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    OP Chapter 12: Antebellum Culture and Reform Section: The Romantic Impulse 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 5. Section: Remaking Society 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Section: The Crusade against Slavery 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 1. The first great school of American painters emerged in New York; Frederic Church‚ Thomas Cole‚ Thomas Doughty‚ and Asher Durand- which they also painted the spectacular vistas of the rugged and still largely unsettled Hudson Valley. 2. The first great

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    DBQ - Democracy in Colonial America Essay The thirteen colonies in America began early on to develop democratic features. Today we have many rights we are entitled to follow. We have the freedom to do many things such as religion‚ speech and many more! Back in colonial times we were just working on these features. In colonial American‚ colonies had democratic and undemocratic features that made democracy a work in progress. An Example of an undemocratic feature was equality‚ but obviously the opposite

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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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    - Slaves in 17th century - Slavery in the United State started in 1619. This was when African slaves were brought to Jamestown‚ VA. These people were not free at all. They were forced to harvest cash crops like cotton and tobacco. Slaves during this time had the least amount of freedom among the other members of this group. During and right after the Revolution‚ many people called for the end of slavery since they saw it as similar to the colonies’ relationship with England. However‚ slaves were

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    Colonial Period 1607-1781 The Colonial Period lasted from 1607–1781 and marked a period when European nations were eager to try different methods to explore and conquer the New World. Before the British settled Jamestown in 1607‚ the only lasting colonies had been Spanish colonies in southern parts of America. Unfortunately‚ as was the case in many of the early British colonies‚ the settlers of Jamestown were so focused on finding gold and treasure‚ they didn’t create an actual society‚ and the settlers

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    In America’s history‚ one of the most controversial and discussed topics is the issue of slavery. It has been a key issue to many since the ending of the Civil War on May 9‚ 1865. Its involvement in history has led to many important historical events such as the Civil Rights Movement. Where slavery is most discussed‚ however‚ is its importance and impact on the Civil War as well as the events leading up to it. Many historians argue that this is the most important factor to the war and the only reason

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    Colonial Influence on Modern America The colonial time period in America was a time of rich development for our country. Many things from the culture of the colonists have carried on through generations‚ influencing our current day and age. These traditions are found in all aspects of life‚ from laws‚ immigration policies‚ settlement methods‚ to architecture. In the New England colonial region‚ many of the government officials also played a roles as church officials‚ making the church and government

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    Colonization DBQ Colonial America showed democratic growth socially and religiously‚ but was also undemocratic because of restrictions on some social groups and unequal politics. In the beginning of the American colonies‚ the people started creating new ways of government. One of these ways was democracy. The colonies were democratic because they began allowing the citizens to have a say in government (Doc 3). If the people did not like how their government was run they could produce their own

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    DBQ - Democracy in Colonial America Essay The thirteen colonies in America began early on to develop democratic features. The democracy in colonial America was a work in progress with democratic and undemocratic features. There were undemocratic features in the way people were living. These laws were made to make this world stay at peace together. One democratic feature is Rule of Law which means no one is above the law. An example of this is represented by document #3 “the Fundamental Order of

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    II - The literature of Colonial America (1607-1765): The literature of settlement I- THE ORIGINS OF AMERICAN LITERATURE 1) Sir Captain John Smith a) Native Indians and "orature". The families and the friends were sitting around a fire and they tell stories‚ their history was told by oral transmission (not written). "Orature" refers to the great native Indians’ narrative and legends. So they cannot be part of American Literature. b) Explorers -Early explorers: American literature is very close

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