accomplished more than anyone could have imagined. Following the civil war‚ the Union appointed Republican governments in the former Confederate states. These governments did much more than restore the states to their former glory: they instilled their values in the laws. The states’ laws were more pluralistic than ever‚ and quality of life for African Americans was greatly improved. The Republican governments gave the freed African Americans many new rights in states and nationally. One of the most important
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The American Civil War began April 12‚ 1861‚ and did not end until a gruesome four years later‚ on May 9‚ 1865. This war divided America into two groups: the Union and the Confederacy. During this time period‚ many new concepts and ideas from both sides were thought of and brought to life. Some examples of these new concepts were in an area such as naval and ground warfare‚ medicine‚ weaponry‚ transportation‚ and photography. Technology played a very important role in the American Civil War‚ shaping
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immigration throughout the latter half of the 1800s and the early years of the 1900s maintained the color line between northern industry and southern agriculture. The north’s demand for labor was continually satisfied by the inflow of European immigrants‚ ensuing no need to invade the south’s supply of African American labor. However‚ in the years leading up to the first World War‚ immigration slowed down and was ultimately cut off once the war commenced. This abrupt plummet in the number of available immigrant
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THE WAR BETWEEN SOUTH AND WEST The middle of the XIX century was a period of worsening economic and political conflict of Northern and Southern States. For a long time two dissimilar type of economy existed and developed in the framework of a single state‚ of course‚ competing among them‚ but not bringing the situation to tensions. However‚ in this period it became increasingly clear the inevitability that contradictions of the two systems will turn in the armed struggle for power‚ for the victory
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2 G10 History Internal Assessment: “What were the consequences of Franco’s victory in the Spanish Civil War?” Word Count: 1936 Contents page Section Page A. Plan of investigation 3 B. Summary of evidence 3-4 C. Evaluation
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territories could circumvent the Dred Scott decision by not enacting the laws necessary for slavery. This was called the Answer Correct Answer: Freeport Doctrine. • Question 3 1 out of 1 points The Ostend Manifesto was an American statement that America should buy or seize Answer Correct Answer: Cuba. • Question 4 1 out of 1 points After secession began in 1860‚ the proposed constitutional amendment which would have guaranteed the future existence
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on the American territory or abroad‚ the major wars did not leave the black society without hope for freedom and more rights. Although initially the hopes were minor‚ and the thoughts of completely equal treatment were unrealistic‚ the black slaves and free black people recognized that political rhetoric could be used as a basis for their fight‚ and it has been used successfully through times‚ gradually leading to the abolition of slavery and emancipation of the black people. While the wars had different
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Religion and the American Civil War is a field of study which has received much attention in recent years. Previously considered a peripheral issue by most Civil War historians (erroneously so)‚ religion reemerged as a significant interpretive element of the Civil War experience with the publication of Religion and the American Civil War (1998)‚ a collection of essays edited by Randall M. Miller‚ Harry S. Stout and George Reagan Wilson. Well-known historians such as Eugene D. Genovese‚ Daniel W
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The compromises from 1846 to 1861 were‚ by their intentions‚ to postpone the struggle between the north and the south temporarily but not to solve it. The foundational problems‚ like the the slavery itself‚ the differences in social structure and economic system and the expansion of slavery‚ were left. The increasing struggle between the abolitionists and slave owners and between the newly formed Republican Party and the Democratic Party kept putting those questions in front of the US people. The
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African Americans have faced great difficulties in owning and having a voice and respect in the early years in the United States of America. For far too long‚ they have faced oppression by the whites. However‚ they no longer accepted the mistreatment and double standards they faced and took a stand and fought for they believed in. Even though African Americans did not have much rights as families‚ the fact that they stood up for themselves‚ to bring peace‚ honor‚ and freedom was enough so that they
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