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    message. These songs functioned as explicit expressions of resistance‚ encoding messages about the secret gatherings or carrying directions for escaped slaves. “The Underground Railroad (UGRR) helped slaves to run to free a country. A fugitive could use several ways. First‚ they had to walk at night‚ using hand lights and moonlight. When needed‚ they walked (“waded”) in water‚ so that dogs could not smell their tracks. Second‚ they jumped into chariot‚ where they could hide and ride away. These

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    Railroads In The Civil War

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    The Civil War is a war in which railroads were a major factor. During the 1850’s the world had seen growth in the railroad industry so that by 1861‚ 22‚000 miles of track had been laid in the Northern states and around 9‚550 miles in the South. The great rail centers the South were Chattanooga and most important Richmond.Wars have been fought to control supply centers‚ but the Confederate govt. was very slow to recognize the importance of the railroads in the conflict. By sometime in September 1863

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    The Underground Railroad was apart of American history that led us to how present day America is. It was a terrible and shameful time period that included the institution of slavery. The Underground Railroad played a big role in the destruction of slavery all together. The Underground Railroad started towards the end of the 18th century‚ and consisted of lots of complications and risks to get to freedom. Each person who helped with the Underground Railroad had different tasks and responsibilities

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    The Underground Railroad A lot of people in today’s modern world don’t know that the Underground Railroad wasn’t actually a railroad. It was actually a series of houses‚ shops‚ and hotels/motels that would provide blacks a way to escape slavery in the south by going north. These buildings were known as stations and the slaves were known as cargo. Between 1815 and 1860‚ it is estimated that 130‚000 refugees escaped the south via the Underground Railroad. The railroad had as many as 3‚200 active workers

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    Underground Railroad Through the development of the Underground Railroad slave escape in the mid 1800s‚ there was much leading into this great historical occurrence. Two key things that factored into this were the many dangers involved in the travel and journey and also the abolitionists that helped the slaves through their rigorous escape. In analysis of the excursion with the dangers faced and the perseverant abolitionists‚ through the many struggles their rough journey ended in success for

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    There are many benefits of having a railroad run through your city in 1800s. But there are also many drawbacks too. In this document I will explain to you the drawbacks and benefits of having a railroad. There will be many different things you will be learning about to having a railroad in the city. Some benefits of having a railroad run through your city is that you can be able to import goods or you can also export goods.This means that they will be able to trade food / goods with other states

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    Railroads in the 1900's

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    PJ Schaefer Joel Favino APUSH Railroads‚ Steamboats‚ and Ships One of the big new things of this time period was the railroad and trains. The thing it impacted the most was social living. You could send letters and packages so much quicker without having to send it with a horse and buggy. Also if there wasn’t railroads the western towns wouldn’t have had a chance at survival‚ they needed fresh goods to be carted across the country all the time. The railroad was the means for this. It also meant

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    Nogo Railroad Analysis

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    1) Nogo Railroad a) What are the Macro and Micro problems in the case? i) Macro (1) High employee expenses (2) Low employee moral (3) No HR as a strategic function (4) Badly negotiated Union Contracts (5) No established recruitment processes (6) No job descriptions to measure job output and performance. (7) History of organized resistance by the Union and train crews ii) Micro (1) Nepotism and Featherbedding (2) No upper management “buy-In” (3) obsolete HR policies‚ practices and

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    Reconstruction Period: The Railroad It was considered “the most powerful weapon that the white men could use against natives” yet one of the most efficient American ingenuity; creating jobs‚ the economy to flourish and the expansion of a nation. One might ask how this weapon came to be and how was it used against the natives of the U.S. ? It was the height of the American Civil War; the north and the south raged in combat. The 16th President‚ Abraham Lincoln had issued the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 establishing

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    JOURNALS 2nd Semester Week 19 #11. Research one of the battles during the Indian Wars with the Americans during the late 1800s. Create an annotated bibliography of two images and two written sources you would use if you were going to give a presentation. Each annotation will include 2-3 sentences about how the source would be used and why it is important. Must use MLA citation of your sources. Refer to page 457 in your text for reference. All references must come from different sources; Wikipedia

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