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    European and Native American ideas of freedom differed in that liberty and freedom were concepts that were natural ingredients to Native American government‚ where as for Europeans‚ freedom had a lot more to do with “Freedom in Christ” rather than freedoms within the government. Even though in Europe‚ women were being burned alive for being suspected of being witches and criminals were publicly whipped‚ they thought that the Natives were barbaric because they had no formal government. In addition

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    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‚ compared to just 40 percent in the North. The South’s slave economy supported their agriculture. Towards the end of this period‚ only one-ninth of the United States’ industrial capacity was situated in the South. According to Towner (2011)‚ both

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    interests living in a particular area”. Many communities in the United States were formed when European settlers came across the Atlantic Ocean to North America; For example‚ Native American tribes were common communities before the European settlers sailed west and took over the land. Tribe‚ by Sebastian Junger‚ is a book about different communities and how the way our civilization is managed leads to deprivation of interdependence and a sense of community. Junger talks about how we lack the ability to

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    entire difference between economic form of both north and south is the fundamental reason that lead to the war. The north’s economy was based on commerce and capitalism.They built industrial factory and produced mechanical components.So they didn’t need much slave because local people could handle the work needed for the industrialized production.However‚ the south’s economy was largely based on agricultural manufacture—cotton.Being the biggest part of sectionalism‚ economic difference increased

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    The North and the South The North and South had similarities and differences in the 1800’s‚ but can the differences drive them to a civil war? Women were mad about having so little rights‚ slavery was being questioned‚ and the political parties couldn’t seem to agree. Women in the United States had little rights‚ but women in the North had more‚ but not where it really counted. In the North‚ women had ownership of their wages and property (Holt‚ pg. 427). New York demonstrated giving women more rights

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    the South was driven by it‚ while the North wasn’t. In the North it has bad soil while in the South they had great soil. Also in the North they came for religious freedom while in the South they came for money. Although they had these difference they all came from England. People settled in the North and South Colonies for different reasons based on geography and culture‚ they had a different way of life‚ but also did things similarly. Although both the North and the South had slavery the South

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    Due to differing economies‚ the North and the South have contrasting views over slavery. The North had more cities and factories‚ which caused the North to be more dependent on less skilled laborers in order to work in the factories. Most of the Northerners were also Republicans‚ a party that came from the Free- Soil Party‚ and was anti-slavery. The parties emphasized on business and believed that slavery could negatively impact business as it seemed to be incompatible with free labor. On the other

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    The American South represents the more agricultural sector of the United States; it was and in some places is still quite far behind the Northern sectors of America. Northerners tended to be better educated than their southern partners. The North also had a much larger population than the South with a 21.5 million population‚ whilst the south had a population of 9 million. The fundamental differences between the two can be classified through religion‚ the slave movement as well as the agricultural

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    The indigenous people of North America and Europe are both very different cultures with very different beliefs and ideas. As the Europeans began to colonize North America‚ these differences between these cultures really impacted the events of this time. The most important difference is the ideas on land use and ownership. Other important differences include religion and the ideas of gender roles. The biggest difference between of the Native Americans and the European immigrants is the issue of

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    Eastern philosophy includes the various philosophies of ancient China and India‚ but can also include Islamic‚ Jewish‚ and Persian philosophies Frederick Streng: ways of defining religion. Mary Daly: religion reflects patriarchy The problem of evil Arguments of god Faith and resounding Saint Anselm Gaunilo St. Thomas Aquinas What is religion? Is there true evidence of a god? Is there a heaven and hell? Eastern and Western philosophy

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