freed‚ there came the question of what about the freed African Americans and what would become of the South? You see‚ “under the administration of President Andrew Johnson in 1865 and 1866‚ new southern state legislatures passed restrictive “black codes” (which would prevent blacks from owning land and from getting an education) to control the labor and behavior of former slaves and other African Americans.” (“Reconstruction”)Then‚ “during Radical Reconstruction‚
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Post-Civil War during Reconstruction was also the era of Western expansion and industrial growth. There were many major changes‚ both economically‚ politically‚ and culturally. The West was seen as an opportunity as millions of acres could be used for development and profit. There were many positive changes throughout the expansion and the growth of Industrial America such as railroads‚ coal mines‚ oil refineries‚ and factories. Despite the positive advances‚ it was at the expense of many Native
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In what ways and to what extent was China modernized during the Republican period (1912-49)? After the fall of Qing Dynasty in 1911‚ the unprecedented‚ new form of government emerged in China immediately. Whereafter the betrayal of the Republic of Yuan Shikai (1913-1916) and the turmoil of Warlordism (1916-27)‚ China was in a relative stable situation till the Nationalist Government was established in Nanjing in 1928‚ a period first possible for any modernization effort. That is‚ most of the modernization
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Several freedmen in South Carolina stand in line to vote for the first time. They wait‚ but when they reach the front‚ they are given a literacy test which they have to pass in order to vote. Voting was just one of the many rights the south denied freedmen during reconstruction. Many laws and amendments were created to make life fair for African Americans. However very few of these changes were respected in the south. Based on most of the documents and additional information from outside sources
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with resistance. The Reconstruction Era was expected to reunify the country and the thirteenth‚ fourteenth‚ and fifteenth amendments made to the constitution‚ passed between 1868 and 1870‚ were intended to assure that African Americans maintained their freedom‚ ability to vote‚ and equal protection under the law. However‚ this period introduced greater social divides and an extreme opposition to the black race. By the late 1870s‚ the federal government withdrew from the South. Legislatures filled
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During the Reconstruction period in the US radical Republicans‚ moderate Republicans‚ and southern Democrats had their own plans for Reconstruction. The radical Republicans had lots of differences for Reconstruction‚ but had ideas that were similar to the other groups. Moderate Republicans had differences for Reconstruction‚ but there were similarities between the other groups. Southern Democrats ideas for Reconstruction were mostly different‚ but had some similarities between the groups. The radical
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after the Civil War had given millions of slaves their freedom. The Reconstruction of the South after the war‚ presented a lot of challenges for the African Americans. African Americans in the south began to lose their rights due to the Jim Crow Laws and Black Codes. African Americans engaged in many leadership roles during the Reconstruction Era. With the African Americans improving their rights and status‚ many whites in the south were disgruntled. Even though the federal government had control
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Reconstruction: The Post War Era Lindsay Pone Professor Goldstein History 105 Strayer University 01/30/2013 Reconstruction: The Post Civil War Era Friday April 12‚ 1861‚ America embarked into war with its biggest adversary; America! The American Civil War broke out‚ and what was believed to be a quick battle by the North‚ turned out to be a long bloody four years and left the country devastated. President Abraham Lincoln‚ the 16th president of the United
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The Underground Railroad was crucial to the Reconstruction era and in supporting the Union side of the Civil War. The Railroad was a system of routes and safe houses that helped slaves escape from slavery to a better life. Runaway slaves were led by “conductors” such as the famous Harriet Tubman to free territories‚ the most popular destination of these being Canada‚ or the “promised land”. Many slaves also escaped to Northern states‚ Mexico‚ or even the Caribbean. The system provided an opportunity
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The Three Models of Groups A. The New Right model ⁃ Derived from the individual that lies at the heart of neoliberal economics ⁃ New Righy’s preference is for a market economy driven by self-reliance and entrepreneurialism ⁃ Has expressed particular concern about the link between corporatism and escalating public spending and the problems of over-government ⁃ Mancur Olsan • The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups ▪ Argued that people join interest groups
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