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    Northwest Ordinance of 1787: 1. Provided a new structure for government of the Northwest territory 2. Bill of Rights 3. Established requirements for statehood 4. Abolished slavery 5. Brought order to western settlement and incorporated frontier Americans into an expanding federal system Articles of Confederation vs Constitution: 1. Congress could request states to pay taxes………Congress could levy taxes on individuals 2. No system of federal courts…………..Had courts to settle

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    India’s First War of Independence‚ termed Sepoy Riots by the British was an attempt to unite India against the invading British and to restore power to the Mogul emperor Bahadur Shah. The resistance disintegrated primarily due to lack of leadership and unity on the part of Indians‚ as also to cruel suppression by the British Army. It was a remarkable event in Indian history and marked the end of the Mughal empire and sealed India’s fate as a British colony for the next 100 years.Causes for the RevoltThere

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    1857 Gradual Civilization act . In 1857‚ Canada’s government passed the Gradual Civilization Act. This act used government policy to assimilate aboriginals to Europeans culture. This also set precedent for residential schools to be built later on. 1879: Aggressive Assimilation Policy 1879 On March 14‚ 1879‚ Nicholas Flood Davin wrote the The Davin Report. It recommended boarding schools to be built by the government and run by the church. Davin believed that orphaned aboriginal children hated

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    List the two groups and explain their position on adopting the Constitution in 1787.  Why was this debate critical for both sides?  What promises were made and kept as a result of the debates?  EVALUATE:  Would our lives be different if this debate had not taken place?  Why or why not? The Constitutional Convention was an important part of the United States’ history and played a big role in shaping our history and also our present. The Constitution is important because it is what our country follows

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    the revolt of 1857 and acquaint you with its reasons and people involved in the form of a composition. The following is the cast of our enactment- Itee as ___________________‚ sunidhi as ________________‚ manpreet as _______________‚ angela as ___________________‚ ab as__________________and abc as__________________. NARRATOR: Nana Sahib born on 19 May 1824 and disappeared in 1857‚ was an Indian‚ Maratha aristocrat‚ who led the Kanpur rebellion during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. As the adopted

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    From 1790 to 1857‚ the Supreme Court emerged as the most powerful branch of our government. I agree with the above statement. The US Supreme Court started slowly as a branch of our government‚ but by 1857 it emerged as the most powerful branch. The Presidency and the Executive branch certainly can create things‚ implement new ideas and have a large impact on all the citizens’ lives. The Congress as the legislative branch can establish or change laws‚ and declare war. These are both powerful branches

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    Dred Scott vs. Sanford 1857 Born a slave to the Peter Blow family in 1799 Virginia‚ Dred Scott makes an action that is now considered a pivotal moment in early American history and the worst Supreme Court decision in American history‚ as he plans to sue his slave owner for his freedom. Growing up on the Blow farm‚ Dred Scott never learned to read or write‚ and he spent his whole life without this knowledge. In 1820 a law is passed‚ along with the annexation of Missouri as a slave state

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    court he then attended the confederation congress until 1787. Since he was a Federalist his views were a strong federal government because of what he witnessed with the government’s ability to become chaotically violent during Shays Rebellion. The Land Ordinance of 1787‚ was constructed with the help of Rufus King. King was opposed to slavery and he wanted banished in the Northwest land‚ he stated‚ ‘’ that there should be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in any of the states described

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    Research clearly indicated that such investments would be of no economic benefit to the South. b. The South erected large‚ national railroad lines. c. The southern states believed that such construction should be the responsibility of the federal government. d. Railroads in the South remained local. 5. Which of the following is true of the labor movement during the 1840s? a. It was made up primarily of socialists and anarchists. b. It was successful in getting pension plans for many workers. c

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    Could dealing with slavery maybe have stopped the civil war? Would it be easier if so many people were not accustomed to that life? I do believe the united states should have dealt with slavery when it was founded rather than later on because it would be easier to return slaves ‚and out our constitution says all men are created equal and I believe this should have been enforced. In 1793 after the united states became a country‚ the cotton gin brung in many businesses ‚and with these businesses

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