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    When people hear Jason Aldean play the song “Fly Over States‚” they hear the words “Just a bunch of square cornfields and wheat farms” and “ Who’d want to live down there in the middle of nowhere?” There are many reasons why people would want to live in the middle of the United States where Nebraska is located. Arts and Culture‚ Recreation‚ and Agriculture are some of the many reasons why Nebraskans love to live in Nebraska. Nebraska has many opportunities for Arts and Culture. The Pinnacle Bank

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    In the Gilded Age of the United States‚ industrialism was running ramped in the laissez- faire economy. Land grant and loans to the railroads helped bind the country together with steel ribs‚ but the farmers and workers of America faced difficult changes. But railroads took advantage of these assistances and formed pools where they would share customers and profits‚ which were often excessive because of the high rates of service to farmers. Workers‚ men women and children‚ faced harsh working conditions

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    Chapter 1‚ "Columbus‚ the Indians‚ and Human Progress" covers early Native American civilization in North America and the Bahamas‚ the genocide and slavery committed by the crew of Christopher Columbus‚ and the violent colonization by early settlers. Topics include the Arawaks‚ Bartolomé de las Casas‚ the Aztecs‚ Hernando Cortes‚ Pizarro‚ Powhatan‚ the Pequot‚ the Narragansett‚ Metacom‚ King Philip’s War‚ and the Iroquois. Chapter 2‚ "Drawing the Color Line" addresses early slavery of African

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    HISTORY 2020 FIRST TAKE HOME EXAM You may use only class notes‚ your weekly outlines‚ and your text book. Nothing will be accepted from the Internet‚ or any other source. YOU MUST EMPHASIZE CLASS NOTES AND OUTLINES! You may use your book‚ but your answers will not be correct if you do not provide responses which reflect the class lectures/discussions. YOU MUST DO YOUR OWN WORK! You are not to discuss‚ or work on the exam‚ with anyone else. All writing must be your own. YOU WILL NOT SHARE

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    Bellamy represent a “literature of dissent and protest” that arose to challenge the orthodoxy and obedience Zinn believes was designed to “control” the American working class? 6 Compare and contrast Zinn’s and your textbook’s accounts of the Haymarket Square bombing in terms of causes and effects. 7 Zinn says that revolutionary movements at this time (1880s-1890s) were stimulated by “the recognition that day-to-day combat was not enough‚ that fundamental change was needed.” How do his accounts

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    Kevin Campusano Class Prof. 30 November 2014 The rise and fall of labor unions Labor union is an organized association of workers‚ in a trade or profession‚ formed to protect and further their rights and interests. During the industrial revolution in Europe there was a rise in new workers without representation in the workplace. In the 19th century the industrial revolution spread to the United States from Europe‚ this resulted in the economy shifting to manufacturing from agriculture as an economic

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    The Rise of Organized Labor 1700’s * Independent Craftsmen from guilds * 1776: Three important documents written that express man’s right to life‚ liberty‚ and equality * Wealth of Nations – Adam Smith [outlines capitalism] * Common Sense – Thomas Paine [democracy] * Declaration of Independence – Thomas Jefferson [out from Common Sense] * Our responsibility to do what is best for us‚ and we have the right to do whats best for us. * Closely tied to unionization

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    General Issues: As with most FRQs the biggest issues were typically – - lack of enough outside info - time management issues and lack of development‚ - failure to completely focus on the prompt and keeping your evidence in the context of developing a clear argument that clearly answers the question. 2006 B: For whom and to what extent was the American West a land of opportunity from 1865 to 1890? For Whom? Homesteaders via 1862 Homestead Act Farmers Miners and prospectors Loggers Buffalo

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    Labor were a complete failure. They didn’t encourage strikes‚ but rather promoted education‚ cooperation‚ and political. Their lack of organization ultimately doomed their existence and they lost the little bit of power they had after the 1886 Haymarket Riot • Gomper’s business-like mentality allowed for the American Federation of Labor to prosper. It’s focus on skilled workers made it more organized and successful than other labor organizations of the time period. • The AFL was not anti-capitalistic

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    The Labor Union Movement in America The roots of our country’s trade unions extend deep into the early history of America. Several of the Pilgrims arriving at Plymouth Rock in 1620 were working craftsmen. Captain John Smith‚ who led the ill-fated settlement in 1607 on Virginia’s James River‚ pleaded with his sponsors in London to send him more craftsmen and working people. Primitive unions‚ or guilds‚ of carpenters and cordwainers‚ cabinet makers and cobblers made their appearance‚ often temporary

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