The American Industrial Revolution was a time period of rapid industrialization in the final part of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. Many things were invented in the Industrial Revolution including the automobile. The automobile changed American lives by improving life for a lot of people may it be less time to go to work or to get things transported faster. Many job opportunities were opened for Immigrants‚ and Middle/Lower Class Americans. Different resources were used to build
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War in Ohio Country no one could have predicted that the next two decades would bring such dramatic change to the Britain’s mainland. After France was removed from the North Americans it created a huge debt that Britain had to find means to pay back‚ which caused a major change for Britain after 1963. The American Revolution was precipitated‚ in part‚ by a series of laws passed between 1764 and 1774 that regulating trade and taxes. This legislation caused tensions between colonists and imperial officials
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The reconstruction era was going good until the North ended it. recent arrivals from the North‚ and scalawags were white Southerners who supported Reconstruction. The 13th‚ 14th‚ 15th amendment was to help African Americans and this dream come true. However‚ in the early 1870’s‚ the tide shifted. Southern states began to elect governments dedicated to whites-only rule. When Rutherford B. Hayes agreed to remove For a while‚ it seemed that the dream of federal soldiers‚ he was simply putting an end
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The civil rights movement for Mexican Americans was marked by efforts of many leaders‚ among whom were Representative Henry B. Gonzalez and activist Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales. Though the two were similar in their commitment to improving the lives of Mexican Americans‚ their approach to these shared goals ultimately had different ideologies and methods‚ often reflecting the broader diversity within civil rights activism. Their strategies and beliefs‚ while distinct‚ mirrored those of the Black civil
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1900 African- Americans owned only a small percent of land” (pg. 522). By 1940 only about three percent of blacks had voted. Which really isn’t that much of a vote. There were black’s experiences‚ black’s life in the South‚ “and in most disadvantaged rural southerners‚ black famers suffered the most from the region’s conditions (pg. 522)”. Not much has changed because blacks are still struggling to get respect‚ voting rights‚ and becoming their own. Then it led to African-Americans going to Kanas
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the American Revolution led to our independence from Britain. One of these events was the 1765 Stamp Act. Following the taxation of several imported British goods to the colonies‚ including sugar‚ The Stamp Act taxed the colonists on many paper goods‚ including documents‚ newspapers‚ and playing cards. Many colonists were upset with this new development as they were not represented in the British government‚ yet were paying taxes that the parliament and King George III had set. Nine American colonies
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Danielle Clark AP Government Civil Liberties & Civil Rights 1. The clause in the First Amendment of the US Constitution that prohibits the establishment of religion by Congress. 1. The Free Exercise Clause is the accompanying clause with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. 2. The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution is the part of the Bill of Rights which guards against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ along with requiring
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oppressed‚ whether it be based on their gender‚ race‚ sexuality‚ or another aspect. In the past‚ these groups pushed back and tried their best to gain the “freedom” the USA promised them‚ leading to multiple movements for rights. One of the most memorable ones would be the Civil Rights Movement. Another that can be thought of is the Women’s Suffrage Movement. While the people who rallied behind the cause and were leading the movement are thanked for their bravery and sacrifices‚ there are also the people
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Who was the most significant member if the civil rights movement‚ Martin Luther King or Malcolm X ? Martin Luther King and Malcolm X where two very different people‚ with very different views . But were both fighting for the same thing‚ civil rights. Martin Luther King was a civil rights activist‚ also a pacifist he strongly disagreed with any use of violence. Malcolm x on the other hand‚ believed in violence and criticised Martin luther king’s beliefs in non-violent protest‚ because he thought
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within the span of a month to get Birmingham desegregated‚ it is easy to see why the Birmingham Campaign is considered one of the most influential campaigns of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement‚ however‚ this is not the only reason for such. A little over a year after the end of the campaign‚ in July 2nd of 1964‚ the Civil Rights Act of 1964- the prohibition of discrimination based on age‚ gender‚ race‚ religion‚ or national origin- was signed into law by the 35th President of the United States‚ Lyondon
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