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    Tyler Miler APUSH 1/15/13 From the 1815-1860‚ two events changed the role of woman in society forever. From a social‚ political and cultural standpoints The antebellum market revolution and the second great awakening both played key roles in changing the woman’s role in the family‚ workplace and society. The antebellum market revolution was a key event in changing woman’s roles. Before the revolution blacks and women were not accompanied to the same rights as a white male‚ But white and white

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    The Market Revolution Many factors contributed to the Market Revolution beginning in 1815 and ending in 1860. These included economic‚ technological‚ and social aspects. Better transportation helped move people‚ materials‚ and manufactured goods from coast to coast. New inventions quickened the development of crops and manufacturing of goods. The country’s cities were growing fast‚ and people moved west in pursuit of cheap land and opportunity. Economically

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    to The American Heritage Dictionary‚ a revolution is "A sudden or momentous change in a situation". This could not any better summarize the change in America between 1860 and 1877. The United States went from bitter fortress of agriculture to a progressive nest ready to nurture the coming of industry. Radical changes in the treatment of non-whites‚ as well as a move to the city marked the beginning of a new era. The immense cultural and constitutional changes caused by the 13th‚ 14th‚ and 15th amendments

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    DBQ: Political Disputes: 1820-1860 Political Disputes use to be handled out calmly‚ but as the years went by‚ people from both the North and the South had political disputes as well as personal disputes (physical arguments). In the time period of the Missouri Compromise‚ (In 1820)‚ political and personal disputes began to rise in both the North and South. Disagreements use to be settled out very calmly‚ but soon disagreements became out of hand. The North and South had personal disputes. In

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    Assignment # 1 – Introduction‚ Chapters 1‚ 2 and 3 – Due Feb‚ 7th. Describe the factors that facilitate trade between Alberta and Ontario. Also‚ once a need for trade has been determined‚ what are the factors involved in transportation decisions‚ specific to the trade between the two provinces. Labour‚ Oil and Natural Gas are the main factors that facilitate trade between Alberta and Ontario. Specialization in the production process: Complex jobs can usually be less expensively completed by a

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    To what extent did the technological developments of the Industrial Revolution contribute to economic change in this period? Technological developments of the Industrial Revolution made a profound contribution to the economic changes in this period liberating labor and allowed for unbridled monetary developments. The Industrial revolution spanning the 150-year period between 1750 to 1900 saw exponential technological advancements in England which freed the average person from the confines of their

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    political revolution‚ that changed the entirety of the country’s dynamics. After the close of the Civil War in 1865‚ the Union held a clear stand against the institution of slavery. After President Lincoln was assassinated‚ his vice president‚ Andrew Johnson‚ popularly seemed unfit for the task of reconstruction of the country. Congress‚ Constitutional amendments‚ racism‚ and hateful terror groups would develop the civil rights movement‚ that would be a national transformation. Between 1860-1877 constitutional

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    While economic and social changes have occurred throughout history‚ certain period have seen great changes. This time period includes the Industrial Revolution in England. The changes experienced during this time period have dramatically changed social and economic structure. During the Industrial Revolution the way people people lived and worked‚ and produced good changed . The causes of the Industrial Revolution are powerful middle class‚ and transportation and communication. The Industrial

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    after the Opium war in the 1840s had ended. 1860 and the subsequent years were seen as an important era for the making of this city‚ as the economic growth had several implications on the social and political life as well. Thus‚ this period saw the coming up of several shops owned by business families who had migrated from different regions of India‚ setting up of cotton mills‚ the Native Stock Exchange centre for joint stock/ ventures etc. The economic growth was also linked to the rise of political

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    Jack Giggey A revolution in the form of transportation transformed America forever. Between the 1800’s and 1840’s hundreds of roads and canal were built‚ most famous were the National Road and the Erie Canal. This transportation revolution also helped ignite the market revolution. With easier transportation‚ came explosive economic growth and opportunities in production and manufacturing. Out in the frontier‚ better known as the west‚ the economy started to play an important role in the United

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