Carol simmons HIS 105- Contemporary US History Industrialization after the Civil War 8/03/2014 After the Civil War‚ the United States became much more industrialized society. Between 1865 and 1920‚ industrialization improved American life in many ways‚ transforming it into a modern industrial society but also created problems for the American people. Three major improvements that contributed to the United States economy were the railroads‚ factories and immigration. Railroads during
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Despite the fact that the Civil War resolved the issue of slavery‚ racism after the war was still rampant and vicious in various parts of the country. Not only did African Americans experience this mistreatment‚ but immigrants as well. The popular notion of Scientific racism encouraged the subjugation of non European people all over the country. Although there was racism in the North and out West after the Civil War‚ nothing compared to the institutionalized racism in the South against African Americans
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MSS220 US Economy After the Civil War The north and the south both experienced a slight struggle after the Civil War concerning agriculture‚ commerce and the state of the economy. A southern newspaper out of Augustus County‚ The Staunton Spectator‚ offered several articles that gave insight as to what the conditions were like after the war had ended. One article‚ “Grape Culture” explained the possible profit one could obtain by adding grapes to their normal crops. Grapes were extremely expensive
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2015 Changes after the American Revolution (Outline) Introduction What is American Revolution?: The American Revolution is a political revolution between 1765 to 1783 which separated British colonies in America from Great Britain and led the newly independent nation to be the United States of America. (American) Thesis: The American Revolution has made much change in new nation‚ particularly in politics and society. After gaining independence from the British government‚ American political leaders
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1. Why did the use of child labor increase after the Civil War? After the Civil war demand for labor grew because the availability of natural resources‚ new inventions‚ and a receptive market. Children were sent to work to help support their families since the factory wages for their parents were low. 2. Why did many oppose the use of children as factory workers? Many opposed child labor since the long hours of work deprived the children of the opportunity to go to school. Also‚
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to compare the two essays in the Cobbs book but rather focus on Michael F. Holt’s article titled The Political Divisions That Contributed to Civil War. In this essay I will examine the arguments that the author makes‚ his viewpoints‚ and the causes of the civil war. Then I will explain why I agree with those arguments. It is the author’s essential point that a strong democracy requires political parties that compete on a somewhat equal basis‚ inspire widespread party loyalty and‚ in essence‚ control
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Reconstruction Essay: Death to Reconstruction! A war took place in the North and in the South. The Civil War was fought for the abolishment of slavery in the south. After the war‚ the rest of the country needed to restore as a unified government. This was called Reconstruction. The north liked the idea of abolishing slavery while the south objected the abolishment. North or South: Who killed Reconstruction? The North and the South both killed Reconstruction for two different reasons: 1)In the South
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The Civil War‚ a battle between the United States and Confederate states over the issues and disagreements of slavery‚ served as a major part of our racial system in America and what started the period of Reconstruction. The war began in April 1861 after years of tension between the Northern and Southern states over slavery. It lasted for four years and ultimately ended with Confederate General Robert E. Lee in 1865. The Union won‚ which would end slavery and reunite the nation under a singular government
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at 30‚000‚000; the population of African Americans at as many as 8‚000‚000. At the close of the war at least 90 per cent of the Black population was concentrated in the South. The vast majority of the White population was in the urban centers of the North. We actually outnumbered White inhabitants of the
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After the Civil War many people became rich. The wealth of people was shown quite clearly. The rich would try to present their earnings in the most obvious ways. However‚ not everyone can be rich. There were many poor people in poverty. Race‚ gender‚ religion‚ or even politics of the people did not matter. Many people were in deep poverty and it‚ like the rich and their expensive accessories‚ showed. It showed by the way they lived. The community was unsanitary and so were the people. Many diseases
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