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    Society‚ Culture‚ and Reform‚ 1820-1860 Questions AP US History Society‚ Culture‚ and Reform‚ 1820-1860 Questions According to Horace Mann benefits of free public schools were tied to the individual and society. He said an educated people is always a more industrious people‚ and that intelligence is a primary ingredient in the wealth of nations. The more educated people were the more prosperous America will be. Its is also a necessity and a right for a child to be educated. not to would be the

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    In early America between the years of 1825-1850‚ America was rapidly changing and reforming the way people lived. Societal problems and major discrepancies that had previously been overlooked began to rapidly gain awareness. The main idea of the reforms in the United States at this time was the relatively new sense of Democracy. Reform sought to maximize these benefits in light of Democracy and for this reason came up with many changes in which greater good can be found through freedom‚ justice‚

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    "Sin is black‚ grace abounds‚ the will is free."-Lyman BeecherBeecher became a part of the New School of Presbyterianism‚ where he preached his message of resisting sin. In 1813‚ Beecher founded the Connecticut Society for the Reform of Morals. The group initiated a movement to wipe out the problems the Beecher felt was wrong with American society. Beecher in 1826 was chosen to head the new Hanover Street Church in Boston‚ which was started to combat the growth of Unitarianism. In 1832‚ Beecher seized

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    although there is still discrimination against governments that fall into many classifications. Despite the promises of this document signed in 1776‚ slavery was still being pursued in different areas until it‚ finally leads to the civil war in the 1860’s. Individuals were not granted their unalienable rights because of the constant discrimination they receive whether they are discriminated by race‚ gender‚ or their beliefs. With many cases and trials

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    Disputes of 1820-1860s

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    Resolving disputes threw compromise no longer seemed possible. These dispute took place in the United States during 1820-1860. Some political disputes such as Slavery‚ political leaders‚ and successions of states made it hard for compromise. Slavery is one of the main disputes that were not compromised. Northerners thought that slavery was wrong while southerners thought that slavery was needed. Northerners wanted to end slavery as quick as possible. Slavery goes against god’s law and should

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    1860 Dbq Analysis

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    Many aspects and events throughout the time period of 1860 through 1861 had an overall contribution to the secession of several Southern states. Slavery was one of the major issues that led many conflicts between the Northern states and the Southern States. These compilation of events progress to the secession of the Southern States from the Union afterwards and the formation of the Confederate States of America. In 1846‚ David Wilmot proposed the Wilmot Proviso‚ declaring Congress banning

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    Science In The 1860's

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    Science Timeline In the early 1860’s the French beverage industry was thriving. Pasteur was called upon to tackle some of the problems that were plaguing the industry. The special concern was the spoiling of wine and beer‚ which caused great economic loss and tarnished France’s reputation for fine vintage wines. He noticed that when aged properly‚ the liquid contained little yeast cells. But when the wine turned sour‚ he was a proliferation of bacterial cells which were producing lactic acid

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    Womenhood 1790-1860

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    During the period between 1790 and 1860 the role of women began to change dramatically. In domestic families‚ women generally sided with the men and were limited to performing such tasks. Economically speaking‚ women occupations decrease as educated men replace midwifery. In actuality‚ the ideology of patriarchy co-existed with a high degree of blurring of gender boundaries. Colonial women shouldered many duties that would later be monopolized by men. The colonial goodwife engaged in trade and

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    From the 1760s to the 1860s opposition to slavery grew and morphed‚ culminating in the outbreak of the American Civil War. The writing of the Three-Fifths Clause‚ in 1787 (Source 1) reveals how‚ from the birth of the Union‚ the issue of slavery forced sides to come to uneasy compromises. Slavery at this time was purely a political and economic issue. Throughout the 100 years however‚ the opposition to slavery evolved. The formation the single issue party‚ The Free Soil party‚ in 1848‚ symbolised

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    1860 Turning Point

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    The presidential election of 1860‚ followed by secession in the south was a major turning point in American history and was actually the beginning of what came to be known as the Civil War. The year prior to the election‚ John Brown‚ an abolitionist raided Harpers Ferry‚ Virginia‚ trying to get the slaves to stand up to their masters. It was a failed attempt‚ and John Brown got convicted of treason and later on was hanged. Because of this raid‚ the south saw him as a criminal due to the fact that

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