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    1. What are the seven articles of the U. S Constitution and the purpose of each; -Article 1. Legislative Department All legislative Powers herein shall be vested (persons and groups that own and control) in a; Congress and House of Representatives. Establishes; Elections and meetings Legislative proceedings Rights of members Bills and resolutions Powers of Congress (both houses) Powers denied to Congress Powers denied to the States -Article 2. Executive Department The Executive power

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    Depression in the 1800s

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    Dealing with Depression in the 1800s William Faulkner and Charlotte Gilman are two well known writers for intriguing novels of the 1800s. Their two eccentric pieces‚ “A Rose for Emily” and “The Yellow Wallpaper” are equally alluring. These authors and their works have been well recognized‚ but also critized. The criticism focuses on the society that is portrayed in these novels. The modern readers of today’s society are resentful to this dramatic society. These two novels are full of tradition

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    Bantu Expansion

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    The Bantu speakers were one of the earliest Africans‚ skilled at farming‚ hunting‚ and gathering‚ who probably began their migrations from the rain forest near what is now the Nigeria-Cameroon border. Bantu growth was carried out by small groups that made a series of short journies over time in response to economic or environmental circumstances. Some anthropologists believe that the Khoisan speakers were peacefully taken in rather than conquered by the Bantu. Others argue that the Khoisan‚ because

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    In this essay I will be tracing the change in women in the consumer culture in France in the late 1800s to through the 1920’s‚ using the works of Mary Louise Roberts Samson and Delilah Revisited: The Politics of Woman’s Fashion in 1920’s France‚ and Judith G. Coffin’s Credit‚ Consumption‚ and Images of Women’s Desires: Selling the Sewing machine in late Nineteenth- Century France. 1880’s and 1890’s mark an important turning point in the history of advertising and credit. In the larger cities in

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    Slavery In The 1800s

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    Instead of reducing as stipulated by the constitution‚ Slavery spread to other western territories and states as new cotton fields were planted‚ and by 1830 it thrived in more than half the continent. Within 10 years after the cotton gin was put into use‚ the value of the total United States crop leaped from $150‚000 to more than $8 million. This success of this plantation crop made it much more difficult for slaves to purchase their freedom or obtain it through the good will of their masters. Cotton

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    Progressives In The 1800s

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    Riley Mangieri 12-19-15 Mr. Rauschenbach Grade 8 Progressives in the late 1800s-1900’s Our nation lost its way during the Gilded Age (1870s-1920s). The Gilded Age was a term made up by Mark Twain due to him having a book called the Gilded Age‚ which satirized American society in the late 1800s. It was a time of government corruption‚ poverty‚ and awful labor conditions but it being covered up by big businesses‚ or “gilded”. Progressives were people

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    Potatoes In The 1800s

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    Before 1800‚ the English diet was mainly meat‚ supplemented by bread‚ butter and cheese (Chapaman). Parmentier tried to change that‚ by sending a potato plant as a gift to Queen Elizabeth I (Irish Potato Federation). The Queen held a feast featuring potatoes in

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    Revolution of 1800

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    Thomas Jefferson gained the presidency in the election of 1800. The election and subsequent shift in the government control was dubbed the “the Revolution of 1800.” It signaled the inundation of the Democratic Republican ideals in the Presidency and Congress in contrast to the Federalist ideals of the Adam’s administration. The election of 1800 was a revolutionary election for it significantly altered economics by resulting in lowering and removing taxes like the Whiskey Tax and government expenditures

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    Election of 1800

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    #3 ATP: The Revolution of 1800 Edward J. Larson analyzes the pivotal presidential election‚ sometimes referred to as a revolution‚ of 1800 that established two disparate political parties‚ challenged the United States Constitution‚ and threatened the nation’s unity. Because this was the first time in American history that partisan campaigning was distinctly apparent‚ it was a significant piece of the election of 1800. When establishing the opposing campaigns of 1800‚ the article states‚ “…divided

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    Eruopean Expansion

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    Summarize the motives‚ expectations‚ problems‚ and rewards associated with the age of European expansion. Describe the impact of Europeans on Native American (Indian) cultures and the impact of native cultures on Europeans. Then explain why it was or was not a good thing that European culture prevailed. Which one of the following do you think made the most important contribution to European expansion: Renaissance thought‚ the search for new trade routes‚ or new developments in technology? Explain

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