freedom or heaven. It was sung when it was time to escape. The slaves thought of swing low sweet chariot as Moses and the Israelites. Moses guided the Israelites across the Jordan River to freedom from the Egyptians. The Moses of the slaves was Harriet Tubman‚ and she was coming to take them across the Ohio River to freedom or heaven. The poem “Willie has gone to the war ‘’the enemy is war. The enemy is war because Willie mother doesn’t want him to go. Then she loses him in the war. In the last
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General Taylor 30. Why was the Free-Soil party formed? Was it important? Explain. "Californy Gold" 31. Did the California Gold Rush make people rich? Explain. Sectional Balance and the Underground Railroad Know: Underground Railroad‚ Harriet Tubman 32. "The South was in a politically weak position in the 1850’s." Assess this statement. Twilight of the Senatorial Giants Know: Henry Clay‚ John C. Calhoun‚ Daniel Webster 33. What effect did Webster’s speech have? Deadlock and Danger
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Andrew Jackson was an impactful president whose strategies and actions transformed the country. He was a controversial figure in American politics‚ due to both his empowerment of the “common” American man‚ his ruining of the economy‚ and his deplorable acts he subjected the American Indians to. Andrew Jackson believed in having a smaller federal government. His decision to not renew the charter of the National Bank triggered the economic collapse that lasted for more than 20 years. He disapproved
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“I have not yet given up on fight‚” John Paul Jones. As recited by J.P.J‚ it is important to fight for what you believe in since the battle is not conquered by lounging around‚ and you could possibly be changing thousands of lives. First and foremost‚ it is necessary to campaign for your beliefs in order to obtain what you desire. For example‚ in 1963‚ Martin Luther King Junior marched through the streets of our nation’s capital to declare his‚ “I Have a Dream” speech to inform whites that they hoped
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America’s gift to my generation is freedom. Mohandas Gandhi brought independence to India. He was later an inspiration for movements of nonviolence‚ civil rights‚ and freedom across the world. Gandhi was born on October 2‚ 1869‚ and died in 1948. The 39th president Jimmy Carter and his wife built The Carter Center in Atlanta. It’s a “fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering; it seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts‚ enhance freedom and democracy‚ and improve
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Do to the fact that Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin the South was then able to increase its cotton supply sending raw cotton north to be made into fabric. Francis C. Lowell increased the efficiency in the making of fabric by bringing spinning and weaving tools together into one factory. In 1846‚ Elias Howe created the sewing machine which revolutionized the manufacture of clothing. All of a sudden‚ clothing began to be made in factories as opposed to at home. Rising industries and factories led
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come home to take care of their family. Women also played a very important role in the temperance movement by protesting to government to make alcohol illegal. The Abolition movement pushed for the country to realize the cruelties of slavery. Harriet Tubman‚ an escaped runaway slave‚ helped over 300 African Americans get freedom. Many people published books and reports on slavery. They showed Americans‚ as well as a world the harshness of slavery. Some abolitionist held posts on Underground Railroad
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How have African-Americans worked to end segregation‚ discrimination‚ and isolation to attain equality and civil rights? Laquanda Washington HIS204: American History Since 1865 Hector Galano 21 November 2011 How have African-Americans worked to end segregation‚ discrimination‚ and isolation to attain equality and civil rights? African Americans have been working hard every since the slavery days to end segregation‚ discrimination‚ and isolation. Many civil rights leaders such as Malcolm
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Also‚ in Clotel; or‚ The President’s Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States (1853)‚ the first African American novel‚ Brown relates the story of Thomas Jefferson’s relationship with his slave mistress Sally Hemings (1773–1835). Originally published in England‚ the novel eventually came to U.S. readers‚ but only after it had been significantly revised‚ with references to the president removed. Much like the evolution of Douglass’s anti-slavery agenda‚ Brown began his career as a
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Unit 4 Study Guide 1. 40 acres and a mule- were essentials promised to freed slaves after the civil war 2. Emancipation proclamation- freed slaves in the CSA‚ so did not affect slavery in the border states; allowed blacks to join Union Army 3. Sharecropping- is a system of agriculture in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on the land 4. Reconstruction Act of 1867- South would be divided into 5 military states; acceptance of the 14th
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