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    Independence‚ 1873. We‚ therefore‚ the producers of the state in our several countries assembled…do solemnly declare that we will use all lawful and peaceable means to free ourselves from tyranny of monopoly‚ and that we will never cease our efforts for reform until every department of our Government gives token that the reign of licentious extravagance is over‚ and something of the purity‚ honesty‚ and frugality with which our father inaugurated it‚ has taken its place. That to this end we herby declare

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    During this time progressives found new modern ways to do things that would take over the old traditions. Civil Rights and Protests The civil rights started in 1955 and ended around 1968. This started because African Americans wanted more equal rights‚ Martin Luther

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    1. Who was Richard Hofstadter? When and why did he write the essays in The American Political Tradition? Was he well qualified to do so? Explain. a. Richard started writing The American Political Tradition in 1943‚ finished in 1947‚ and published in 1948. In the essay‚ he “made a number of interpretive and critical comments on certain political figures on whom he had done some special work or who particularly captured his interest.” However‚ the original title of his essay was Men and Ideas

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    Walter Trattner‚ in his From Poor Law to Welfare State‚ does a remarkable job of overviewing the major points of early American history‚ particularly the aspects of history that relate to social welfare. However‚ Trattner fails to acknowledge that the groups of people most remembered by history are not necessarily representative of the larger population. History is quick to remember virtuous individuals‚ especially if such individuals are wealthy and socially esteemed. Nancy Isenberg argues in White

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    Progressive Era‚ Industrial City The employers of the industrial city took advantage of the growth of population‚ and exploited the migration of immigrants moving to the cities looking for work‚ along with the fact that there were no regulations to keep the businesses in check at the same time the growth of the city was so fast and the lack of education on sanitation‚ life for the immigrant was dirty and difficult. For example; in New York City 1870-1920‚ population grew from 942‚292 to 5‚620‚040

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    In the nineteenth century great advances were made toward industrializing america‚ but american freedoms were sacrificed in the process. Going into the twentieth century many changes were made to change the cultural norms of the previous century. The labor and women’s movement challenged the nineteenth centuries meaning of american freedom by showing the people that not everyone was being protected and accurately represented in america. The labor movement began because of many different outcomes

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    thought to be the perfect size for children with small hands and fingers. Unfortunately‚ hands and feet would get caught‚ and children were easily injured. The environment in the factory was unhealthy; sickness from fumes was a norm. Grace Abbot‚ a Progressive Era reformer‚ attempted to pass the first child labor law in 1917 (“Children” 1). Congress struck down this legislation‚

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    Progressive Era through the Great Depression Lacinda Adams Contemporary U.S. History‚ Strayer University Prof. Jahangir Salehi November 10‚ 2012 Progressive Era through the Great Depression There were many key historical turning points in the period of Progressive Era through the Great Depression. With the turn of the twentieth century Progressivism began with a specific agenda which was to clean up the nation’s cities. Social and political movement grew from this era‚ including reforms

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    Assignment 2 The Progressive Era through the Great Depression Jessica Archiquette Instructor: Dr. Stuart Collins HIS 105 11 November 2012 Like the earthquake ripples‚ which can be felt hundreds of miles away‚ events in our American history can have lasting effecting that springs to life yet again a new generation. What one Era or generation leaves behind the next must clean up and attempt to rebuild. An example of this would be the Progressive Era leading into the Great Depression. The

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    The progressive reform movements were important on American society before and during WW1. There progressive’s main points were business regulation‚ the end of laissez faire‚ consumer protection‚ labor protection‚ and election reforms. They accomplish many of their goals all the way to WW1. The progressives were very successful with business regulation‚ consumer protection‚ and government reforms. Business regulation was a major component to the progressive movement. During the progressive era

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