1. Reconstruction; Reconstruction refers to the period after the civil war. It was during this time that America was beginning to clean up from the war and rebuild the country. The north and south were finally coming back together‚ and that brought great changes to America. The ways of living before were different compared to what they were during and after the reconstruction. New laws and acts were being set in place to prevent another war from breaking out again and to maintain peace and justice
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estate was made up of the clergy who made up 10% of the land. They were exempt of Frances taxes because they always agreed and voted with the king. Doing that made them one of the top Estates. The second Estate is made out of the nobility. The nobles made up 25-30% of the land and had leading positions in France and had tax exemptions. They also voted and agreed with most of what the king said which made them another top estate with the king. The next estate is the third estate which was one
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The Agitation and Reform in the Nineteenth-Century Britain. What was Chartism and Why Did it Fail? Thisassignment will analysewhat Chartism was and why it failed. Firstly‚ we will consider what Chartism was‚ secondly we will focus on two of the six main reasons that Chartism failed‚ these will includethe lack of middle class support and the radical nature of the Chartist claims although the Disunited Members and Leader‚ the mid Victorian boom and the loyalty of the army and police force to
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Lovell #12 Informational Essay The Berlin wall was built in Germany on August 13‚ 1961. This separated western and eastern Germany. It surrounded all of east Germany and was built a little bit after World War two. This was such a big event because several people died trying to escape‚ and many families got separated. Of course this wall of danger and depression got torn down on November 9‚ 1989. First a question about this wall would be. Why was it put up in the first place? Well the east wanted
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Alexander the Great was‚ as the name entails‚ great in some ways. In other ways though‚ he was not so great. How great was Alexander? Alexander was great in many ways. He was an excellent strategist‚ and was able to conquer almost anything he set out for. He usually was merciful as well‚ and honored all cultures and religions. He tried to learn about hinduism from the Brahmin in India. When he conquered Persia‚ he still let some Persians rule‚ as long as they answered to him. In India‚ whenever
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in the arena‚ we go at it. We try even harder the next time”(__). In Christopher Newfield- assistant professor of English at the University of California‚ Santa Barbara- wrote an article called “What Was Political Correctness? Race‚ the Right‚ and Managerial Democracy in the Humanities”. The article was written about the challenges of politics and racial difference in humanities research. As Newfield begins his article he says‚ “If everyone gets the enemies they deserve‚ it doesn’t seem fair that
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it is therefore correct to say he was a catalyst for change‚ since he had tremendous effect on history in his decision making. Till this day after 125 years that he is no longer in this world‚ people are still inspired by him and his leadership skills. Abraham Lincoln can be defined as a catalyst for change due to his concerns‚results-orientation‚courage‚commitment and honesty. Lincoln was successful in becoming the President of United States in 1860. He was considered a leader in the 1800’s because
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he was awarded the civic crown for saving a citizen in battle. Consequently‚ in 72 BCE‚ he held his first political office as military tribune‚ “which was conferred on him by vote of the people after his return to Rome” (Suetonius‚ 36). Later on‚ about five years later‚ he was elected quaestor and had a seat in the Roman Senate. As quaestor‚ it was his duty to oversee the treasury and handle all of the state’s financial affairs. Shortly after‚ he was given the title of aedile‚ in which he was “responsible
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Was Lewis and Clark’s expedition one of the main reasons the U.S is what it is today? Lewis and Clark’s expedition lasted two years‚ four months‚ and ten days. They traveled about 8‚000 miles (13‚000 km). The expedition was planned to go west of Missouri and to discover what was beyond the eastern area of the U.S‚ the government was able to explore this area of the U.S because of the Louisiana purchase. The Louisiana Purchase was bought from the French for $15 million dollars and the land area
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water wheel and steam engine took over the role of the artisans. Since items were cheaper and quicker to produce‚ the supply grew. The demand was greater than the supply‚ which forced factories to open. Textile factories multiplied across the United States. Not only did men and women work in factories‚ but children did as well. The Factory Act of 1833 was established restricting the hours children could work and set certain standards for factories. This act led to improvements for business owners
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