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    President Andrew Johnson wanted the country to reunite also presidential Reconstruction but the congress passed the reconstruction act of 1867 which undid all the things Johnson completed so Johnson dismissed Stanton‚ once dismissed congress brought impeachment charges against Johnson. Radical Republicans wanted to be in control of the south to stop them from returning to its pre-civil war ways with the wade-davis bill but instead Lincoln didn’t want such a strict bill so he refused to sign it

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    4. Describe how prokaryotes carry out photosynthesis and cellular respiration when they lack compartmentalized organelles such as chloroplasts and mitochondria. The area of cellular respiration in prokaryotes is the respiratory membrane. For aerobic prokaryote the infoldings of the plasma membrane are similar to the cristae of mitochondria‚ whose purpose in eukaryotic cells is cellular respiration. In photosynthetic prokaryotes‚ the area responsible for cellular respiration is the thylakoid membrane

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    The Early American Republic (1776 – 1870) In the year 1776‚ America broke out from Great Britain’s hold and started to serve itself. Almost a hundred years go by‚ and its political stand‚ economy‚ and society have changed so much. The Declaration of Independence was drafted by Thomas Jefferson and was approved in spring 1776. This document made America officially free from Great Britain’s rule. The document gave “natural rights‚” something inspired by early Enlightenment. The plans for the

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    Graded Assignment American Revolution (50 points) Write a well-organized essay that explains how the Americans won the Revolutionary War. Your essay should include at least two paragraphs. Submit the brief essay to your teacher by the due date to receive full credit. 1. When the American Revolution began‚ it looked like the colonists faced unbelievable odds. How did a ragtag band of volunteers without enough food or equipment manage to defeat the most powerful army and navy in the world

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    Name: Chapter Review Hour: 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7 Pages 13 - 14 Chapter Review – Observation Skills True or False: If false‚ correct so that it is a true statement. _____ 1. The word forensic refers to the application of scientific knowledge to legal questions. _____ 2. Good observation skills come naturally to investigators; they do not need to be trained. _____ 3. If we remember seeing something happen‚ we can trust that it happened just as we think it did. _____ 4. Most wrongful

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    Twain called the late 19th century the “Gilded Age.” This was a time of greed and guile‚ with robber barons making a fortune off of the backs of their workers‚ corporation making shady business deals and having shadier business practices (DH). Many groups during this time suffered. Two groups that faced major difficulties and problems are labor Union members and African-Americans. Labor Union members faced many difficulties during the Gilded Age. Labor Union members literally had to fight

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    its inception‚ America has been a country selfish negligence. The founding fathers ignored the issue of slavery in order to unite the colonies‚ and presidents ignored the native peoples so that they could expand their own power. However‚ as the Gilded Age came to an end‚ America began feel the folly of its negligence. Industrialization left people of all classes were left feeling alienated and powerless. Everyone felt the effects of Industrialization‚ therefore no one could ignore the universal problems

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    times‚ literature was (and still is) one of the most prominent forms of media. With the changing expectations throughout history‚ literature has been impacted by the majority of its readers: the youth. Likewise‚ the youth has been affected by literature’s everlasting and significant words and meanings. The American youth and literature have shaped each other throughout history through the effects of ever-changing definitions

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    In the 1800s Mark Twain used the phrase Gilded Age to describe the time of greed and corruption despite the glittering wealth on the surface. Industrialization occurs when a nation’s economic system decreases its reliance upon producing goods by hand and increases its reliance upon producing goods by machine. I found in an article online that states:( Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner were the first to call the years after the Civil War the "gilded age." Struck by what they saw as the rampant

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    During the period between 1865 and 1914 I believe that the federal government extended freedoms for Americans as groups through the Reconstruction Era‚ the Gilded Age‚ and the Progressive Era each of these are major events in history that had an impact on freedom in the United States. African America slaves‚ immigrants‚ the working class‚ and women are all groups that grained freedom. Overall‚ I think the federal government had an effective protector of freedom. During the Reconstruction Era this

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