Slavery was a very unstable‚ fluctuating part of history. From 1775 to 1830‚ slavery was booming‚ while at the same time‚ plenty of slaves were freed. Although this statement seems paradoxical‚ it is entirely accurate. The reasons for this happening range from political manipulation to social typecasting. Not only are these reasons imperative‚ but understanding how enslaved and freed African Americans responded to what was happening around them is also important. The expanding need and growth of
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The years 1865 to 1877 mark a period of reconstruction in which the country’s main focus was to heal the nation and bring the Confederate states back into the Union. Reconstruction took place in two distinct phases: presidential reconstruction‚ which was extremely lenient‚ and Congressional reconstruction‚ which was less forgiving‚ but more transformative. Presidential reconstruction had very limited success because President Andrew Johnson was swayed by Southern praise and became something of an
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The Jacksonian democracy was created during the period before the civil war in America. The Jackson democrats made an attempt to grant power to the lower classes while decreasing the influence of the rich and potent. The Jacksonian democrats viewed themselves as saviors of the common people and ruled by the means of a powerful executive branch who attempted to destroy aristocracy in America. In reality‚ they were typically very wealthy‚ they disregarded the capability of the federal government‚
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Document Based Question 1985 #1 From 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with an effective government. Using the documents and your knowledge of the period‚ evaluate this statement. Although the Articles of Confederation did provide the United States with some sort of effective government such as states rights‚ expansions of lands‚ and a legislative branch‚ it did not have enough power to govern efficiently‚ regulate trade‚ and levy taxes . The Articles had
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During the early 1920s‚ World War I had just ended‚ and many countries were not happy with the outcome. The Treaty of Versailles was a poor settlement to World War I‚ and left three particular countries unhappy; Germany‚ Italy‚ and Japan. The Treaty of Versailles left many limitations on Germany‚ and failed to give Italy and Japan the recognition they deserved. During the 1930s‚ these countries decided to take action‚ and fight for what they wanted. Though both appeasement and collective security
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The Spanish‚ led by Hernan Cortez‚ landed on the Mexican peninsula in search of gold in 1519. Within three years‚ the Spanish had conquered the Aztec Empire. Accounts of what happened during the first Spanish account differ greatly based on whose account of the attack is read. They differ which means only one is correct. First‚ according to an Aztec account‚ the Spanish attack was completely unprovoked. The Spanish started their attack with the musicians‚they slashed at their hands and faces until
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Do you ever wonder who killed Reconstruction? Well many believe the North killed Reconstruction for a variety of reasons‚ but the three main reasons are the North’s racism‚ fatigue‚ and distractions. Some positives about Reconstruction were the Freedman’s Bureau‚ This gave the African Americans support like food‚ education‚ jobs‚ and legal help. Also there was the Civil Rights Act this gave the blacks and whites the same type of rights. But there was also some negatives around this time like Sharecropping
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The colonization of the Americas by Spain and the beginning of a widespread silver mining in Japan had a major impact on silver production‚ greatly increasing it. However‚ this increase in silver supply seemed good to some people‚ but overall caused many problems. Suppliers such as Japan and Spain‚ and receivers such as Ming China‚ seemed to benefit from this rapid increase in silver mining‚ but this increase caused worldwide problems as well. Based on the documents‚ the effects of the increase of
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The Antebellum period occurred through dynamic a time of religious renewal and advancements in industry. The Market revolution transformed self-sufficient farms into an industrial society. The Second Great Awakening made America into a more religious nation. Before the Second Great Awakening and the Market Revolution women were deemed only to be satisfied by playing with their children in a park‚ dressed in beautiful dresses as depicted in the painting “The Happy Mother” (Document G). After the awakening
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Hiroshima On August 6‚ 1945‚ the American army decimates the city of Hiroshima with a bomb of enormous power; out of a population of 250‚000‚ the bomb kills nearly 100‚000 people and injures 100‚000 more. In its original edition‚ Hersey’sHiroshima traces the lives of six survivors—two doctors‚ two women‚ and two religious men—from the moment the bomb drops until a few months later. In 1985‚ Hersey added a postscript that now forms the book’s fifth chapter. In this chapter‚ Hersey reexamines these
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