“Assess the significance of the role of individuals in reducing racial discrimination in the USA 1877- 1981” When the United Stated of America was formed in 1776 racial discrimination has been apparent throughout. Numerous factors have led to the reduction of racial discrimination: the changing economy in the USA‚ the role of key individuals‚ the role of the President and Federal Government and finally the two World Wars. Though‚ some historians argue in comparison to the other factors‚ the most
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In 1861 the bloodiest and one of the most important revolutions in American History began‚ The Civil War. Socially this war had been brewing since the beginning of slavery. This controversial subject had been the object of debate mainly because it required a balance between free and slave states. Slavery was also a big issue between the Democrats in the 1860 election because they could not agree on the issue of popular sovereignty. This eventually led to their splitting which opened up the doors
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1929 |February 2nd‚ Federal Reserve announces a ban on bank loans for margin trades • March 4th‚ Herbert Hoover is inaugurated as President • June 15th‚ Agricultural Marketing Act passed • August‚ economic expansion peaks • September 3rd‚ stock market prices peak‚ with New York Times index of industrial stocks at 452 • October 24th‚ "Black Thursday‚" recorded sales of shares hits 12‚895‚000 • October 25th‚ market rallies‚ briefly • October 29th‚ "Black Tuesday‚"
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1) Background on both Massachusetts and Virginia a) The London Virginia Company founded Virginia in 1607. i) Started with Jamestown. b) Settled mostly by English aristocrats. c) Discovered tobacco‚ and became a monopoly. d) Pilgrims founded Massachusetts in 1620 arriving on the Mayflower. i) Pilgrims wrote the Mayflower Compact. (1) Provided a democratic government based on the opinions of everyone. e) Massachusetts and Virginia were extremely different in politics due to economic developments
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and Bacon’s Rebellion worried the plantation owners. The triangular trade brought slaves to America and the owners with no workers quickly bought on to slavery. Economic‚ geographic‚ and social factors all played in to the increase of slavery between 1607 and 1775. The geography of America helped slavery grow through the triangular trade. The triangle trade was a trade between America‚ Africa‚ and the West Indies. Rum was sent to Africa from America‚ which was traded for slaves. The slaves were then
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From the time of Lincoln’s inauguration in 1860 to the final withdrawal of union troops from the South in 1877‚ the nation of America had been one of great revolutions. There was constant development in this time both socially and constitutionally. For instance‚ some constitutional developments that irrupted conflict were the secession of the confederate states‚ the Emancipation Proclamation‚ the three civil rights bills‚ and the reconstruction. Some social developments that caused conflict were
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History Coursework: Part B Assess the significance of the role of individuals in reducing racial discrimination in the USA throughout the period 1877-1981 Between the periods of 1877-1981 there were many significant figures who contributed towards reducing racial discrimination in the USA. Although without events such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ WWII or the actions of the NACCP to change attitudes towards African Americans‚ these individuals would have had little effect. The likes of Booker
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In the year 1619‚ the very first African slaves were brought the Jamestown‚ Virginia. Slaves would forever change the southern colonies. Between 1607 and 1775 the southern colonies needed people to work on their cash crops‚ and while indentured servants were useful; Africans better suited this job because they were socially easier to control‚ because they came from a similar climate making them better immune to disease and also by South economically benefiting from their physical working abilities
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However‚ as indentured servitude became a less reliable source of labor‚ southern plantation owners turned to slave labor. Economic‚ geographic‚ and social factors all contributed to the growth and spread of slavery in the southern colonies between 1607 and 1775. The growth of the economy in the Americas made slaves an essential part of the labor force during that time period. As plantation owners in the south were becoming richer and wealthier with their successful cash crops such as tobacco and
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