The North and The South After 4 grueling years‚ The Civil War finally came to an end on May 9th‚ 1865. Most believed the Civil War was started was because of the “Free states” (The North) and the “Slave states” (The South) couldn’t come to a compromise over the power of national government to stop slavery in the territories that had not yet become states. Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860 and vowed to keep slavery out of territories. The Civil war is an incredibly crucial part of history
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Before the Industrial Revolution‚ man produced the products they needed by hand or by basic machines. This meant that production took a much greater time for construction and that the individuals that made certain products had to be specifically trained to master that skill. This would all change by the mid 1800s with the start of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain. “Industrialization refers to a process that transformed agrarian and handicraft-centered economies into economies distinguished
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Riley Mangieri 12-19-15 Mr. Rauschenbach Grade 8 Progressives in the late 1800’s-1900’s Our nation lost its way during the Gilded Age (1870s-1920s). The Gilded Age was a term made up by Mark Twain due to him having a book called the Gilded Age‚ which satirized American society in the late 1800s. It was a time of government corruption‚ poverty‚ and awful labor conditions but it being covered up by big businesses‚ or “gilded”. Progressives were people
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was its emphasis on interchangeable parts for machinery. Known as the American system of manufacturing‚ it entailed an increasing range of products manufactured by machines that turned out identical objects and could be operated by a minimally skilled operator. The skill needed was built into the machine. The increased demand for iron led to the expansion of what had been a small industry making iron with charcoal at a large number of small-scale furnaces and forges spread across the country. The
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The 1828 election was unlike any other before it; it introduced lots of things that evolved into what elections are like today‚ including economic and social changes‚ who can vote‚ how many people vote‚ how candidates portray themselves‚ and the different backgrounds of the candidates. In the 1800’s‚ not many people could vote compared to today. In the elections before the 1828 election‚ the only ones that could vote were white males who were at least 21 years old‚ educated‚ and owned property.
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Urbanization Before the middle of the 19th century it was quite fashionable to live in the big city. People of the Upper class‚ for instance; lawyers‚ merchants‚ and manufacturers built lavish townhouses in the center of the city within walking distance of their various jobs. Middle class workers tended to live further away from the center of the city in places such as suburbs. Whereas the lower class workers lived in the back alleys and courtyards of the central city. Because of the need to be
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Working people had very little leisure time. They spent a lot of time working and they were left with little time to enjoy themselves. For those who worked in factories‚ the line dividing work and leisure was becoming more and more rigid. What little opportunity there was for recreation was in the few hours spent away from work. According to Charles Shaw (1903) autobiography‚ pugilism and dog-fighting were among the main choices of entertainment. In every street where there was a beershop‚ there
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risk of dictatorship or tyranny‚ the group divided the new government into three parts‚ or branches: the executive branch‚ the legislative branch‚ and the judicial branch. Executive Branch:Headed by the president. The president carries out federal laws and recommends new ones‚ directs national
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decisions within each of the three branches of government. This is extremely effective because many people with education and a different point of view can discuss and make decisions together instead of having one man to have complete power of the government and make decisions as he pleases. For example‚ if one of the branches wants to war and the other two branches believe that is not a good idea‚ they can overrule that decision and not go to war. In addition to that three branches of government‚ each
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