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    There were many reform movements which took place during the 1800s leading up to the Civil War‚ a primary effect of these movements. Still‚ each different campaign had at least one aspect of similarity: their cause. Antebellum reform was motivated primarily by humanitarian goals due to the influences of evangelicalism‚ human morale‚ and democratic ideals. Religion played a major role in the lives of all citizens during the building and expansion of the United States into the West. Its greatest influence

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    12: Antebellum Culture and Reform Section: The Romantic Impulse 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 5. Section: Remaking Society 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Section: The Crusade against Slavery 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 1. The first great school of American painters emerged in New York; Frederic Church‚ Thomas Cole‚ Thomas Doughty‚ and Asher Durand- which they also painted the spectacular vistas of the rugged and still largely unsettled Hudson Valley. 2. The first great American novelist

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    Antebellum Reform Movements During the years of 1825-1850‚ the United States went through many changes that impacted the United States’ economy‚ government‚ and social life style of many people especially due to the start of the Industrial Revolution. As the United States found conflict with the West as they continue to expand more further to West‚ the United States also found conflict within their nation with so many reform movements that were occurring in their nation. These reform movements

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    American imperialism was motivated by four main factors: economic‚ political‚ geographic‚ and cultural. The economic factors were desires to find new markets for trade. By extending colonial power throughout the world‚ the US would have new trading partners and markets. In addition‚ the US would be closer to new markets; when the US became a colonial power in the Philippines‚ it opened up trade with East Asia. Politically‚ imperialism was able spreading nationalism/patriotism. It would be a

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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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    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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    The American and French Revolutions were both fundamentally based on the Enlightenment ideas. The main ideas that they followed were by John Locke. His ideas inspired the Americans and the French to have a revolution. In these revolutions‚ the Americans had success and the French failed. The success that the Americans experienced wad due to the protection of rights they had. These rights are "Life‚ Liberty and Property." In America a constitution was put together that provided for a stable

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    yet limit African-Americans from becoming the equal counterparts of their white peers. These laws were known as the “Black Code.” The laws had been outlined in sections‚ which were further divided into categories. Vagrancy Law‚ Civil Rights of Freedom‚ and Penal Code were the three categories. The “Black Code” shows that the Reconstruction era had been marked more by continuity than change from antebellum period. Section one of Civil Rights of Freedom gave African-Americans the right to sue

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    Antebellum Period Your Name here A research study on slavery of African American during Antebellum Era African American Studies 15 November‚ 2013 Antebellum (in Latin is pre-war) period (1781-1860) is an era of great upheaval and turbulence. The American Revolution concluded at the siege of Yorktown (1871)‚ and southern States of America became major source of political and economic force in the building of American Union and Nation. However‚ Southern States‚ cotton states

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    What motivated Americans to move west and what was their motive? Different Americans were motivated by different reasons to move west. Ranchers would move to more land in the west to raise cattle‚ particularly Texas and Kansas. These cattle ranchers would then ship their cattle back to the Eastern states to sell. They sold for much higher prices back east. The expansion of the railroad made it possible to easily transport the cattle east. Farmers were motivated because they could get free land

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