price of slaves in 1860 by the number of slaves and then using the Consumer Price Index to adjust for inflation. But as economists Samuel H. Williamson and Louis P. Cain argue‚ using CPI-adjusted prices over such a long period doesn’t really tell us much: “In the 19th century‚” they note‚ “there were no national surveys to figure out what the average consumer bought.” In fact‚ the first such survey‚ in Massachusetts‚ wasn’t conducted until
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In 1860‚ the United States was primarily a land that contained small towns and farms. At the time‚ Americans had discovered that living on farms were more beneficial than factories‚ since the amount of land was immense‚ affordable‚ and labor was high-priced due to its insufficiency. However‚ in a matter of forty years‚ the nation had made an evolution and became the greatest industrial country in the world. Ever since the rapid increase production of raw materials‚ farm laborers had departed to work
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To what extent did the British authors of young children’s literature promote nationalist attitudes during the late nineteenth century? During this time‚ the genre of children’s literature was growing with topics and began to indirectly teach children what to believe. Also‚ authors passed on their own beliefs to children so that they would grow up with the same values‚ and thus maintain the status quo of popular beliefs. Authors would have wanted to do this so that children could either maintain
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Bootlegging during the 1920’s was the act carrying‚ making and trading of illegal alcohol during prohibition. It started with the trade of liquor between Americans and Native Americans when prohibition banned the sale of liquor all throughout the United States during the 1920’s and early 1930’s. Which in turn‚ led to the rise of bootlegging and organized crime. Bootlegging became very popular during the early 1920’s due to the laws of prohibition; which banned all sales of alcohol. Bootlegging
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During the colonization of the Americas‚ much of the European social order underwent a drastic shift. The English colonies for North America lacked an established political structure when founded. Many of the colonies established representative government‚ religious tolerance‚ and equality to varying degrees because of this. During the 17th century‚ from 1607 to 1700‚ the colonies both expanded and retracted these liberties. Many settlers of the New World aimed to institute representative governments
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The American Civil War: Why the South lost‚ and the North won Several reasons exist as to why the South (The Confederate States of America) lost to the North (The Union/The United States). However‚ was it due to the South’s failings‚ or simply that the North was superior? 1. Population Population wise‚ the North had a considerable advantage over the South. Being as how Slavery was abolished‚ and African Americans were allowed to join the Armed Forces‚ this also gave the United States a boost.
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election of 1860‚ followed by secession in the south was a major turning point in American history and was actually the beginning of what came to be known as the Civil War. The year prior to the election‚ John Brown‚ an abolitionist raided Harpers Ferry‚ Virginia‚ trying to get the slaves to stand up to their masters. It was a failed attempt‚ and John Brown got convicted of treason and later on was hanged. Because of this raid‚ the south saw him as a criminal due to the fact that the south felt they
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merriam-webster.com/dictionary/globalization). Not everyone is a proponent of globalization. This is especially true for North America. Although the textbook says North Americans have become a highly affluent society by means of transforming the environment and by extending their global‚ economic‚ cultural and political reach‚ the fact remains‚ that many citizens of North America are not wealth by any stretch of the imagination. The same can also be said about Latin America. The affluence
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American colonies‚ the south and the north developed into two distinctly different colonies. Although their origins were both from Europe‚ their customs and living habits became so different that it would play a major role in America’s history. There are many reasons why these differences occurred but only a few major reasons stand out. Religion‚ greed and the composition of the colonies are some of the major reasons why the north and south grew to be so different in the late 1600’s. Different religions
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and lack of concrete government decisions‚ led the North and South to become two completely different societies with completely different values and ideas‚ the most controversial topic being slavery. Because of the rising concern of these factors‚ the two regions differences amplified during the 1800’s. Although the two were so different from each other‚ they relied on one another in order to maintain their separate ways of life. The South has a climate with lots sun‚ with humid summers and
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