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    The American Dream The American Dream is a term that implies a successful and satisfying life. Many people associate it with immigration‚ as the dream of religious freedom‚ economic prosperity‚ and opportunity has historically driven immigrants to the United States. The term is used by a lot of modern Americans to signify success in life as a result of hard work. A man named James Truslow Adams first used the term in his book The Epic of America‚ written in 1931. He states "The American Dream

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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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    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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    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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    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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    American Life In The 1800s

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    transportation of the time. This allowed people to find jobs outside of where they lived‚ which‚ like the textile factories‚ helped provide people with more opportunities and jobs and helped provide for their families (Outman 46). Additionally‚ it aided the expansion of population into parts of the US that were previously lesser-travelled and populated sparsely. This in turn led to more physical space for the Industrial Revolution to take root in. People could take trains to the West and bring with them plans

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    Hechler 1 of 10 " " " " " " " Political Science 12 The Expansion of Supreme Powers Austin Hechler University of California Santa Barbara " " " " " " " " " " " " Hechler 2 of 10 Expansion of the Supreme Power How can it be that the President of the United States is no longer “The Most Powerful man on the Earth?” According to Steve Forbes‚ Vladimir Putin of Russia has captured that pinnacle position due to his recent ability to successfully

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    Swimsuits In The 1800's

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    In the 1800s‚ Victorian morals started through bathing suit. Victorians had their own way of the pattern for men and women. Early Victorian women had to worn serge or dark flannel bathing dresses. The swimwear bodice top was like a jacket and the swimsuit bottom part three-quarter trousers. But this had been rejected in the earlier decade when Amelia Bloomer urged women to adopt them. Then later years Victorian swimsuit was still cumbersome but were more practical and more attractive than earlier

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    Expansion of Government Power During the Civil War and Reconstruction Contrary to what I believed in the past‚ the United States federal government retained and expanded their power and authority during the years of the Civil war along with the period of Reconstruction. Through drafts and monitored elections‚ they exercised this power during the Civil War. Then‚ as Reconstruction began‚ they initiated other methods of increasing their authority over the citizens. Military was placed in Southern

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    lot of researching with the iPads as well as with the in class library about westward expansion. The teacher did a read aloud about the transcontinental railroad and had a discussion with students about why the transcontinental railroad played an important role in the westward expansion. One student believed that trains had always existed‚ but the teacher explained that trains were actually constructed in the 1800s. The teacher told the students to write down a few new facts they had just learned about

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