What Is Freedom? Reconstruction 1865-1877 Four days after the meeting Sherman issued Special Field Order 15: It set aside Sea Island and a large area on the South Carolina and Georgia coasts for the settlement of the black families on 40 acre plots of land. He offered them broken mule too. With Slavery dead‚ which black institution strengthened after the war? a. The free blacks’ church b. The secret slave church c. The back family d. The free blacks’ schools e. ALL OF THE ABOVE- Correct
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One of the greatest American adventure stories started on February 28‚ 1803‚ when President Thomas Jefferson gained approval for his visionary project. This project was to explore the unknown West with a small expeditionary group. President Jefferson chose Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to head this expedition. Both Lewis and Clark had close ties to Jefferson. Meriwether Lewis was one of Jefferson’s secretaries and William Clark was a close friend. The initial idea of the expedition was
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George Catlin and Bill Holm are both known as some of the finest painters of Native American life. In his life time‚ Catlin created more than five hundred paintings and collected an impressive number of Indian artifacts‚ and after returning to the East he began exhibiting his work in influential cities. As an artist‚ Holm’s diverse works range from carving and painting to beading and quillwork‚ always specializing in the visual art of Northwest Coast Native Americans. This led him to take on the
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SPRING 2014 HISTORY 41 NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY: ORIGINS TO PRESENT COURSE SYLLABUS Class session: MW 12.45-2.05 pm Room HSS 105 Instructor: Daniele Bolelli E-mail: bolelli_daniele@smc.edu Office Hours: W. 5-6.45 pm in HSS 303 PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE COMING Course Description: This course outlines the major political‚ economic and cultural shifts in the history of Native Americans‚ and is meant to provide an overview of the major themes and trends in the history of Native American
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Kennewick Man: An Ethical Dilemma By Vincent Pelosi Kennewick Man has started and added to an immense saga about the ethics involved in excavating and studying the remains of other that passed away long and not so long ago. Kennewick man being one of the hottest topics of the media during the mid-nineties has proved to be one of the most trying ethical dilemmas of our time. An ethical dilemma as described by Kelley Ross Ph. D is a “conflict between the rightness or wrongness of
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Tomboy Bride Essay As a final assessment for our Tomboy Bride unit‚ you will choose one of the following topics and write an expository essay about Harriet‚ the protagonist of the story. For those looking for a challenge‚ I will also allow students to come up with their own topic‚ as long as it is broad enough to write 4-5 paragraphs and explores a theme in the story. This must be cleared with Ms. Hanna before you start any planning or writing. Essay Topics: 1. Over the course of Tomboy
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Thirteenth Amendment * The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution outlaws slavery and involuntary servitude‚ except as punishment for a crime. It was passed by the Senate on April 8‚ 1864‚ by the House on January 31‚ 1865‚ and adopted on December 6‚ 1865. On December 18‚ Secretary of State William H. Seward proclaimed it to have been adopted. It was the first of the three Reconstruction Amendments adopted after the American Civil War. Fourteenth Amendment * adopted on July
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AP® UNITED STATES HISTORY 2008 SCORING GUIDELINES Question 2 Early encounters between American Indians and European colonists led to a variety of relationships among the different cultures. Analyze how the actions taken by BOTH American Indians and European colonists shaped those relationships in TWO of the following regions. Confine your answer to the 1600s. New England Chesapeake Spanish Southwest New York and New France The 8–9 Essay • Contains a clear‚ well-developed thesis that addresses
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DBQ: Impact of Westward Expansion on Native Americans and the Role of Government Directions The following question requires you to construct a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of Documents A–H and your knowledge of the period referred to in the question. High scores will be earned only for essays that both cite key pieces of evidence from the documents and draw on outside knowledge of the period. 1. Analyze the extent to which western expansion affected the lives of Native Americans
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A.P. United States History 2. Name___________________________Date________ ➢ Chapter 26. The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution‚ 1865-1896. Theme 1: After the Civil War‚ whites overcame the Plains Indians’ fierce resistance and settled the Great West‚ bringing to a close the long frontier phase of American history. Theme 2: The farmers who populated the West found themselves the victims
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