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    Additionally‚ as women have gained further progress towards equality in the labor force as men‚ this has led to the emergence of Marxist values into American society as result of the Civil War. Some of these values include a classless society‚ without one dominating or governing sect of people over another. They are not only seen in the women labor movement‚ but on the battlefield as well; through men were coming together to fight for a mutual cause that has broken down social class barriers formed

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    Natasha Black Assignment 1 Settlement West There are many reasons the settlers were motivated to face dangers and hardships to move west. They believed they would have better opportunities in the west that they did in the east. The west was completely open and a place for new beginnings. Farmland was available and no one owned anything so everything was available for them to take‚ many settlers made a living working on farms‚ so this brought on many job opportunities for them. The United

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    the 1850’s that contributed to the advent of the civil war. Choose three and analyze the relative significance of each in contributing to the advent of the Civil War. During the time period of the mid 1800’s there was a great deal of growing tension between the northern and southern states. Many northerners were abolitionists and were anti slavery‚ the northerners didn’t want to outlaw slavery completely but wanted to put an end to slavery expansion. The south on the other hand was very against this

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    Jefferson had had the idea of westward expansion even before he became president on March 4th‚ ‚1801 he believed that “a republic depended on an independent‚ virtuous citizenry for its survival‚ and that independence and virtue went hand in hand with land ownership‚ especially the ownership of small farms”. (A+E Networks) Andrew Jackson was the 5th president of the United States and was president between 1829 through 1837. Jackson’s boldest decision during westward expansion was ejecting the Indians East

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    Draft: Civil War The Civil War was unavoidable through political and territorial disputes. The main issue of the Civil War was slavery. The Civil War was fought between two sides over a conflict‚ dealing with abolishing slavery. The Civil War left six hundred twenty five thousand casualties. Both sides wanted to absorb one another to form their idea of the correct United States. The Civil War could

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    Meghan Gardner Civil War & Reconstruction Paper 1 Compromise involves both give and take‚ where both sides involved receive some of what they wanted‚ but neither side fully gets 100 percent of what they wanted. Compromise for the most part keeps things running smoothly. I personally believe that compromise is beneficial during this time. The Missouri Compromise‚ for example‚ started when the territory of Missouri wanted to join the Union as a slave state after

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    Dariana Zapata November-18-2014 Expanding West During the 1800s‚ the federal government promoted westward expansion in a variety of ways. This expansions changed the shape and character of the country. The United states first started with very small property back then they were call the 13 colonies which to begin with was not as strong as it is today‚ if anything it was a lot weaker and had little to rely on. Through time it was able to make it ways into gaining

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    The Civil War During both the civil war and civil war reconstruction time periods‚ there were many changes going on in the Union.  The Emancipation Proclamation‚ as well as legislation such as the thirteenth‚ fourteenth and fifteenth amendments‚ was causing a new awakening of democracy; while the renouncing of secession by the South marked a definite triumph for Nationalism.  As well‚ the government was involved in altercations of its own.  During reconstruction‚ the legislative and executive

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    Post-Civil War Industrialization allowed America have an interconnected‚ productive‚ and profitable economy which results in the US becoming economically powerful globally. As the US became more industrial and urban which increased production that causing farmers and factory owners to search for new markets for their surplus goods. Once Americans found these new foreign markets they wanted to protect their financial interests in that country which lead to countries being under the US’ sphere of influence

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    The American Civil War was one of the most important and controversial time in American history. The North and the South had developed differences during the years. The South remained mostly in the agricultural economy while the North became more industrialized. The major issue that led to the dissolving of the union was the debate over slavery. That dispute led to secession‚ and secession brought a war in which the Northern and Western territories fought to preserve the Union while the South fought

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