servant numbers declining‚ there was a need for a new labor force in the colonies. The Atlantic Slave Trade brought African slaves to the colonies. Slavery was mainly used in the Southern colonies since their main focus was agriculture‚ were crops such as tobacco needed to be worked. During the American Revolution‚ while the Colonies were fighting for their independence from England; the question of morality of slavery arose. This lead to the 1st significant opposition to slavery developed by the Quakers
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1. Why was the South so afraid to loose slavery? What did they have a stake? Because they depended on slaves to work on their farms and agriculture‚ and they had already been living a lifestyle dependent on slaves. If they lost slavery‚ the slaves would also gain voting rights eventually‚ and they would then lose power in the government. 2. What is the 13th amendment and why did Lincoln feel he needed to pass the amendment? It is the amendment that would abolish slavery. Lincoln wanted to pass
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“Catholic" Was the Early Nazi Movement? Religion‚ Race‚ and Culture in Munich‚ 1919-1924‚ Derek Hastings’ main argument is that the incompatible nature of Catholicism in Germany with the Nazi Party was not quite as clear as previously claimed to have been‚ arguing that the Nazi movement was shaped in some parts by Catholic ideas and Catholics themselves. This argument is stated effectively due to Hastings’ acknowledgement of the previous argument before stating his thesis and where the argument was placed
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History 1620/Spring April 10‚ 2015 Week 4 Discussion Questions 1. Why was corruption so rampant in American politics during this period? Was it worse than today? If so‚ why? American politics were so corrupt during the guilded age. This‚ in part‚ is because of the way people affiliated themselves. During this time period‚ it didn’t matter your candidate said or did‚ you had to be loyal and vote for your party. Also the corruption was so bad because the political machines would partner with the ward
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In the article “Why Ancient Earth Was So Warm” the key point was to explain why early earth was as warm as it was‚ without a strong sun. The researchers‚ Eric Wolf and Brian Toon‚ go on to explain that the sun was about 70-80 percent as bright as it is today. So it would not warm the earth as much. That was then named the faint young sun paradox. The article then explains how the two greenhouse gases carbon dioxide‚ and methane could have trapped heat in the atmosphere. This would have all been
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studio album by rapper Eminem. It was released on May 23‚ 2000‚ by Interscope Records. “The Marshall Mathers LP” was one of Eminem ’s best selling albums and one of the best rap albums of all time. One reason why “The Marshall Mathers LP” was such a great impact to the rap community is because after the great success of his previous album “The Slim Shady LP” no one expected a white rapper to be able to follow up with a better album‚ like Eminem did. Another reason why “The Marshall Mathers LP” had such
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Why was the treaty of Versailles so unpopular in Germany? There are several reasons why the treaty of Versailles was so unpopular in Germany. I will be addressing the following; why Hitler called it a dictated peace‚ the reduction of the German army and the effects that the reparations had on the German people. Hitler called the treaty of Versailles ‘The Dictated Peace’ .The dictated peace meant that Germany had a choice to accept the treaty or be invaded. The Germans had to accept the treaty even
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“Opposition is Indispensable. People will always learn more from those who disagree with them than from those who share their views.” I strongly agree with this statement for three reasons. 1. People who share the same viewpoint are likely to know the same information. 2. The opposition of any debate will likely find information that the other side looked over or didn’t care to think about. 3. The opposition will obviously have different viewpoints than the other side‚ which will cause the opposition
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Josie Thomas Mr. Wilcox American History 27 March 2011 Vietnam War Research Paper Why is the Vietnam War so significant in American history? How did it really affect America? The Vietnam War was the prolonged struggle between nationalist forces trying to unify Vietnam under a communist government‚ and the United States attempting to prevent the spread of communism. There are many lessons learned throughout this war that America‚ hopefully‚ will never undergo again. There are a series of
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a swimsuit at the oceanfront. He was a presumptuous troublemaker‚ invariably never heeding to his astute parents. His parents strictly advised him not to go and swim unassisted but guess what... he departed anyways! Submerging further beyond the coastland than he ever accomplished before‚ he was becoming lassitudinous. Promptly comprehending that there was no one in his immediate proximity to extricate him‚ he started to overreact. Investigating why James was so inaudible in his bedroom‚ Mother
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