African Americans fought for their freedom at every opportunity during the hundreds of years of enslavement. They fought by running away and seeking freedom in northern territories and they fought for their freedom during the War for Independence. But no time in history was the fight more organized‚ more determined‚ and more sacrificial than their fight for freedom during and after the Civil War. Since the time of the Declaration of Independence when African Americans realized that
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The American Civil War occurred in a time when weapons and tactics revolutionarily changed and evolved the way wars were fought. From traditional lines like those seen in the 18th century and prior‚ to a more modern way of fighting like using trenches and using cover to protect yourself. Changing the psychology of war‚ seen in Sherman’s march‚ and also in the battle of Cold harbor and creating new weapons used like the Gatling-gun and ironclad ships. Before the Civil War‚ infantry soldiers typically
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focused and on track. Also I think discussing the documents at the end helped to tie together the purpose of the lesson‚ which was to attempt to determine who fired the first shot of the revolutionary war. I also thought I did a pretty good job at facilitating the discussion. I was disappointed when more students did not participate. If I were to teach this lesson again I would try to get
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Previously in the American civil war had fought over the right to own slaves and in 1863 Abraham Lincoln Proclamation had promised freedom. Although around about 100 years later segregation was everywhere. The Ku Klux Klan which is an organisation which was founded in Pulaski‚ Tennessee in 1866 to stop Reconstruction and intimidate African Americans. Through this wicked organisation‚ fear‚ brutality and murder this specific group reforms local governments and restore white supremacy. At the end
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rationalism that threatened traditional beliefs. This movement encouraged people to search for salvation through faith and good works. The Second Great Awakening affected many people especially‚ White women‚ African Americans‚ and Native Americans but not White men. The Second Great did not affect White men as much as others. Most men moved far out west and were too busy working the land to be concerned with religion. Men were not really looking for new religion but they were
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began to modernize and Pyongyang became the capital (center of attraction) of Korea. 35 years later‚ in 1945‚ the Cold War and 38th parallel divided the Korean people into North and South Korea. While the North had a more dictatorship structure‚ the South strived for a democratic system‚ which clashed.
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How did the Industrial Revolution Change the American Economy Before the Industrial Revolution‚ the American economy was built on cotton plantations‚ hand-woven textiles‚ farming‚ fishing‚ and trade. Products were made by hand on farms and in homes. The Industrial Revolution changed how goods were produced which had a major impact on the American Economy both positively and negatively. The invention of machines‚ water power‚ and steam engines‚ for example‚ led to materials being produced more
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protested and did what they needed to do to get the slaves their equal rights. "As early as the 17th century‚ a set of rules was in effect in Virginia and elsewhere"(britannica.com). One code was they had no legal rights in court‚ and considered inadmissible in all courts. They were not allowed to own property‚ or run away from their master‚ no firearms‚ not allowed to read or write‚ and not permitted to marry. The laws were very strict in nature‚ and relentless. The free blacks did not have the
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towards the topic of slavery because of the Revolutionary War‚ especially in the North. It inspired a spirit of liberty and an appreciation of the work of the work of all black soldiers (slaves). Some of the Northern legislatures adopted laws during the late 1700s that provided for the end of slavery immediately or gradually. The census of 1790 revealed that the nation had about 59‚000 free blacks and this included 27‚000 from the North. After the Revolutionary War‚ a lot of the free blacks were able to
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The Columbian Exchange altered the political and economic of Indians negatively and successfully through the population decrease‚ alliances with Europeans‚ and wars with Europeans. The population of Indians in the New World greatly altered the political and economic society there. After 1492‚ 90% of all Indians had died due to disease from the Europeans‚ greatly weakening the power and supremacy of certain Indian tribes. Tribes like the Inca‚ Maya‚ and Aztec were all some of the strongest tribes
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