Reason why it was good The Reconstruction Period had a positive impact on the United States‚ because it was the time where it ended slavery. The 13th‚ 14th and 15th amendments outlawed slavery‚ defined citizenship and protected all Americans under the law with extended suffrage to all men. They had the right to vote and confederacy was completely demolished. Now ex slaves and African Americans were able to participate in the government for example being governors and senators. The Reconstruction
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Writing the United States Constitution was a very long very hard process. They needed a new constitution‚ they failed with the Articles of Confederation‚ they couldn’t stay unified in the face of a crisis like Shay’s Rebellion; every state had their own government but they needed to be unified. The problem was that everyone wanted it to be perfect‚ but the debates over what to include were very controversy. Not everyone could decide on one thing‚ with a country filled with a diverse group of people
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between Mexico and the United States ------------------------------------------------- The effects of the ‘War on Drugs’ Preface The purpose of this report is to get an insight in the relationship between illegal drugs and violence in Mexico. The rapport focuses on the relationship between Mexico and the United States‚ the effects of the ‘War on Drugs’ and the situation now a day. This report consists of an introduction of the relationship between Mexico and the United States involving Drugs.
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Today‚ Canada and the United States are always mentioned in the same conversation. Being neighbouring allies‚ major trading partners‚ and having a long history of cooperation between each other‚ makes it difficult to show what Canada has to offer. We‚ as a country‚ have slowly been assimilated into American culture. Due to this loss of identity‚ Canada has become the United States shadow. As Canadians‚ we have become an extension of the United States‚ which has caused our individuality as a nation
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Groups Living in the United States Mexicans‚ Puerto Ricans‚ Cubans and Dominicans living in the United States The Hispanic population grew in every region of the United States between 2000 and 2010‚ and most significantly in the South and Midwest. About three-quarters of the Hispanic population living in the United States are reported as Mexican‚ Puerto Rican or Cuban origin in the 2010 Census. Mexican Americans are the largest Hispanic group living in the United States‚ representing 63 percent
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We are all humans regardless of ethnicity‚ gender or role in society. In the Declaration of independence‚ in the United States of America‚ the rights of “life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness” are granted to all men‚ but is that really true? Inequalities have been an issue since many centuries ago. Inequalities have existed since thousands of years‚ from the kings vs. the surfs in medieval times‚ to the treatment of slaves‚ to the inequalities of women. In today times‚ many people face prejudice
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of the United States in the Korean War 1. Introduction A Korean proverb reads “when whales collide‚ the shrimp suffer” which refers to the Cold War during the second half of the 20th century and to the role that Koreans saw themselves in. The Korean War is in general referred to as the first battle of the Cold War‚ the first clash of two superpowers with opposing ideologies‚ namely the Communist Soviet Union‚ aiming to spread Communism in countries all over the world‚ and the United States‚ representing
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Marquise Green United States Department of State v. Ray Part I Every year millions of young adults graduate from their respective high schools‚ pack up their belongings‚ leave their parental guided homes behind‚ and set off for college. The first thing that comes to mind when leaving the parents behind is their first true sense of freedom. The freedom to do what they please with no curfew‚ no guidelines‚ and no pre-disposed consequences for their actions is the freedom they’ve been working
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Tradition Versus Technology: Comparing and Contrasting the United States and China A young girl in the People’s Republic of China drops out of school so that she can care for her aging parents. She will stay with them and carry out many of the household chores while her brother is away getting an education. She wanted nothing more than to stay in school and perhaps go on to college‚ but this is a dream she may as well forget. Besides‚ if her parents can only afford to educate one of their
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especially in politics has often targeted minorities through laws such as the voter ID law that came about when the Supreme court in 2013 allowed several Southern States to have full control of their election laws (VRA for Today). Although rooted initially enacted to hep stop voter fraud many of these laws have since been recalled as they were proven to target minority voters and make it harder for them to register
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