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    As a southern land speculator‚ I would argue for Manifest Destiny and westward expansion. If our country is to be a powerful nation we must use any means to become powerful. By acquiring more land moving westward we can open up more land for slavery and create more jobs in new villages as well as public work projects like railroads and canals. With so much opportunity out west‚ I can acquire land and sell it so those eager for that land. Dealing with the problem of Native Americans‚ President Jackson

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    Russia 19th Century

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    Russia in the nineteenth century Government & Society: * Autocracy (a system of government with one person with total power) was a system that was on going in 19th century Russia. It was led by the Tsar. * Beneath the Tsar were The Court‚ who were leading landowners and members of the government. * Below them were a small group of businessmen and traders. * The majority of the population were Serfs who were servants attached to land owned by a lord. They were required to

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    North vs South

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    North vs. South Compare and Contrast The north and south were very different from each other socially and economically. They each had their won interpretations of the Constitution and their differing views creating much conflict. Each conflict gave the two regions their own reasons for entering a Civil War. First of all‚ economic circumstances were very different between the north and the south. The north gradually had become an economy revolving around manufacturing and commerce; they focused

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    Vikings and the Westward Expansion The Vikings were a sea-faring people from the North Western areas of Europe‚ specifically the area known as Scandinavia. Viking is actually a profession and not the actual type of people. The people were Norse and the term “Viking” in Norse equates to the English word “Pirate.” The Vikings were known throughout the European continent‚ specifically along the coastal countries. They were known for their quick attacks on coastal cities and monasteries to plunder

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    North-South Divide

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    The North-South Divide (or Rich-Poor Divide[citation needed]) is a socio-economic and political division that exists between the wealthy developed countries‚ known collectively as "the North"‚ and the poorer developing countries (least developed countries)‚ or "the South."[1] Although most nations comprising the "North" are in fact located in the Northern Hemisphere (with the notable exceptions of Australia and New Zealand)‚ the divide is not wholly defined by geography. The North is home to four

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    1800s North and South

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    European nations. Prior to the Civil War‚ the North and South had many differences that helped shape the antebellum period. The north was very successful because the economy was based on manufacturing. The north could not have farms because the soil was rocky and the climate was mostly cold. There would be huge towns with factories everywhere. In these factories workers‚ mostly young women‚ worked on making textiles or clothing. Due to these factories‚ the north could trade with other nations and long

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    North And South Analysis

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    The North and South emerged as two distinct regions because they had various differences. Despite being part of the same country as a whole‚ the North and the South were opposites both culturally and in several other ways. As mentioned in “The American Journey” by Glencoe‚ these differences included the geography‚ economy‚ society‚ and transportation system. One of the most striking differences between the North and South was the climate and geography. In the North‚ there was not an abundance of

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    During the Antebellum period (late 18th century to 1861) that preceded the Civil War‚ the North’s free society enabled industrialization. The free states produced 97% of the country’s firearms and 93% of its pig iron (Wandrei‚ 2018). The opportunities of industrialization attracted European immigrants and led to the building of major cities in the North. By 1860‚ the population stood at 23 million compared to the South’s nine million. By contrast‚ 80 percent of Southerners were employed in agriculture

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    Evaluate the extent to which differing ideas of national identity shaped views of United States overseas expansion in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries‚ the United States began to prosper domestically and internationally due to America’s second Industrial revolution and their advancement towards becoming a World Power. America’s emergence as a World Power brought about ambitious ideas of imperialism as opportunities for America

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    Railroad 19th Century

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    United States as they were widely used from late 19th century up until the 1850s. People found many uses for them whether to move throughout the country‚ to commute to work or moved goods. Prior to the introduction of railroads‚ people in the States would use sail boats‚ horses‚ or even by foot to travel long distances from one point to another but everything changed in the late 19th century‚ when there were rapid series of innovations and one of the first ones was the invention of steamboats that allowed

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