criminals. The second amendment states that citizens have the right to bear arms. Guns have also been an American sporting tradition for years‚ and have saved many lives from rapist‚ murders and innocent civilians from the hands of criminals. The second amendment is part of the constitution and is something that should never be taken away‚ and can’t be taken away. The amendment says that “A well-regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right of the people to keep
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Citizenship in the United States has been a sought-after dream by many people in the World. It is the reason we are the “great melting pot”‚ and the reason for the many mass immigrations that have taken place to the United States. Over the course of two centuries‚ there has been much turmoil in United States politics about giving citizenship status to immigrants. Most of the latter reasoning for not wanting to grant citizenship has been blamed justly on the prejudice of American Society. The Supreme
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The Historical Progression of African Americans Thesis: In Unit One‚ life for African Americans was transformed by Lincoln’s proclamation of emancipation. The social/cultural issue they faced was without economic dependence‚ effective freedom would never be had. In response to that issue they chose to gain literacy‚ build black churches‚ and remain working for white land owners. The outcome of that was the establishment of black churches controlled by freed staves‚ blacks were trained to
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Industrialization of the United States Industrialization of the United States The history of the United States of America had always been one of progress. Though the socio-political realm of the history of the nation is partially enshrouded by black veil of struggles‚ conflicts‚ and eventual changes‚ the economic sphere of the American history still conveys about the significant progresses the country has been making since the inception of the process of industrialization. It is noteworthy that
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they heard during their childhood. Racism spiked from the years 2014 to 2015. A survey named “Public Opinion by Age: Racial Equality in the United States” was taken to see how people viewed racism. In the year 2014‚ about 51% of them said racism was gone and has been fixed. Those same people took the survey again and 32% of them said racism was gone and had been fixed. That was a change of about 20%! This shows racism has grown during the on-going
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American Imperialism in the Nineteenth Century During the late nineteenth and early twentieth century’s the United States (U.S.) pursued an aggressive policy of expansionism extending its political and economic influence around the world. What is imperialism? Why this policy was adopted and how it was rationalized. The major events that took place and which countries of the world the U.S. became involved due to this policy. Finally‚ we will see‚ not everyone supported foreign affairs by the
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At the start of the 20th century‚ Jim Crow laws still crippled the rights of the African American community and segregation was at an all-time high. Even occupations such as Federal employment were degraded through segregation. Consequently‚ small protests began; insignificant in the short term‚ but it truly laid the foundation for the civil rights movement to have a major impact throughout America. Despite the limits and obstacles in their path‚ men and women rose to new heights‚ disregarding the
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Was Mexico justified to go to war with the United States? This essay argues the US was justified because Mexico invaded US territory‚ Mexician territories needed a new government‚ and Mexican territories didn´t respect the US reconciliation. Mexico invaded the United States terrirory. The quote that supports this is‚”Mexico has passed the boundry of the United States… has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil.”(Polk). This made the United States justified to
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paper will discuss the African American social standing in America throughout history. It will discuss the highs and lows and the pros an cons of the progression and also the different periods that African Americans lived through since they were brought to America. The progression of African Americans in America began with a practice called slavery. Slavery is the state of a person who is the chattel of another. It began in 1441 when Portuguese men kidnapped 12 black Africans from Cabo Blanco and
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Reconstruction By 1865‚ the Civil War ended with a victory for the Union over the secessionist southern states. But with every conclusion comes new beginnings‚ thus the start of a new chapter American History: The Reconstruction. 1865 through 1877 was known as the period of Reconstruction. During this time the Confederate States were reintegrated into the Union. Before the Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his forces to the Union General‚ Ulysses Grant on April 9th‚ 1865 which actually
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