xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Period 1 15 April‚ 2013 Mrs. Nelson Civil Rights Take Home DBQ In the years before the 60’s‚ the African Americans living all over the country were treated as less than every white person because of their skin color and their historical background of slavery and servitude. During the era of the 1960’s‚ the African Americans and part of the white community fought for equal civil rights. Average Americans‚ Black and White‚ stood up against the opposing population to voice their
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Chapter 10 DBQ The ratification of the constitution in 1788 did not end the debate over the nature and functions of the government. Majors concerns arose from the ratification mainly involving too much federal power and not enough rights for African Americans. Though the constitution had many critics‚ I believe that constitution was fundamentally sound but just in need of minor adjustments. In the constitution slaves were given freedom‚ they just needed citizenship rights. Another reason is
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The Civil War and the period of Reconstruction brought great social‚ political‚ and economic changes to American society. The Ku Klux Klan‚ the black codes‚ and tenant farming all effected the United States in different ways. The effects of these changes continued into the 20th century. After the Civil War‚ Lincoln’s main goal was to heal the United States. Our country went through a very long and difficult war for four years. The tension was high between the North and the South now more then
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Once the Civil War ended people suffered from many problems. The war caused many problems in which they needed Reconstruction. Reconstruction was used to fix all the problems that were caused by the Civil War. During Reconstruction‚ which occurred from 1865 to 1877 many people’s lives were impacted during this era‚ especially African Americans because everyone was having to deal with the issues such as political‚ economic‚ and social. The political viewpoint was that the African Americans should
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Jimmy Herrmann APUSH DBQ Essay Mrs. Rudolph The immediate years after the Civil War‚ 1860-1877‚ saw the United States through a revolution. Reform movements and changing states of mind among the American people contributed to the revolution with regards to constitutional and social aspects of life at that time. The passage of Civil Rights Legislation such as the 13th‚ 14th‚ and 15th amendments; and‚ ironically‚ the KKK and other social events helped with the reform. Alone these things couldn’t
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Carson Mayes DBQ APUSH During the election of 1800‚ Jefferson ran for the Democratic-Republic party. His philosophy on government had always been to have a strict interpretation of the Constitution along with the strong belief in state rights over a strong central government that his opposing Federalist party wanted. His beliefs on a frugal and limited government‚ reduced army and navy‚ and the repeal of taxes were all issues that helped maintain his philosophy of government as well as
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Ansley Walker DBQ Byrd The period of the Civil War and Reconstruction‚ lasting from 1860-1877‚ the nation underwent a multitude of powerful changes‚ physically and emotionally. A school of thought today exists that‚ “The North won the war‚ bur the South won reconstruction.” What does this mean exactly? When the Union defeated the Confederacy‚ Northerners‚ freemen‚ and existing slaves imagined a political and social revolution in which their dreams of abolition and government power would manifest
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DBQ Reconstruction had a large impact on African Americans. It was a gateway period for African Americans into American society as equals. Many changes were made that helped them gain rights and acceptance‚ but it wasn’t an easy change. In the early years of reconstruction‚ black codes restricted African Americans greatly (Document D)‚ but as reconstruction went on‚ various acts were passed to help African Americans gain passage into every day society (Document A). From 1865-1866‚ the Southern
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1877 saw the end of Reconstruction in the USA with the situation of African-Americans looking to be more positive as they had just gained the right to vote in 1870 with the 15th amendment and gained equal protection under the law with the 14th but still suffered terrible amounts of discrimination in the North and the South. The ‘Black situation’ in 1900 was that the legal‚ social‚ economic and political status of blacks was inferior throughout the USA‚ especially in the South. One way in which you
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Tamara Singh APUSH 1993 DBQ Essay The 1700 hundreds was a time for people’s imaginations able to soar free in their heads and see the “New World” for all its infinite possibilities. There were many reasons for people to look for refuge or wealth in the newly discovered world. Some wanted to escape from harsh laws and strict religions of the European government‚ and others went for glory and money. When the new colonies like Jamestown was formed‚ so was two new societies. Both areas were
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