of History at Georgetown College and the State Historian of Kentucky. He is the author or coauthor of many books on Kentucky and Appalachian History. Lexington was a cultural center of Kentucky and the essays in the book show its significance in antebellum America. This collection shows the influential years of Kentucky cultural development and particularly sets out to understand the development of Lexington and its cultural accomplishments. Many of the essays give an optimistic account of the golden
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DBQ As the Second Great Awakening sprung up in Antebellum America during the early 1800s‚ a time of new ideas and change came upon the nation. The religious revival promoted emotionalism in Americans‚ sparking a chain of social reforms. These reforms sought to shape the moralities of Americans and gain liberty for those in need of it--expanding democratic ideals. In political aspects‚ major reforms such as the abolition movement and the women’s movement aspired to lawfully gain natural
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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 against inequality and
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Dr. Ambedkar - A Social Reformer Dr. Bheem Rao Ramji Ambavadekar popularly known as Babasaheb was born on 14th April 1891 in a poor Mahar family. His teachers at school were impressed and added a surname to him. as Ambedkar. He hailed from a poor family belonging to one of the Hindu untouchable communities in India. His father was Ramji. Dr. Ambedkar was the 14th son of his father. Ambedkar was a brilliant child. After leaving school Ambedkar studied F.A.‚ at the Elphinstone Collage‚ Mumbai
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By 1830‚ slavery was primarily located in the South‚ where it existed in many different forms. African Americans were enslaved on small farms‚ large plantations‚ in cities and towns‚ inside homes‚ out in the fields‚ and in industry and transportation. Though slavery had such a wide variety of faces‚ the underlying concepts were always the same. Slaves were considered property‚ and they were property because they were black. Their status as property was enforced by violence--actual or threatened.
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The antebellum societies of North and South were similar in some ways‚ like their nationalism‚ but the difference outweighs the similarities because of the economic and social difference in these two societies. Both the North and South societies have their own unique economical and Social backbone with the North economy based on manufacturing and the South mainly agriculture. Even doe the values of this two society are different and the difference exceeds the similarity‚ what they have in common
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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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different sections‚ each representing different era of the British history. The sections were the Elizabethan era‚ the Jacobean era‚ the Georgian era‚ the Victorian era and the modern era. The staff was also dressed according to the era they’ve been in. It felt so realistic that in every section I felt like I really was literally back in the time. * ------------------------------------------------- The best part – eating! In the Elizabethan era section the dishes were mostly desserts‚ which
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Antebellum America (Educational Reform) During the Antebellum period‚ education was not a primary focus. Education was not all that important because everything seemed to be set in stone. The children of the wealthy would get the best possible education in private schools and academies‚ and would learn about business. This would prepare them for their inherited future. The children of the poor on the other hand would go to public schools which taught trade and industrial skills‚ which would prepare
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it interests me greatly it’s history and development‚ especially concerning the antebellum period. The problems with minority education we see today have roots in this era‚ and I believe that the schooling of African-americans pre-civil war is a topic that many modern researchers‚ historians‚ and policy-makers overlook increasingly as time goes by. African-american education was stifled for a long duration of antebellum America. North Carolina was the first colony to enact legislation attempting to
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