To what extent is it justified to characterize the industrial leaders of the 1865-1900 era as either “robber barons” or “captains of industry”? 2001 FRQ #4 How and why did transportation developments spark economic growth during the period from 1860 to 1900 in the United States? LABOR 1998 FRQ #3 Analyze the impact of any TWO of the following on the American industrial worker between 1865 and 1900. • Government actions • Immigration • Labor Unions • Technological changes
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immigrated to the United States between 1820 and 1930 according to the American data. Also‚ during the period‚ half a million went to Canada‚ another 350‚000 to Australia and New Zealand‚ and another 60‚000 to other overseas emigrants. The immigration percentage has grown from 1820-1924 to 12.7 percent (Daniels 126-7‚ 129). The Irish immigration was from 1860-1930. As shown in Table 6.5‚ more than 2.6 million Irish came to America in the decades after 1860. The Irish contributions to the American
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Chinese Immigration to the U.S. First Chinese to arrive in the U.S. was around 1820. Subsequent Chinese immigrants who came from the 1820s up to the late 1840s were mainly men. In 1852‚ the ratio of Chinese males to females in California was 1‚681:1. Due to the lack of Chinese women in the U.S. at that time‚ a number of men intermarried with Americans of Eastern European descent. However‚ the majority of male immigrants lived as bachelors. The first major immigration wave started around the
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1. In the United States‚ the significant change represented by the Supreme Court’s decisions concerning Dred Scott (1857) and Brown v. Board of Education (1954) best illustrates the * ability of government to revise tax laws. * desire of minority groups to be recognized. * disappearance of prejudice and discrimination. * continuing struggle of African Americans to achieve equality. 2. The United States Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) was important because
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and Mississippi - Abraham Lincoln - Preventing white settlers from moving in on Indian land Assimilation- Sue in court Cherokee Tribe - Romanized their language to make it their language using our alphabet - Literate - Gold rush- 1820s Worcester vs. Georgia - “Cherokee are a nation‚ they aren’t just people inside the United States” - Indians won in court Trail of Tears - Sent to Oklahoma - Fed poorly‚ susceptible to disease‚ river boats Herrenfolk Democracy Ruled
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United States. One time period in which there were significant debates about federalism was the Supreme Court under John Marshall (1801-1835) due to his rulings based on his federalist views. The other time period was the Extension of Slavery (1820-1860) which also caused much debates between federalism and state rights. Landmark Supreme Court decisions involving federalism were decided in both of these time periods. John Marshall served in
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US History: Midterm Review Big Ideas: Geography. Great Plains: The Great Plains is the broad expanse of flat land‚ much of it covered in prairie‚ steppe and grassland‚ that lies west of the Missouri River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada. Central Plains: In the U.S In the U.S. state of Wisconsin‚ the Central Plain is a geographical region consisting of about 13‚000 square miles of land in a v-shaped belt across the center of the state. Miss. River: The Mississippi
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AP United States History Course Long Plan Course Description This course examines the major political‚ diplomatic‚ social‚ cultural‚ and economic developments in the United States from Pre-Columbian times to the present. It is a survey class that prepares the student to take the Advanced Placement examination in United States History in May of the junior year. The district has created a two year program because the high school is on a modified AB 4 x 4 block schedule. Additionally‚ district
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Ch 12 Id’s 1. Oliver Hazard Petty- United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812. HS: Petty’s win made him a hero among Americans and it also gave new life to the Americans in the war of 1812 2. Thomas Macdonough- was a naval officer for the United States during the War of 1812. He led his forces that were able to force the invading British army in Plattsburgh‚ New York in 1814. HS: Macdonough saved New York from being invaded
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the Southern Cone: a study of British trade statistics1 Manuel Llorca-Jaña‚ Visiting Lecturer‚ Universitat Pompeu Fabra manuelalberto.llorca@upf.edu Abstract: This paper deals with the impact of „early‟ nineteenth-century globalization (c.1815-1860) on foreign trade in the Southern Cone (SC). Most of the evidence is drawn from bilateral trades between Britain and the SC‚ at a time when Britain was the main commercial partner of the new republics. The main conclusion drawn is that early globalization
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