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    on was the Antebellum Period of 1789-1812. From this period the three things I chose to touch upon were the Cotton Gin‚ Early Industrialization and the Rise in Manufacturing in the North‚ and the canal system during the Antebellum Period in American history. This period is considered to be the period right before the civil war and after the War of 1812. It was described by the rise of abolition and the gradual polarization of the country between abolitionists and supporters of slavery. During this

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    The Impact of Gambling in America The impact of gambling on the United States carries both positive and negative effects into our society and communities. Gambling is a leisure activity that usually provides excitement and fun for its players. Gambling also brings tremendous amounts of money into the economy and provides employment. American cities such as Las Vegas and Atlantic City thrive off of the gaming industry. Sure‚ gambling can be fun and exciting‚ but at what point does that fun

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    Antebellum Reform Movements During the years of 1825-1850‚ the United States went through many changes that impacted the United States’ economy‚ government‚ and social life style of many people especially due to the start of the Industrial Revolution. As the United States found conflict with the West as they continue to expand more further to West‚ the United States also found conflict within their nation with so many reform movements that were occurring in their nation. These reform movements

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    Tobacco was a main crop in colonial America that helped stabilize the economy (Cotton 1). Despite the fact that tobacco took the place of the other crops in Virginia‚ as well as replacing the hunt for gold with tobacco cultivation. It proved to be a major cash crop‚ especially in Virginia and Maryland (Weeks 3). Tobacco left many people financially troubled because other occupations were disregarded or not as profitable as tobacco farmers (Randel 128). The unemployment that tobacco brought about

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    Harriet Beecher Stowe’s intention was to convince the audience that slavery should be abolished by having Americans evaluate their perspectives on the institution‚ providing the views on slavery of the characters‚ and giving the life stories of slaves. Towards the end of the book‚ Stowe addresses the groups that exist in America in order to convince the readers that the institution of slavery should be terminated. Stowe first describes the experiences and treatment of the slaves in the story as

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    American Liberty and Freedom The antebellum era understandings of American freedom and liberties of the 1800s varied in many ways. The path to freedom and liberty for slaves seemed out of reach without any action. Freedom was seen as something that had do with race‚ class‚ gender‚ and knowledge. The writings of personal accounts in this point in history give an in inside and personal vision of what this path was. American’s have the right to and the freedom to pursue happiness. In this point in

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    John Murrin is currently a history teacher who specializes in the field of Colonial American History‚ Revolutionary America‚ War and Society in the Modern World. He wrote an article ​ entitled “Beneficiaries of Catastrophe: The English Colonies in America.” ​In this article Murrin reveals his belief that “losers far outnumber winners”. American history is a history of struggle and in the midst there have been more losers than winners. ​ What Murrin tries to demonstrate is that ​ the founding of our

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    Beecher Stowe‚ America was acquainted with the idea of slavery. Everyday‚ the South saw the devastating effects it had on people but was not affected by it. The South was accustomed with slavery and did not see the problem with it. The North knew about slavery but was not aware of the reality it had in day to day life in the South. They were oblivious to all that ensued from slavery. She knew that not many people viewed slavery the same way she did and wanted to change how America thought about it

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    The Antebellum Era was a time of change in America. It can be looked at as the country discovering itself. From 1825-1850 there were a series of changes that went on throughout the country. These changes included the Temperance act; putting a ban on alcohol in order to make America more successful‚ perfect society; the women’s rights reforms‚ where the cult of domesticity was being questioned by women who advocated for their rights; and lastly‚ reforms in public education‚ which were significant

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    Throughout chapter 6 in John Hollitz’s Thinking Through the Past issues were brought up about the Jefforsonian Republican ideology and the impacts of slavery upon it. The chapter included a secondary source from the author Ronald T. Tanaka correctly named‚ Within the ‘Bowels’ of the Republic that identified the issues surrounding Thomas Jefferson’s views on slavery in the post-revolution era. Tanaka took an in-depth view on the state of slavery after the American Revolution and the issues Jefferson

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