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    American Reform Jews‚ have pushed the boundaries of societal acceptance to an extreme which is now beginning to threaten the very foundations of Jewish identity within Reform

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    politically‚ economically‚ and socially. Many movements occurred during this time‚ particularly from 1825 to 1850‚ aimed to better laws‚ institutions‚ and society and to spread democracy overall. Although the religious‚ penal‚ education‚ and feminist reform movements in the United States sought to expand democratic ideals‚ the temperance and abolitionist reform movements ended up limiting democracy. The religious‚ penal‚ education‚ and feminist reform movements sought to expand democratic ideals‚ and

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    18Between the years 1788-1850 Australia was re-discovered‚ colonized and faced many fights between the natives of Australia and the British. Disease‚ communication barriers‚ land rights‚ food supply‚ cultural clashes and wars between the British and the natives played a major role in the resistance between the naives and the British for the first 60 years of colonization(1). The English sent over 162‚000 convicts to Australia in 806 ships. The first eleven of these ships are today known as the First

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    India as colony 1850 to 1947 Colonial India was part of the Indian subcontinent which was under the control of European colonial powers through trade and conquest. Alexander the great was one of the first European power that arrive in India. Later‚ trade was carried between Indian states and the Roman Empire‚ but Romans never sought trading settlements or territory in India. The spice trade between India and Europe was one of the best in the world. India was searching for health and prosperity and

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    What was the compromise of 1850? The Compromise of 1850 was a series of five bills that were intended to stave off sectional strife. Its goal was to deal with the spread of slavery to territories in order to keep northern and southern interests in balance. What was the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850? The passage of this Act along with slaveholding rights in Texas allowed California to enter the union as a free state and prohibited the slave trade in the District of Columbia. a.What was the

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    Social reform is a movement that seeks to change the social and political views of discounted groups. Social reform movements involve the discounted groups and activists in an effort to change political policy while bringing public awareness to the issue through protests‚ media‚ amended legislature‚ etc. The social reform movements from 1820-1860 were characterized by unyielding perfectionism‚ impatience with compromise‚ and distrust with established social institutions. These qualities explain the

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    CHAPTER 21 Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World‚ 1750–1850 I. Prelude to Revolution: The Eighteenth-Century Crisis A. Colonial Wars and Fiscal Crises 1. Rivalry among the European powers intensified in the early 1600s as the Dutch Attacked Spanish and Portuguese possessions in the Americas and in Asia. In the 1600s and 1700s the British then checked Dutch commercial and colonial ambitions and went on to defeat France in the Seven Years War (1756–1763)

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    Antebellum Period Compromise of 1850 was an agreement designed to ease tensions caused by the expansion of slavery‚ just like a brother and sister makes an agreement with each other to share time in the bathroom to eliminated fighting with one another. The Underground Railroad is a network of escape routes that provided protection and transportation for slaves. A brother and sister might hide their CD’s so the other one will not scratch or break them. Popular Sovereignty is the policies

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    economic and social changes that were plaguing American’s on every level. The efforts of progressive reformers resulted in a more efficient nation as a whole and many progressive laws are still in practice today which emphasizes the success of the movement. Americans were faced with social and economic hardships from the rapid industrialization after the Civil War. American cities were overcrowded with poor laborers and living conditions were unsanitary. In the workplace‚ individual employment had

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    Chinese Immigrants In the 1850’s China was full was full of crime and poverty. There was people starving to death and committing crimes because they couldn’t afford the materials to stay alive. Also‚ overpopulation was a problem in China so this had it more difficult for people to make a living in China. Overpopulation in the 1850’s was such a huge problem that people were distributed with more than 400 people per square kilometer in the coastal areas. China’s population was growing 1.4 percent

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