Howard Zinn’s interesting interpretation on how the Homestead Act effected the west is a very compelling argument. He speaks from the people’s point of view and his controversial ideas‚ stemming from Marxism‚ seem to be supported in part by “An Indian’s View of Indian Affairs” where Chief Young Joseph illustrates the deception of the U.S. government in taking the lands of the Native American people. He talks about the friendships established in trust and the spoken treaties made between the Natives
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other homesteaders. Shane demonstrates he is a hero by fighting with Wilson to support Joe for his right to his land. Shane only challenges the rival because he instinctively shields others from danger. The archetype of a mentor‚ portrayed by Shane‚ acts like a parent‚ guides the student and gives advice. Shane is the patient teacher‚ who trains Bob to handle a gun‚ to ride "tall and straight" in the saddle and who advises him that fighting is not learned‚ it comes naturally. The significance of Shane’s
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To those back home‚ I send greetings‚ to momma‚ hoping that she gets better‚ shake papas hand for me and thank him for supporting my stand against slavery. It has been two years since this Civil War ended and it has been extremely hard to find a job. I traveled north to the factories‚ but they paid you awfully low wages‚ and I could not support myself on those wages. I then tried my hand at farming but farming it proved to be hard both physically and economically since buying land is so very expensive
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: Homestead lockout U.S. labour strike at Andrew Carnegie’s steelworks in Homestead‚ Pa.‚ in July 1892. When the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers went on strike following a wage cut‚ the company’s manager‚ Henry Clay Frick‚ hired strikebreakers‚ with Pinkerton Agency detectives to protect them. A gun battle resulted in which several people were killed and many injured; the governor sent state militiamen to support the company. The broken strike represented a major setback to the
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Battle of Shiloh 1862 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to explain the two day battle‚ which has become known as the Battle of Shiloh. It will show how the battle began and how it ended‚ as well as the commanders of the Union forces and the Confederate forces. It will show how this battle‚ up to this time became one of the bloodiest battles on both sides. Information was collected from two sources online and from a book that describes the battle. I was surprise to learn that if Gen
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finally arrived‚ President Lincoln has finally got the Homestead Act passed‚ and it will be great for this country that Congress is granting land owned by the federal government proving farmers with the opportunity to own land out west. We need to ensure our stockpile of gold reserve is on hand; because we don’t need any setbacks with the currency: we must have the ability to provide loans to these farmers and former freed slaves. (The Homestead was widely successful because it helped the west develop
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The Homestead Strike of 1892 By: Industrial Relations Homestead is located on the Monogahela River eight miles from Pittsburgh. In 1892 the town had a population of about 12‚000 people. In 1880 it had a population of about 600 people. The town evolved around the Carnegie mills. With out the steel mill the town would have little existence. The mill property covered 600 acres of the 600 acres 37 of that is covered with varies buildings. The mills facilities were lighted by electricity which
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Homestead Strike of 1892 The Carnegie Steel Company‚ owned by Andrew Carnegie‚ was highly profitable. In 1892‚ the company’s profits reached four and a half million‚ a new record. Carnegie’s company was the world’s largest manufacturing firm at the time. The Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers‚ founded in 1876‚ worked to gain better wages and work rules. Previously‚ the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers had been defeated at J. Edgar Thomson works in Braddock‚ in 1889
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the U.S. government should do more to help today’s Native American tribes solve problems like high unemployment‚ poverty‚ and alcoholism. Because 310 Indian reservations are where many of America’s poorest 1% live this explains the poverty of the reservations‚ people usually point to alcoholism‚ corruption or school-dropout rates‚ not to mention the long distances to jobs and the undeveloped land that doesn’t seem good for growing much. Prosperity is built on property rights‚ and reservations often
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Prabriti Tiwari 2IB Why had Prussia emerged as the leading German state by 1862? By the 18th century Prussia was one of the most ruling power in Europe along with other nations like Britain‚ Italy and Russia. Prussia had also expanded its area by invading some of the areas in Europe. Due to efficient rulers in Prussia in the past‚ Prussia had been winning most of the wars in Europe and had strong nationalism which helped them to form their own constitution. Now the question is how did Prussia
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