Riham Elshazli Professor Clement Price Civil War and the Reconstruction 12/11/12 Historiography of the Reconstruction Era At a time when America was trying to piece itself back together‚ the Reconstruction Era is one of the most important chapters in history. It is also‚ however‚ one of the most debated. After the Civil War‚ the South was devastated and thousands of freed slaves needed to be integrated into society. When Andrew Johnson took office‚ he was moderate in his views as to what should
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being questioned. While war was over‚ many white Americans still didn’t accept African Americans new social role in the U.S. The pressure was heavy during this time‚ and there for the Reconstruction era is arguably the most important era in the U.S history. Looking at this topic I will discuss how this era had a big impact on African Americans rights with the decision on the Plessy vs Ferguson court case‚ how Frederik Douglass became a big advocate for civil
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As Americans entered the Antebellum era shortly after the Era of Good Feeling had ended‚ Americans sought to expand democratic ideals to result in equality‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. A series of reform movements including religion‚ abolition‚ politics‚ temperance‚ and women’s rights quickly spread throughout America in 1825-1850 to meet those democratic ideals religiously‚ socially‚ and politically that Americans had urged for. The Second Great Awakening was a major religious reform
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exponential rates to find jobs made by the growth of industry. As more and more immigrants came into large cities to find jobs‚ factories became very crowded and political machines took advantage of the new immigrants’ political power. The Progressive Era was a social movement motivated by muckrakers in the middle and upper class who sought to find and expose corruption in society. Rapid urbanization led to a corrupt political system and horrid industrial conditions that only wholesale progressive reforms
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Fossils of the Paleozoic Era The Earth is thought to be approximately 4.6 billion years old. For years researchers have turned to fossil remains to learn more about the earth and the organisms that have resided here. The history of the earth has been divided in to a widely accepted tine scale in order to make the study of the earths history more organized and understandable. The geologic time scale is used by all kinds of scientist‚ including geologist‚ anthropologist‚ and paleontologist as
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In the Elizabethan era women were portrayed as less than equals to men. Male seemed to be the dominate gender and women were to be seen-not-heard. They existed within a patriarchal society. As a feminist himself‚ Shakespeare shows through his plays how women are ill treated and powerless; yet possess more intelligence than the male characters. This is why Shakespeare creates overwhelming female characters; which is evident in Shakespeare’s "The Taming of the Shrew"‚ where the lead female character
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kept appearing all other the world‚ in all the different ages‚ from the times of Roman Empire to Middle Ages to Renaissance. There is one thing in common in all descriptions‚ it was specific to women and attributed to “traveling womb”. In Victorian era female purity was strongly emphasized and the society supported the idea of ideal woman being a wife‚ a mother‚ and a keeper of the house. As guardians of the home women were believed to be more dependent‚ gentle and emotional by nature. These perceptions
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Due to which of the six social classes you belonged‚ (Monarch- being the highest‚ Nobility‚ Gentry‚ Merchants‚ Yoemanry‚ or Laborers- being the lowest)‚ your punishment could be the sole difference between life and death. The Elizabethan Era (1558-1603)‚ ran by Queen Elizabeth I‚ in London‚ is portrayed to be similar to that of “walking on eggshells” because any day could have been one’s last (Tomecek). She was known to be “vain‚ fickle‚ unreasonable‚ hard‚ vacillating‚ and contradictory
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In a short overview‚ the political era was recognized as the first official era of policing running from 1840 until 1930‚ this era was named from the policing coming from the laws and politicians. This system used a very visible use of foot patrols and needed a strong intimate relationship with the people. The reform or professional era was from 1930 through 1980‚ where the authority was given by the law and professionalism. During this
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The modern era was a time of nationalism as countries were beginning to expand their territories. During 18th and 19th centuries‚ nationalism in North America and Europe began to increase due to various episodes of political unrest and turmoil. The colonists in North America united to gain independence from England‚ while countries in Europe sought to overthrow their existing monarchies. The seeds of American nationalism were planted during the French-Indian war‚ where the colonists initially joined
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