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    As said before by many people‚ the better man in certain situations is the person that learns that they are wrong‚ are willing to learn from their mistakes‚ for the sake that they will be able to move on forward from what they learned. The North and the south are like a teacher and student‚ the North can teach the South as a student how lead the reconstruction era for it to become successful however‚ its up to the South as the student to see what they think is best. As so the South did act foolish

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    people of the South‚ who found the symbols useful in the reconstituting of their shattered civilization. They perpetuated the ideals of the Old South and brought a sense of comfort to the New.” This however faced some challenges‚ the Northern carpetbaggers traveled to the South to educate blacks and make money‚ which threatened the Southerners who feared change in the

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    Pd. 4 APUSH DBQ Essay Prompt: In the quote above‚ Abraham Lincoln expressed his goals for the reconstruction of the country as the Civil War came to a close. Analyze how successful reconstruction programs and political actions were in achieving Lincoln’s goals. Abraham Lincoln‚ a man renowned for his involvement in the civil war and the reconstruction that followed the war’s lambasted segregation of brotherly blood‚ held an ideology regarding reconstruction that he wished to be upheld nationally

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    APUSH REVIEW This is intended to be a guide for your exam review. A candidate needs to get about 60% of the 80 multiple choice questions correct to have a good chance to pass the AP Exam (plus 5/6 on each of the three essays). The questions are designed to test your understanding of different aspects of U.S. history: political/diplomatic‚ social/economic‚ cultural/ intellectual. It is not EASY! Prepare Well! Exploration‚ Discovery‚ and Settlement -Europe in the Sixteenth Century -Significant

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    what they wanted from the farms and homes of civilians in Georgia and burned them down when people fought back. Christie JacksonHIS101FA12-2 After the war the South went through a harsh period of rebuilding called the Reconstruction. Carpetbaggers are mentioned and shown several times

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    Before his first inaugural address in 1860‚ seven more states seceded for the union . They were After the inaugural address‚ President was told that Fort Sumter was under siege. Abraham made a unilateral decision to prepare for with the south. He Ordered : 75‚000 troops ‚Suspended habeas corpus President Lincoln was a very capable war time leader. As always‚ he began to self-educate himself about war. He read military history. He learned about strategy and tactics. He read military history

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    questions). 2. Learn all that the book says about the Reconstruction Act of 1867. (2 or 3 questions). 3. Learn about the new Southern Constitutions that were adopted after the Reconstruction Act of 1867. 4. What does the term‚ “carpetbagger” mean? 5. What was the status of blacks in Southern state legislatures. 6. Learn about Reconstruction from the book. 7. What was sharecropping? 8. What was the Freedmen’s Bureau and what were its activities? (2 possible questions)

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    outlook was limited and she only cared to hear from others who agreed with her. The disagreement started once more. I believe it was from lack of sleep‚ the fasting of the citizens‚ and the restless days that we had overcome. “You selfish little scalawag‚ where would we live in a dead city? Do you think of the little kids with nowhere they can lay their heads‚ bathe their bodies‚ or relieve themselves? Pshh..” said Alyson. Mr. Hoover was so angered that he pulled an item from his backpack before

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    Introduction 1. Background From 1861 to 1865 the United States was embroiled in an internal conflict that divided the country. This conflict fundamentally changed the life of people of both the South and the North. It upheld the unification of the state and abolished the slavery. Lasting impact had been made on American society. For decades after the war‚ Northern Republicans "waved the bloody shirt‚" brought up wartime casualties as an electoral tactic. Memories of the war and Reconstruction

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    clauses created to do were each created for people to have people become American citizens and have American rights. 2. The Supreme Court case that established “Separate but Equal” was the Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court case. 3. A carpetbagger was a political candidate who seeks election in an area where they have no local connections. 4. The most significant impact of the Transcontinental Railroad was that allowed people to travel to places much easier and faster. 5. What brought

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