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    During the time period of American westward expansion‚ settlers and Native americans had contrasting experiences. While Natives were continually and forcefully pushed off their. Settlers were searching for opportunity in the west‚ a land of new beginnings. Native land and culture was all but stifled out by western expansion. The First Way Native Americans were impacted by western expansion was in there land. For example From 1850 to 1870 natives lost most their land. This was to prevent conflict

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    the Roman civil wars of the 1st century BC. The term civilis here had the very specific meaning of "Roman citizen". The English term civil war was first used in 1651 to refer to the English Civil War. Since the 17th century‚ the term has also been applied retroactively to other historical conflicts where at least one side claims to represent the country’s civil society . The terms internecine war and domestic war are often used interchangeably with "civil war"‚ but "internecine war" can be used

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    The Irrepressible Conflict The Civil War (1861-1865) was the most important mark in the American history. It defined the future of the United States‚ that by 1861 was a newly formed nation‚ still in development‚ and with a lot of issues. The Civil War killed more American people than all wars together. Its causes were many‚ and they accumulated to the point that something had to be done or the country would end up divided. For this purpose‚ we can say this war was a irrepressible conflict.

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    The period of Reconstruction after the Civil War cannot be classified as either a success or a failure because there are many conflicting outcomes and differing opinions regarding this era. During this time‚ the United States was once again united but the government also failed to ensure and protect the rights of former slaves from white persecution. The South reverted to its old ways of discrimination when President Hayes removed Union troops in 1877. Reconstruction was a success in the sense that

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    The expansion of America from the thirteen colonies across the entire continent was known as westward expansion. In 1845‚ John O’Sullivan‚ a newspaper editor that was writing about the possible annexation of Texas‚ coined the term Manifest Destiny. “Manifest Destiny…to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions” (Wexler 96). Manifest Destiny inspired a 29-year old named Stephen F. Austin to talk grandly of colonizing the Mexican province

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    The American Civil War was one of the most important and controversial time in American history. The North and the South had developed differences during the years. The South remained mostly in the agricultural economy while the North became more industrialized. The major issue that led to the dissolving of the union was the debate over slavery. That dispute led to secession‚ and secession brought a war in which the Northern and Western territories fought to preserve the Union while the South fought

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    Civil War Paper Darrell Jones HIS/110 August 22‚ 2012 Adolph Woodard Civil War Paper The Civil War was fought between Americans from the North and the South. Many factors led to the eventual conflict‚ but none was more important than the issue of slavery. While Northerners felt slavery was essentially against what America stood for‚ Southerners depended on slavery to maintain their economy. The conflict resulted in the South wanting to secede from the Union and exist as a collection of Confederate

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    The rise of big business after the American Civil War can be attributed to widespread technological developments. Pre-Civil War and Post Civil War can be contrasted drastically over the topic of big business. Before the Civil War American economy had been dependent on rural society. The small business and craftspeople could not sustain the growth of the national market. Thus‚ the Industrial Revolution began and large corporations were created. As the Civil War ended‚ the Gilded Age began due

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    Americans weren’t treated as well as you’d think even after the Civil War. Their land was still taken away. Their way of life was still frowned upon and discrimination was too real for many Native Americans. Going into World War I was hard for them because they still were not seen as citizens even in the 1900’s. They were not even allowed to be considered citizens if they weren’t up to the standards of being “civilized”. During the Civil War the Native Americans had to choose which side to support

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    Assignment 1.1: Industrialization after the Civil War Thesis and Outline Christopher Burnett Professor Alan Rogers Strayer University January 20‚ 2015 United States was growing before and during the Civil War however it was growing slowly. After the Civil War‚ industrialization increased rapidly with the rapid change of handmade production to machines in manufactures. With the increase of industrialization‚ this brought many opportunities and problems. Industrialization affected many groups which

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