Question 1 1 / 1 point The most important factor behind the phenomenal American economic growth that occurred between 1840 and 1860 was manufacturing advancements. an increase in agricultural productivity an increase in agricultural productivity. an adequate supply of laborers. a constant influx of immigrants. Question 2 1 / 1 point In contrast to the Germans‚ Irish immigrants in the 1840s and 1850s often worked as skilled artisans in the northeastern U.S. cities
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Running head: EFFECTIVE SOCIAL COMMENTARY South Park: Effective Social Commentary Abstract This paper will explore whether the animated show South Park is an effective use of social commentary. We will explore the controversial topics covered by the show and the reactions to those shows from both a liberal and conservative viewpoint. In addition‚ we will look at how topics covered in a humorous‚ cartoon format may be able to more effectively discuss taboo subjects
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characteristics. In the 1860’s the North and south were different. Besides the fact that we were in the middle of a civil war‚ the cultures were almost opposites. The southern parts of the United States were mostly based on farming. The rich owned slaves‚ and harvested crops such as cotton. The hot‚ moist air caused them adjust to their climate; they adjusted by wearing less clothing‚ and their buildings were made to keep the hot air out. They ate mostly seafood‚ considering the south bordered the Gulf
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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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Jackson signed and implemented the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The Indian Removal Act was where Cherokee indians were forced to move from their land and walk thousands of miles to relocate to present day Oklahoma. Over four thousand Cherokee indians died along the way because of the environment conditions that includes the snow‚ rain‚ ice‚ freezing temperatures‚ starvation‚ illnesses‚ etc. They experienced diseases‚ starvation and exhaustion on their heartbreaking journey. It is recorded as a time
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occurred from 1820-1860. It was a period in history where abolition was using and separation between abolitionists and supporters of slavery became apparent. While the abolitionist movement is one of the well known social reforms to have occurred‚ there was also the Horace Mann and the Public School Movement which fought for the equality in education. There was also the Temperance Movement which called for the prohibition of alcohol. The Abolitionist Movement was formed during the 1830s. The goal was
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plethora of locations‚ most notably North and South America. These slaves would go on to form their own individualized communities within their bondage and shape the very countries that had enslaved them in the 18th and 19th centuries. Slaves in North and South America played similar roles but developed independently of each other and thus shaped their own individual social‚ economic‚ and political advances. African Slaves living in North and South America
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European immigrants and led to the building of major cities in the North. By 1860‚ the population stood at 23 million compared to the South’s nine million. By contrast‚ 80 percent of Southerners were employed in agriculture‚ compared to just 40 percent in the North. The South’s slave economy supported their agriculture. Towards the end of this period‚ only one-ninth of the United States’ industrial capacity was situated in the South. According to Towner (2011)‚ both
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Notions of freedom differed widely between the North and the South‚ mostly on the issue of slavery. This became such a difficult issue that Parties were split‚ the differences between parties grew much larger‚ and the North and the South were divided along geographical lines on slavery. James Shannon describes this when he says “Besides‚ were it at all allowable to apply ridicule to subjects involving such momentous issues‚ it might justly be called supremely and contemptibly ridiculous to characterize
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Life in the North was different from life in the South. One way they were different was from the economy. Another way that life was different in the North than in the South was the society. Yet again‚ another way that both the North and South are different is the the geography of both areas. One way that life in the North was different from life in the South was the economy. In the South‚ the main source of economy was agriculture. In the South‚ they used slaves to do work on many large plantations
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