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    Chinese Exclusion Act‚ expanded ten years later by the Geary Act. The Chinese Exclusion Act replaced the Burlingame Treaty ratified in 1868‚ which encouraged Chinese immigration‚ provided that "citizens of the United States in China of every religious persuasion and Chinese subjects in the United States shall enjoy entire liberty of conscience and shall be exempt from all disability or persecution on account of their religious faith or worship in either country" and granted certain privileges to citizens

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    Worksheet Answer the following questions in 100 to 250 words each. Provide citations for all the sources you use. Throughout most of U.S. history‚ in most locations‚ what race has been in the majority? What is the common ancestral background of most members of this group? I think that the majority race has been the white race throughout most of U.S. history. They were the majority race that chose to settle in the U.S. and capitalize here. The common ancestral background of most members in this

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    surrender | plans for Reconstruction were taken over by Vice President Andrew Johnson‚ who became president after Lincoln’s death | President Andrew Johnson |  his own presidential reconstruction |  the congress refused to seat legislators from those states and advanced legislation to overrule the Southern actions |  When he persisted in trying to dismiss Secretary of War Edwin Stanton‚ he was impeached by the House of Representatives‚ and narrowly avoided conviction in the Senate and removal from office

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    Outline 2 Intro | Throughout the 17th and 18th century‚ life in the newly created colonies in the new world flourished. These colonies were divided between the north and the south‚ and life was very different. People say that life could have been more similar than different‚ however studies show that these two colonies were very much different. | Body 1Northern Colonies | - Family farms- Slaves but not a lot- For better life/rights- More women and kids- Higher life expectancy- White major population-

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    New Era of Transportation Today In the United States‚ a new era of “taxi” like transportation is rapidly approaching. With the help of smart phones‚ mobile apps have created a new way of getting around. The new trend of transportation goes under the pseudo name of “ride sharing”‚ the question is‚ will the yellow cab cease to exist? In Malcolm Gladwell’s book the The Tipping point he discusses trends similar to that of “ride-sharing” and how they became to be popular. Companies such as Lyft‚ Sidecar

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    History marks 1619 as the beginning of slavery in the US when some Dutch traders brought around 19 Africans from a captured Spanish ship. On January 1st‚ 1863‚ President Abraham Lincoln decreed the freedom of all slaves‚ which was later reflected in the 13th Amendment of the constitution of the US. During the period of slavery‚ hundreds of thousands of black people were sold‚ and purchased just like any other goods in the market. It is almost unbelievable‚ and unimaginable how people were deprived

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    The African-American Journey The history of African Americans is‚ to a significant degree‚ the history of the United States. Black people accompanied the first explorers‚ and a black man was among the first to die in the American Revolution. The United States‚ with more than 38 million Blacks‚ has the eighth-largest Black population in the world. Despite the large number‚ Blacks in this country have had almost no role in major national and political decisions and have been allowed only a peripheral

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    After the creation of the United States Constitution‚ the major rules and regulation that now defend the rights of the people and the land have perpetually changed. The major changes to the laws that are provided for the people and their government have occurred in hopes to be fair and just. Unfortunately‚ there are at least two sides to each argument that debate the civility of the laws. One side may say that changing the given law will benefit the people‚ while the other side may believe that it

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    The United States Democratic Party History The Democratic Party is one of the oldest and biggest party in the United States. The other one is the Republican Party. Every four years the party holds a National Convention where they pick one from their party to be the next candidate for the presidency. The last Convention took place in Charlotte‚ North Carolina in 2012 where Barack Obama was nominated for President and Joe Biden was nominated for Vice President‚ and as we all know that turned out

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    A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn Howard Zinn’s retelling of America’s past  shocks audiences with it stark honesty and brutality. Heroes that have been idolized for hundreds of years are ripped from their pedestals and the audience sees revolutionary events from the eyes of the ignored and voiceless. Columbus‚ the sinless hero that is credited for the discovery of the new world‚ is publicized as a heartless‚ conscienceless‚ executioner who maliciously annihilated native ame

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