with free slaves. In 1867‚ Congress took control of Reconstruction to establish and protect citizenship rights. Congress had succeeded in many ways like having the Southern states ratify the Fourteenth Amendment to rid the military forces. But‚ by 1877 the Reconstruction had ended‚ all the work done failed‚ and everything reversed. Congress’ Reconstruction efforts to have equal rights for freedmen failed because the Ku Klux Klan intervened in wrong ways‚ freedmen were convinced to stop their actions
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The biggest mistake in America between 1865 and 1929 in my opinion was the Comprise of 1877. This Comprise set the civil rights for African Americans back for years to come. If only they had worked a better deal for the future of the African Americans in the Southern states. America could be whole different country today. When you go back to see what the civil war was truly about‚ it was too free the African American slaves and to give them the freedoms and rights they deserved. These people
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Cahokia: located on the site of an ancient Native American city situated directly across the Mississippi River from modern St. Louis‚ Missouri / largest and most influential urban settlement in the Mississippian culture / the mound builders / advanced and indigenous cultures Constantinople: trade routes in 1453 / eastern Roman Empire capital / right in the middle of a trade route from Europe to the middle east and Asia Leif Erikson: Viking from Scandanavia / Norway / the first European to set
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Missouri Compromise = A series of agreements passed by congress in 1820-1821 to maintain the balance of power between slave state and free states Monroe Doctrine = A policy of U.S. opposition to any European interference in the affairs of the western Hemisphere‚ announced by President Monroe in 1823. Nationalism = A devotion to the interests and culture of one’s nation. Cult of domesticity = A belief that married women should restrict their activities to their home and family. American system/plan
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p us history master terms Unit I Terms Bacon’s Rebellion-1676 - Nathaniel Bacon and other western Virginia settlers were angry at Virginia Governor Berkley for trying to appease the Doeg Indians after the Doegs attacked the western settlements. The frontiersmen formed an army‚ with Bacon as its leader‚ which defeated the Indians and then marched on Jamestown and burned the city. The rebellion ended suddenly when Bacon died of an illness. John Winthrop-He
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Corinne Cowan Professor Cox US History 16 December 2011 Race issues from 1877 to present There are five themes that persist throughout American history. The five themes are mission‚ manifest destiny‚ industrialization‚ imperialism‚ and race. Racism has been an issue throughout American history. Only in recent years has the problem been resolved‚ but even now there is still some issues. Some private groups are still against some races. Even though slavery was abolished in 1865 by the thirteenth
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The most Effective Presidents in US History Effective presidents are those who must have certain traits in order to lead our country in the best way possible. These things would include being the best in economic‚ foreign and domestic affairs‚ chief executive‚ and commander in chief. Some of the presidents in our history have demonstrated these traits. These presidents are George Washington‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln. An effective president is one who gets the jobs done
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Most Significant Event in U.S. History: The Louisiana Purchase The United States is not the most perfect country‚ but it is one of the most successful countries of the modern world. Our country’s vast history contains an immense amount of significant and momentous events that have molded our country into the place we know today. As a country‚ we have had our fair share of triumph‚ crisis‚ and everything in between. But overall‚ the most important event in the history of the United States is the
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