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    The Revolutionary War erupted many conflicts that the nation had to solve throughout its existence. The struggle for independence primarily revolved around the consequences before and after the wars collided. This Era caused Britain’s American colonies to separate from the empire (GML‚ Foner 175). Along with this came the 7 Year War that began when the French and Indian fought against Great Britain. After the war‚ the England government started taxing their own colonist for the damage. “No taxation

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    Sunmi Famule Hour 5 DBQ The Antebellum reform movement represented a turning point regarding the furthering of Democratic ideals. Between the times of 1825-1850‚ the Democratic ideals (liberty‚ equality and pursuit of happiness) spread amongst American. Reforms such as abolitionism‚ social‚ institutional‚ and religious (second great awakening) furthered this ideals. The Second Great awakening ushered in a new perspective on religion. No longer was the Church cookie cutter. New forms of churches

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    hopes to be emancipated. The many obstacles that African Americans had to endure in order to gain this equality in the United States are expressed through these works of literature. By examining the art of literature through multiple authors of both the Colonial and Antebellum periods‚ these fears‚ struggles‚ and hardships demonstrate the way in which the form of narratives advanced the equality and social justice of African Americans. The Colonial period (1746-1800) was the start of this fight

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    1. In antebellum America‚ was the main source for “literacy and political discourse”? • In antebellum America‚ the main source for “literacy and political discourse” was printer and steam press. 2. How does the economy relate to literacy as suggested pages 1-2? • If the literacy develops‚ the economy will develop too. The development of the economy leads to earn more benefit and power. 3. What have past scholars/researches said about literacy? (p.2) • They said about literacy that literacy

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    Technology Advances in Antebellum America The Era of 1800 to 1860 proved to be some of the most technologically advanced years of the 19th century. This Era saw a rapid technological change in communications‚ travel. Through these advances helped the United States grow and prosper. Communication was now possible from the most populated to the least populated areas of the country. Telegraph wires stretched from north to south and east to west. The introduction of the Pony Express allowed the

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    America in the Antebellum Period: A Nation Both United and Divided Scott Willis Dr. Register History 201 12/11/08 Historians mark the year 1789 as the end of the Revolutionary period in America. Liberty had triumphed‚ and Americans under the leadership of a bright and resolute few‚ had fashioned a republic capable governing itself. Modern Americans tend to view the early years of the Republic with a sense of sentimental nostalgia. America had become a nation-- or had it? On the surface‚ this

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    In antebellum America‚ abolitionists used a variety of tactics to achieve their ends‚ from calling for violence to appealing to religious sentiments—often even combining the two approaches. Many abolitionists such as John Brown and David Walker foresaw that any dismantling of the South’s “peculiar institution” would foment bloodshed. In his Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World‚ David Walker writes that only after “my color [has rooted] some of them out of the very face of the earth…they shall

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    THE THEME OF EQUALITY Equality is every human’s rights recognized no matter what their gender‚ race‚ or religion. Equality was a major theme during the revolutionary time period because all the groups of people were fighting for their right as a human being. This theme is present mostly in the readings we have been studying in class and is present in many other sources. This fight for equality was present throughout the time period. People wanted their rights noticed for all kinds of people

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    History of the Old South Research Paper Bailey K Empowerment of the Southern Belle in the Antebellum South The southern belle was perhaps one of the most charming characters of the American Antebellum South. She was and is often romanticized through fictional novels and plays‚ and many women throughout history have likely drawn parallels between their lives and that of heroines like Scarlett O’Hara. Southern women themselves might have looked back on the period of their lives they spent

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    each other. But the caring was tempered and limited by the power imbalance under which it grew. Within the narrow confines of slavery‚ human relationships ran the gamut from compassionate to contemptuous. But the masters and slaves never approached equality. In the lower South the majority of slaves lived and worked on cotton plantations. Most of these plantations had fifty or fewer slaves‚ although the largest plantations have several hundred. Cotton was by far the leading cash crop‚ but slaves also

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