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    the British and the Indians (who actually sided with the British). By 1800‚ American settlers had now far outnumbered the remaining Indians. The federal policy of civilization was heavily encouraged and endorsed within the Indian communities. This caused controversy because the nativists wanted to shy away from European influence and resisted to follow white encroachment on their Indian lands. In 1803‚ Jefferson made an agreement with the French to make the Louisiana purchase. But within that land

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    gone. Not only did the government lose money‚ citizens lost their own money too. The American people were outraged and knew that that was just the beginning of more disasters to come. The Great Depression of the United States of America‚ was greatly caused by Stock Market crashes‚ and bank failures which sooner led to boycotts and new foreign policies across the globe. The Stock Market Crash of 1929 Black Tuesday had one of the biggest tolls that led to the Great Depression. In hours‚ the New York stock

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    transformed. The Fluorescent Republic’s military budget alone was 13 Billion watt dollars per year! Over 71‚000 support personal were employed during the war. The lines were said to cover 2.6 miles long throughout the fighting. No bulb truly knew what caused the Lightbulb war‚ though many credited it to a Fluorescent

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    Great Depression was a time in the 1930’s where the world faced many economic problems. Some of these included stock market crashes‚ overproduction‚ and The Dust Bowl of the 1930’s. Some causes were ‚however‚more relentless than others.These issues are what led to the economic downfall worldwide. A dilemma that the world faced was a stock market crash which is a fall of prices across the economy. In the article ‚Stock Market Crash of 1929 by A&E Television Networks states‚ “...production had already

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    poverty to run the streets. If the whole factory got shut down than there was much less chances of even getting work. Business caused the main fall of unemployment which evidently lead to poverty‚ People living on the streets and families cracking and falling

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    What Caused The Civil War

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    started‚ yet is a factor in how it was caused. The idea of slavery fueled political and social relations between the North and South during the 1850s. Acts‚ such as the Fugitive Slave Act‚ hampered the sentiment towards the South‚ while the antislavery and abolition movement coalesced Southern opinion against the North. However‚ the feud between the North and South in attempts to gain power over the other‚ and the South’s eventual loss‚ is what primarily caused the Civil War. The political struggles

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    Olisae Udemadu May 16‚ 2013 Core 2 The early 1900’s were a time of turmoil for farmers in the United States‚ especially in the Great Plains region. After the end of World War I‚ overproduction by farmers resulted in low prices for crops. When farmers first came to the Midwest‚ they farmed as much wheat as they could because of the high prices and demand. Of the ninety-seven acres‚ almost thirty-two million acres were being cultivated. The farmers were careless in their planting of the crop‚ caring

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    DBQ: WHAT CAUSED THE CIVIL WAR? Proslavery and antislavery civilians clash. The "tea cup sitting close to the edge of the table" (Background Essay) begins to rattle heavily and almost fall off. The Civil War has begun. This "war between the states" shows that extremity of differences in opinions can lead to violence and death. There were over 618‚000 casualties by the end of the war‚ which lasted from 1861 to 1865. So‚ what lead to this wildness? The Civil War was caused by three main reasons: economic

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    What Caused The Dust Bowl

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    keep out as much dirt as possible. Farmers watched helplessly as their crops blew away. Families‚ tribes‚ dusted out‚ tractored out‚ homeless‚ and hungry. Modern American Poetry explains “Poor agricultural practices and years of sustained drought caused the Dust Bowl. Plains grasslands had been deeply plowed and planted to wheat. During the years when there was adequate rainfall‚ the land produced bountiful crops. But as the droughts of the early 1930s deepened‚ the farmers kept plowing and planting

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    One of the most widely known events that have occurred in the United States is the American Revolution. The purpose of that is due to the many sources of its occurrence. The American Revolution was a war that was fought for the independence of Americans‚ a war that had various triggers. Many colonists were fed up with the treatment that they endured from the British and decided to rise up and fight for their strong cause. In short‚ the American Revolution was an uprising that was brought upon by

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