Chapter: 16 Reconstruction I. Wartime Reconstruction A. "To Bind Up the Nation’s Wounds" 1. President Lincoln’s second inaugural address suggested that deep compassion for the enemy guided his thinking about peace. 2. Lincoln’s plan for reconstruction‚ issued in December 1863‚ was designed primarily to shorten the war and end slavery. 3. His Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction‚ which included full pardons for rebels willing to renounce secession and accept the abolition of slavery‚ angered
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16th Amendment - allowed the government to levy taxes based upon a person’s income. 17th Amendment - gave voters the power to directly elect their senators 18th Amendment - established prohibition in the United States 19th Amendment - granted full voting rights to women Alexander Graham Bell - patented the telephone in 1876 Bessemer process - was a method of steelmaking that burned off impurities in molten iron with a blast of hot air. Carrie Chapman Catt - became the president of NAWSA in
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CHAPTER 12 MULTIPLE CHOICE 12-1: d. This is recorded when the working fund is replenished. 12-2: c. Sales P 700‚000 Cost of goods sold: Purchases P800‚000 Merchandise inventory‚ end 180‚000 620‚000 Gross profit P 80‚000 Expenses 198‚000 Net income (loss) P (118‚000) 12-3: b Sales P 70‚000 Cost of goods sold (P70‚000 / 140%) 50‚000 Gross profit P 20‚000 Less: Samples (P8‚000 – P6‚000) P
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After reading the section entitled ’Was Colonial Culture Uniquely American’ in the book Taking Sides‚ I came to the conclusion that colonial culture was uniquely American. Professor Gary B. Nash states time and time again that the combination of the Europeans‚ Native Americans‚ and Africans created a unique triracial society. Although other reasons do comply with my choice‚ they all basically come back to this statement. First‚ Mr. Nash describes the effect the Native Americans had on the building
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SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD TO PHILIPPINE REVOLUTION Aims of Spanish Colonization • God – propagation of Catholic Christianity • Gold – desire for economic wealth • Glory – to be the greatest empire in the world THE SPANISH COLONIAL SYSTEM Spain Retains the Philippines Despite Economic Loss • As a colony‚ the Philippines was a financial burden to the Spanish treasury. The Philippines as Crown Colony • In the sense that she belonged to the Spanish King. THE SPANISH COLONIAL SYSTEM The Council
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Colonial History of: Mali Mali started out as part of The Ghana Empire which was dominated by the Soninke people up until 1203 when it was taken over by an anti-Muslim Sosso Kingdom. The Mali Kingdom took over from 1230 – 1600 this empire had a lot of influence over West Africa; it began to weaken in the 14th century and was challenged by the Songhai Empire. The two empires ruled over Mali until they were defeated by the Moroccan Saadi Dynasty who controlled parts of Mali until they were challenged
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Study Questions for Mann‚ 1491 1. Until quite recently‚ most American history textbooks taught that before Europeans invaded the Americas Indians were savages who lived in isolated groups and had so little impact on their environment that it remained a pristine wilderness. We now know from scientific discoveries that this account was wrong. What is the effect of learning that most of what we have assumed about the past is "wrong in almost every aspect‚" as Mann puts it on page 4? - What
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Rong Qin Dr. Julia McCord Chavez ENG 102 2013/02/03 Essay 1 (Rhetorical Analysis Essay) The article which I want to introduce is “Why I could never hate America”. From my opinion this is a good article. Before I introduce the article I want introduce the author of this article. The author’s name is Mehdi Hasan‚ who is political editor of the Huffington Post UK and the presenter of Al-Jazeera English’s The Café. He was a senior editor at the New Statesman and a news and current affairs editor
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that Reconstruction was mostly a success in many areas of the country‚ but that doesn’t mean that it was perfect. In my opinion‚ Reconstruction succeeded in more areas than it failed in. It succeeded in ending slavery‚ making African Americans citizens‚ giving former slaves the right to vote‚ reuniting the Union‚ and more. The success in these areas greatly contributed to why I think Reconstruction was a success. I think it succeeded in ending slavery because the first of the Reconstruction Amendments
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Running head: POVERTY IN THE UNITED STATES 1 Poverty in the United States Matthew P. DeRemer Mount San Jacinto College Running head: POVERTY IN THE UNITED STATES 2 Today‚ "the number of people in the U.S. who are in poverty is increasing to record levels with the ranks of working-age poor approaching 1960s levels that led to the national war on poverty" ("Poverty in the United States‚" 2012). When looking at the increasingly
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