Prompt: What were the long-term economic‚ social‚ and political effects of Reconstruction? The United States was challenged with many issues after the Civil War like crop lien work contracts‚ segregation‚ and unresolved problems with the seceded states. This period was called Reconstruction. After the Civil War‚ African Americans were free but with no place to live in or to work at‚ they settled with their former ‘masters’. African Americans were technically free‚ but no one wanted to hire a colored
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years and then ask them‚ “Who was the first president of the United States?” They may give you a peculiar look as most Americans would instantly tell you it was American Founding Father‚ George Washington. While this has always been the basic idea we have lived off of‚ it is nothing but a myth. The actual first president of the United States was John Hanson from Maryland as he was elected by a group of men including George Washington to be the first president of Congress. While many still consider Washington
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Five economic problems and five social problems of the philippines? social: 1. lack of individualism. don’t need to abandon social structures totally. 2. colonial mentality. royalty‚ status symbols‚ subservience 3. western influence. don’ love their own 4. parinig system 5. authoritarian economic: 1. leaders are mostly landowners who don’t know how to make a profit 2. consumers are lured by too many commercial establishments like KFC‚ McDo‚ Jollibee‚ Levis‚ etc. even those who cannot really
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Andrew Jackson was a war hero and a very controversial president of the United States from 1828 to 1836. The American people loved Jackson because of his war efforts during the Battle of New Orleans and the Seminole Wars. Before he was president‚ he had a troubled childhood and later on was involved in the first divorce in Kentucky. He did have many questionable moves‚ such as the spoils system‚ the nullification in South Carolina‚ attempting to remove the national bank‚ the Indian Removal Act‚ ignoring
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The President‚ Supreme Court and Congress: An Abuse of Power? Preserving life‚ liberty and the pursuit of happiness has been atop all priorities of the United states of America (United States Constitution‚ 1776). To maintain this mission‚ a framework for the organization of the United States Government and it’s relationship to the people was developed. This creation has become the supreme law of the United States. It is known as the Constitution (United States Constitution‚ 1776). This oldest written
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Plan of Investigation The United States Constitution was America’s plan to maintain a more seamless union. Written in the Constitution are the six basic principles. This investigation will attempt to answer the question: In what ways are the six basic principles embedded in the United States Constitution? One issue I will be addressing is the significance and history behind the Constitution. Another issue that will be observed is the meaning of the six basic principles. This investigation will
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Capitalism The definition of Capitalism is-an economic system in which investment in and ownership of production‚ distribution‚ and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations. To a recent study conducted by BBC‚ only 11 percent people surveyed in 27 countries were in favor of capitalism. From USA‚ a well-known capitalist economy‚ only 25 percent were in favor of it. Capitalism is the social system which now exists in all countries of the world. Under
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peers. It occurs in different ways like online‚ physical‚ or verbal (“Bullying”).” Bullying has grown a lot because of social media and targets many people who have differences like race‚ ethnicity‚ disabilities‚ and many more. However‚ most do not realize the outcomes that can result from
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directly appealling to the American people‚ this speech saved Nixon’s political career‚ delivered a hard (and some would say low) blow back on his political opponents (especially Dwight Eisenhower‚ the Republican nominee for the presidency‚ whom Nixon was running with in 1952)‚ and seriously embarrassed his wife. Possible subtopics: • Richard Nixon’s early political career • Nixon’s relationship with Eisenhower • American political parties • Presidential elections and campaigning • Campaign
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The Hippie Movement So what did these crazy hippies do for us? They were Civil Rights activists‚ and their motto was peace and love. What exactly is wrong with that? Take Woodstock for example‚ when in recent times has there been a group or a half a million people in one place for three days and have no violence at all it hasn’t happened‚ all they did was smoke pot have sex and listen to rock n roll and blues music. According to Adam Huber most of the hippies are in their youth between the ages
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