other slaves went through while being on plantations in South Carolina. Jackson and others have been through it all‚ they have been whipped‚ almost whipped

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    The North and South of the U.S. were always very different. The North was materialistic‚ individualistic‚ and had great faith in progress‚ while the South was traditional and valued honor and family loyalty. Southerners relied on slavery and farming to support their economy‚ whereas the North relied on factories‚ which prospered quickly. Because the South was slower than the North in creating a “unified market economy and a regional transportation network”‚ they relied financially on the North. Slavery

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    major cities in the North. By 1860‚ the population stood at 23 million compared to the South’s nine million. By contrast‚ 80 percent of Southerners were employed in agriculture‚ compared to just 40 percent in the North. The South’s slave economy supported their agriculture. Towards the end of this period‚ only one-ninth of the United States’ industrial capacity was situated in the South. According to Towner (2011)‚ both

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    Identify the dominant international economic factors responsible for the North-South gap‚ then list one positive example and one negative example of how international organizations impact the gap. The North – South gap relates to the economic and social pattern differences of the economically developed countries‚ known as the North‚ and the less developed countries‚ called the South. The North and South represent two economic spheres that divide the world. Their economic circumstances range

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    culture of South America. Some might say Asia‚ more specifically the Koreas. With long history and beautiful art‚ the Koreans are a strong contender. The North unfortunately lost most of their culture while becoming communist‚ making the South the better of the two. Although North and South Korea were initially one country‚ when they split South Korea became the better country because its people kept rich culture that is present in all parts of life‚ people have strong family ties‚ and South Korea became

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    DBQ: Plantation Laborers vs. Industrial Workers Working and living conditions in the 1800s were bad for both plantation workers and factory workers had it particularly bad. Although there were many similarities in their lives‚ there were many differences as well. Nonetheless both jobs were very hard work. The lives of both groups were very much alike. Both worked long hard hours and did hard physical labor. The working conditions were harsh and unsafe in factories and on plantations. Solomon Northrup

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    Colonies had been divided into the North and South. Even though both the North and South were experiencing and working on becoming independent from outside influences like the British‚ there were changes that not both were existing in their colonies but there were some changes that were occurring in both. For example‚ economics‚ religion‚ government‚ and politics shared some similarities but also some differences did occur as well. Economically the North and the South were similar in a few ways. “Squatting

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    The North and the South grew different way in Civil war. In the South‚ there were mostly farmers. There weren’t many skilled workers that why manufacturing was not much. But in the North there were a lot of manufacturing and wealthy people‚ they had a lot of skilled workers. During the Civil War‚ there were some advantages and disadvantages between South and North. Few advantages in the South were able to fight on it large homeland‚ they had best military leaders‚ they encouraged young males to

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    North and South Before war between the two territories‚ the North and the South of America‚ there were many more differences other than having different views on slavery‚ the two sides have different ways of life‚ economy‚ and beliefs. But you may be surprised by how similar the North and South are. There are some similarities between the two sides‚ the Northern and Southern parts of America. Both a part of the United States Of America‚ they also are immigrants first originating from Europe. Both

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    The novel North and South by John Jakes is a near-heartbreaking tale that illustrates the tensions amounting between the Northern and Southern states of the United States of the America from a new perspective –– a personal one. The two protagonists of the story are George Hazard of Pennsylvania and Orry Main of South Carolina‚ who became best friends with an unbreakable bond which they established during their attendance in the United States Military Academy at West Point. Their relationship extends

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