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    Westward Expansion Dbq

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    westward expansion disrupted native american lives after the civil war due to expansionist invading their lands and taking their freedom‚ while simultaneously destroying their culture and population. the issue of land was one of the largest controversies pertaining to westward expansion. In an era characterized by rapid population growth and economic depression‚ the pull to move west was strong in the white settlers hoping for a better life. The Homestead Act further encouraged settlers to migrate

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    Americans citied grew exponentially in the late 1800’s due to immigration. “Approximately two to three million immigrants entered the United States during each decade from 1850 to 1880.” Immigrants flocked to the cities to fulfill their American Dream. Letters from family members already in America were sent to help persuade the move to America. Poor economic conditions along with persecutions of religious beliefs in places like Europe helped the decision to move to cities easier. Foreign cities

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    Political Views in Russia Russia from 1850 to 1917 was littered with numerous political views that ranged across the whole political spectrum. The vast bulk of Russians in the 19th century were extremely poor; a few were extremely rich. The educated middle class were small in number and invariably outside of politics. Though small in number‚ the middle class did have one great advantage – it was an educated class and many in the middle class saw that Russia could not carry on as it was before Alexander

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    The Western expansion of the United States from 1860-1890 was a domino effect. Numerous factors came in to play which built upon themselves to cause America to grow and move west‚ but the biggest factor was the transcontinental railroad. As the railroads were put in‚ lands improved‚ trade increased‚ cities grew and territories became states. With every passing decade‚ clear growth could be seen in all aspects of life. The railroad took seven years to build between two different companies‚ but

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    When the Industrial Revolution began in the late 1800s‚ there were plenty of factory jobs available to both skilled and unskilled workers‚ but the working conditions were appalling. The typical workday was ten to twelve hours and most jobs exposed employees to dangerous conditions that led to tragic accidents. These risks included working in confined spaces with many other workers and being exposed to dust‚ heavy metals‚ and dangerous chemicals. Moreover‚ many low-income workers felt that enough

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    Westward Expansion ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES. Take your time and answer all parts of the questions. You will be graded on thoughtful‚ complete answers. This is due at the end of the class period on Friday 3/23. Do not alter questions or delete questions. ____________________________________________________________________________ 1.) Color your map and label the acquired territories with the year. Use this map to help you. Please USE THE SAME COLORS!!! (colored pencils only! Do

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    Child Labor In The 1800s

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    Child Labor By: Antonina S. Introduction Can you imagine a dad biting his son for not selling enough papers? Neglecting education to work? A 14 year old not even knowing his ABC’s? A child as young as 5 jumping on and off of moving trolleys to sell papers at different places? Children working in the worst conditions? No? Well guess what? It’s real‚ thanks to CHILD LABOR. A newspaper person talked to a boy selling papers‚ during their talk the child showed him the marks where his dad bit him for

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    The election of 1800 was aptly named the Revolution of 1800. The Revolution of 1800 was a peaceful transition of power from one set of political ideas to another. Obviously‚ giving the election of 1800 this title means it has to have significant factors in the election. Many factors happen within foreign policy‚ judiciary‚ and politics during the election of 1800. These three areas are main reasons why the election of 1800 was renamed the Revolution of 1800. Thomas Jefferson had a big part in foreign

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    Walmart’s Foreign Expansion Walmart has a merchandising strategy of everyday low prices and highly efficient operations‚ logistics‚ and information systems. This helps keep Walmart at a minimum inventory level and avoids overstocking and understocking. With major success in the United States‚ in the 90s it began to expand internationally‚ Mexico being the first. At first‚ Mexico did not do so well‚ since the consumers live a different life and have different buying patterns. Fresh produce was of

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    beginning of the consumerism can be traced back to the 1920’s after the end of World War I. This mainly occurred in the urban areas where a consumer conscious had developed‚ hand in hand‚ with the Industrial Era of mass production (Jacobs‚ 2011). The expansion of consumer conscious not only changed Americans but reformed the whole political scene. Researcher found that consumerism was often used to define a social class and to form an identity. Uniquely‚ the buying of goods was empowering to the middle

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