Two Sides to a Story Everyday history is being made‚ certain things more significant than others. In today’s day and age we are able to capture proof through photo‚ video‚ and etc. What about history made in times before all that? Word of mouth‚ all proof was based on a person’s story that was continually passed down until it was time to be inputted into a text book. Of course with this method‚ a lot can be left out or even added to the original story. Sometimes so much that it begins to turn into
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engagements were fought in 23 different states and resulted in a total of over 650‚000 casualties. The battles are divided amongst designated theaters including the Easter Theater‚ Western Theater‚ Trans-Mississippi Theater‚ Gulf Coast and Sioux Uprising. Source: http://www.historynet.com/civil-war-battles Civil War Battles: 1861 Eastern Theater April 12 Battle of Fort Sumter Charleston Harbor‚ South Carolina. The bombardment/siege and ultimate surrender of Fort Sumter by
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Background to the War After the War of Independence the United States of America was governed by the Articles of Confederation. This provided for a weak central government and strong state governments. However‚ it proved unworkable and a new Constitution was adopted that resulted in a stronger Federal government with powers which included regulating interstate commerce as well as foreign affairs. The different states had varying policies concerning slavery. In some areas of the country where religious
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and plants such as wheat‚ sugar‚ rice‚ coffee‚ dandelions‚ daisies‚ and Kentucky bluegrass. The Europeans also introduced new domestic animals such as horses‚ cows‚ and pigs. The introduction of horses caused North American tribes like the Apaches‚ Sioux‚ and Blackfoot to adopt these animals‚ transforming their cultures into highly mobile societies. On the other hand‚ the Europeans acquired gold and silver as one Aztec described them: They thirsted mightily for gold; they stuffed themselves with it;
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Hist 1301 Dr. C.A. Cody Fall 2014 Reading the Civil War Story from Some Different Angles I have been using this assignment for a couple of semesters and students seem to appreciate thinking about some new approaches to the Civil War. In class I will talk about events leading up to the war‚ do some of the usual battles‚ and discuss the reasons for the Union victory. This assignment‚ however
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This article is about the influence of western expansion on the American Indians who occupied these lands. To set the stage‚ West describes “Across the Continent‚” one of the better known lithographs from this time. This picture shows the horizon with a train cutting through the plains while billowing smoke into the air. On one side of the train is the settlers; schools‚ people‚ and churches. On the other side of the train are two American Indians on horses. They are helplessly watching as Western
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Taft; Triangle Shirtwaist Fire; Lawrence textile strike d. assassination of President McKinley; Meat Inspection Act; unveiling of Woodrow Wilson’s "New Freedom" program; Federal Reserve Act Feedback/Reference: REF: 757-758‚ 760‚ 762 4. The 1909 "uprising of the 20‚000" was Topic: Intro a. an organized effort on the part of manufacturers to secure property rights in the face of Populist opposition. b. an interracial rebellion of sharecroppers in Alabama‚ Louisiana‚ and Arkansas. c. a walkout of
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The start of the Mexican Revolution had started in 1910. It was lead head on by Porfirio Diaz‚ in the past had shown his great military mind in the Battle of Puebla on May 5‚ 1862‚ which stopped the French invasion of Mexico. Porfirio Diaz Took the precedency from 1876 to 1880. Diaz immediately showed that his plan was to remain in power by the use of corruption and violence‚ especially against the poor. Through the use of violence and corruption‚ he made sure that the new president‚ elected in 1880
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee By Dee Brown Copyright Notice Some or all of these eNotes are an offprint from Gale ’s For Students Series: Presenting Analysis‚ Context‚ and Criticism on Commonly Studied Works. ©1998−2002; ©2002 by Gale. Gale is an imprint of The Gale Group‚ Inc.‚ a division of Thomson Learning‚ Inc. Gale and Design® and Thomson Learning are trademarks used herein under license. ©2005 eNotes.com LLC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright hereon may be reproduced
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Lakota Sioux medicine man and war chief Sitting Bull led his following of 135 lodges across the "medicine line" which was the name used for the border between the United States and Canada. Sitting Bull ’s decision to move his people north into the Province of Saskatchewan was the outcome of the gradual erosion of the Sioux way of life in the American plains because of the decimation of the buffalo herds. In addition‚ he was unable to protect his people against the U.S. military in the Great Sioux War
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