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    Alivia Lee 03/04/2016 After the civil war‚ the US was facing many problems. These problems put the American public at risk and offended others. Something had to be done. This period in US history was called the Progressive era. Labor laws‚ women’s suffrage‚ and the US government were all reformed during the late 1800’s and the early 1900’s. The Progressives‚ middle class reformers‚ believed in abolishing all the harsh treatment and abuses that came with the growth of businesses. Muckrakers were

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    US History: Midterm Review Big Ideas: Geography. Great Plains: The Great Plains is the broad expanse of flat land‚ much of it covered in prairie‚ steppe and grassland‚ that lies west of the Missouri River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada. Central Plains: In the U.S In the U.S. state of Wisconsin‚ the Central Plain is a geographical region consisting of about 13‚000 square miles of land in a v-shaped belt across the center of the state. Miss. River: The Mississippi

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    AP US History Even though compromises and agreements look straight forward‚ the parties involved usually have ulterior motives. The Compromise of 1877 was consisted of a few main point. It called for the withdrawal of all federal troops from the South‚ supported internal improvements in the South and promised to appoint at least one Southerner to the cabinet. Also it gave conservative Southern Democrats some control over their local patronage and gave the South a free hand in race relations

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    Although some historians believe that the late 19th century was a golden age in American history‚ to many living during the time it was an era filled with corruption and hardship and thus was coined by the author Mark Twain‚ the Gilded Age. “The term Gilded Age represented the view of many during the time period and stood for a society that appears magnificent on the outside but is quite brittle under the superficial golden layer” [1/26/11]. For example‚ the economy during this time was called

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    soldiers – (How was their wartime experience different from that of white soldiers?) General Winfield Scott – (What was his plan for the Union and how was it supposed to work?) Events (Describe the event‚ its causes and effects) Missouri Compromise - Compromise of 1850 - Kansas-Nebraska Act - Passage of Emancipation Proclamation - Gettysburg Address - Vocabulary (answer the question‚ fill in examples from the lesson‚ where possible‚ or put the definition

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    Test #1: Study Notes Chapter 1 Cinephile: a lover of cinema Filmography: a list of films There are distinct types of explanation in film history: 1. Biographical History 2. Industrial/Economic Historybusiness procedures 3. Aesthetic Historyfilm art (form; style) 4. Technological History 5. Social/Cultural/Political Types of Explanation: 1. Chronology 2. Influence 3. Trends/Generalization 4. Periods (by positing trends‚ historians generalize) 5. Significance Methodological Individualism:

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    According to The American Heritage Dictionary‚ a revolution is "A sudden or momentous change in a situation". This could not any better summarize the change in America between 1860 and 1877. The United States went from bitter fortress of agriculture to a progressive nest ready to nurture the coming of industry. Radical changes in the treatment of non-whites‚ as well as a move to the city marked the beginning of a new era. The immense cultural and constitutional changes caused by the 13th‚ 14th

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    History of Security in the United States CCJS 345 3 February 2013 Abstract Security in America has evolved from the time of the first settlers to today’s well-trained forces. Factors leading to the significant growth of private security from pre-Civil War to post World War II consisted of a lack of public police and large monetary loss by private industry. Today‚ security is global and faces challenges and changes‚ with increases in terrorism and technology crimes. It must maintain

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    and the Standards in Historical Thinking Resources 2 2 3 3 3 6 23 37 54 54 Correlations to National and State Standards 58 World History for Us All A project of San Diego State University In collaboration with the National Center for History in the Schools (UCLA) http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/ World History for Us All Big Era 7 Panorama Unit Why this unit? All too often‚ we restrict our study of modernization to the trappings of modernity—industrial capitalism

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    individual‚ trading company‚ etc.‚ by the British crown Pilgrims/Separatists Pilgrims: a person who journeys‚ esp. a long distance‚ to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion Separatists: a person who separates‚ withdraws‚ or secedes‚ as from an established church Trade and Navigation Acts A series of laws which restricted the use of foreign shipping for trade between England and its colonies‚ started in 1651 Peter Zenger trial He printed a document that criticized William Cosby‚ the

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