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    to a plethora of locations‚ most notably North and South America. These slaves would go on to form their own individualized communities within their bondage and shape the very countries that had enslaved them in the 18th and 19th centuries. Slaves in North and South America played similar roles but developed independently of each other and thus shaped their own individual social‚ economic‚ and political advances. African Slaves living in North and South America

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    Jake Tyler U.S. History 1 12 April 2012 Westward Expansion and the American Dream The experiences a nation undergoes often shape its national identity and define who they are as a country. Throughout the course of its history‚ America has developed a national identity which is the American Dream. The American Dream is defined as the qualities that make up America and most of its people they include; opportunity‚ success‚ determination‚ and ingenuity. Many events in American’s history highlight

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    During the 19th century‚ America was going through a major transition. People living in the West were learning to adapt to new environments; the south was fighting against outdated values. In the west people struggled with farming‚ building‚ and making laws. In the south‚ people were being killed‚ politicians rigged elections‚ and a president was aggressively pushing towards civil rights. The incredible thing is that both of these events occur in the same country around the same time. In the West

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    Westward Expansion The westward expansion of the United States can be argued for progress‚ greed and racism. It can be argued for progress because in order for the United States to grow and prosper as a country‚ they needed more land‚ the only way to get more land to expand and explore. Although the United States were willing to do anything to expand‚ this meant they were willing to kill anyone in their way if they did not compromise with the United States; this is when greed and racism take

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    During the nineteenth century Americans saw a new opportunity of new possessions. “Instead of treading outlying areas as colonial outposts‚ American nation state builders turned them into new provinces” (Pollard et al‚ 2015‚ p. 609). With rifles‚ railroads‚ schools‚ frontiers and land surveys the North and South American societies were able to expand. The United States territorial expansion provided a means of unifying the country as well as bringing prosperity to the white farmer. Even though it

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    and respect; however‚ could a nation so great preserve indigenous societies continuously impeding the country’s potential growth without giving up on aspirations of success and expansion? Would our country exist as the power symbol it is today without certain actions that removed the barriers preventing American expansion and growth? Although the aboriginal people of America had claimed their land before the settlement of white colonists‚ the Native Americans proved an impediment towards the ultimate

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    The Antebellum North & South In 1860 the North and the South started to grow apart from each other . Because of this separation and the issues over slavery . The North and the South had a Civil War . Slavery was what started the Civil War . (cc18) It was also fought over women’s rights. Women from North and Southern had many different rights and a few common rights . One‚ of the common rights was that they were barred from the public . (2/26/15) Neither women from the North really got to live

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    different social‚ economic and political stances of the North and South cultures. Both Southern and Northern states depicted two different stand points on how things should be as far as political‚ social and economic views of American in that time. The North and South’s view on political‚ economic and social status varied greatly‚ making it difficult to come to any terms‚ leading to much greater conflict. Society varied for the North and South states‚ depending on their status‚ Americans were either

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    North and South Growing Together: The Differences It Makes In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements For HTH-655 By Phoenix‚ Arizona August 23‚ 2013 North and South Growing Together: The Differences It Makes The Global North and South are in a state of change‚ that can continue to grow further from a real and loving relationship with God‚ or become a religion that is closer to what Christ had intended for all us. In the north we see a rise in an individualism‚ a

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    1850‚ the U.S continued to expand‚ and the expansion is called “The Westward Expansion of the United States”. The forefathers decided to expand their territory due to their wish to start new lives‚ their belief in “Manifest Destiny”‚ and their desire to spread slavery. To begin with‚ on no account should we ignore the fact that lands are essential to a nation. So the U.S need to expand their territory to start new lives. “To Jefferson‚ westward expansion was the key to the nation’s health: He believed

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