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    of the confederate’s soldiers. In the beginning the kkk terrorized small towns where everyone knew each other .But as African-Americans started to spread throughout the united states and becoming serious roles in society like political leaders and religion leaders such as Malcolm X‚ Martin Luther king jr‚ Rose Park etc…the kkk stared to organizing political riots and massacres of entire black families. By the 1880s the KKK declined but raised again in the late 1990s ‚ when the burning cross appeared

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    The Reconstruction was a success in the terms of the abolishment of slavery; however‚ beyond 1877‚ the events that took place during the reconstruction did little to put the racial animosity at rest and did little for mending the hypocrisy of the nation. The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in 1865‚ but much of the events that took place during the Reconstruction took place to ensure that no freed slave would ever have to be put under those conditions again. The Radical Republicans fought

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    SLAVERY IN THE SOUTHERN COLONIES Slavery has had a big impact on the southern colonies. Between 1607-1775 slavery evolved in the British North American colonies due to economic factors-such as the slave trade‚ the use of cash crops‚ and the plantation system- Geographic factors-such as climate‚ diseases‚ and the Caribbean connection- and social factors-such as racism‚ bacons rebellion‚ and the headright system. Slavery definitely had some big economic factors influencing it. Slave trade was

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    After the victory of the union after the Civil War‚ many things had changed. The fact that the War was over was good news but it left the United States with a new set of problems that were no less challenging than the Civil War itself. The four most important challenges were how the south would rebuild its shattered society and economy after the damage inflicted by the four years of war?‚ What would be the place in that society of 4 million freed blacks and to what extent was the federal government

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    economics over centuries came from the ideas of four economists: Adam Smith‚ Thomas Malthus‚ David Ricardo‚ John Stuart Mill‚ Karl Marx‚ Alfred Marshall and John Maynard Keynes. These well respected economists help the theory of economics grow and become what it is today. Economics started with the ideas of Adam Smith. He is credited as the first true economist. He had never taught nor took a class in economics. In his book The Wealth of Nations Smith alludes to the idea that self interest motives allows

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    The period of Reconstruction began during the Civil War and ended in 1877. This era is known for the advancements made in favor of racial equality. These improvements included the fourteenth amendment (citizenship and equal protection under the law to blacks) and the fifteenth amendment (voting rights for blacks) of the Constitution. Yet‚ with the end of Reconstruction in 1877‚ the Republican Party lost control of the southern governments and the Democratic Party took over. This shift in power was

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    The Reconstruction period has been one of the most challenging and controversial periods of the United States history‚ which led to substantial changes in social‚ economical‚ and political aspects of life of the US citizens. It has influenced every stratum of society‚ but African Americans were the group that was affected the most. There were many issues and concerns that African Americans were facing after the Civil War. Under slavery‚ most blacks lived separated from their relatives‚ so being

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    Leaders of the French Revolution Made By: Abby Bour Table of Contents Louis XVI Maximillien Robespierre Napoleon Bonaparte Louis XVI Louis XVI Louis XVI was born on August 23‚ 1754 in Versailles‚ France. He was born to his mother‚ Princess Marie-Josephine‚ and his father‚ Louis‚ the Dauphin of France. He was born with the name of Louis-August‚ Duke of Berry. Louis-August was the oldest of seven children‚ but was the third son. When his father was 36‚ he died of Lung Tuberculosis

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    Tinsley Eng 151C-33 3/08/2013 Southern Gothic Fiction is a genre of literature unique to the American south. Major influences of the genre itself were the culture‚ religion‚ and economic standing of the south at the beginning of the 20th century. Many who read southern gothic are transported into a grotesque fantasy world where ideas of death‚ good versus bad‚ and god are all prevalent. Many American authors were greatly influenced by the ideas of southern gothic literature such as “Harper

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    Following the Civil War‚ Radical Republicans in Congress held tight control of the fragile nation‚ forcing policies past a Southern Democratic President and into law. These Reconstruction programs had a few goals in mind‚ and many‚ especially the more moderate‚ Republicans focused primarily on restoring the Union. Additionally‚ radicals attempted to grant full civil liberties to former slaves. In general‚ all pursuing Reconstruction wished to reiterate the unity of the United States‚ and most‚ especially

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