copied for resale. ISBN 1-58049-4749 Reorder No.TU4749 Angela’s Ashes Terms and Definitions Autobiography - the relating of a person’s life by that person. Example: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Coming of Age - a novel or other work of literature in which the main character or characters grow‚ mature‚ or understand the world in adult terms. Examples: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; The Cay Comic relief - the intrusion of humor interrupting or immediately following a scene
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Handout “A House Divided”: Towards the American Civil War‚ 1831-1861 Causes of the American Civil War 1. social-economic differences between North and South 2. regional conflict about over slavery in unorganized territories 3. break-up of national political party system; emergence of new party system based on region (i.e. North-South) (see also handout week 4) 4. ideological and cultural polarisation between North and South Constitution: three-fifth’s clause; fugitive slave clause; slave
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The American Civil War‚ the bloodiest war in America’s short history‚ was thought to be only caused over the issue of slavery. While that did play into many of the more sophisticated arguments‚ there were many other deciding factors of causing the war. The war was not caused by just economic struggles‚ or political disagreements‚ but rather a mixture of both. The economic struggle between the north and the south were all about deep-rooted beliefs. The International Improvements
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Americans after the Civil War During the years 1861 and 1870‚ both‚ the Civil War and the Reconstruction‚ took place. However‚ during this time period‚ many problems occurred: for example‚ slaves were being debated about between the North and South‚ and many freed Africans were not accepted as citizens. But‚ although African Americans went through a lot of issues and obstacles regarding their race and freedom‚ they managed to shape the course and consequences of the civil war through social‚ ideological
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Ever since the waning battles‚ and the slow‚ contentious process of reconstructing the Union and the readmission of the Confederate States‚ the American Civil War has filled more pages of scholarly discourse than any other event in U.S. history (1). Amongst the endless topics to which these volumes are devoted‚ no topic is more debated‚ chronicled and studied than the various causes that lead to the bloodiest conflict in American history‚ and its effects on this country’s future. As the 19th century
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Reconstruction Reconstruction was a period of time between 1865 and 1877‚ which was very complex and controversial. It refers to the actual rebuilding of the south physically‚ economically and politically from the damage of the Civil War. It was an effort to rebuild southern states and also to restore the Union. During this time period‚ the federal government passed a series of laws‚ acts and amendments to bring change. Many of these amendments guaranteed the equal rights to African-Americans
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the “american dream.” A conflict‚ that all american’s commemorate is the Civil War. The Civil War took place during the time 1861-1865 where the United States of America was divided into two nations: the Union and the Confederates. During these harsh times‚ President Lincoln wanted America to be united again and also the Civil War had the most casualties than in any other war our country has fought in. After the long‚ Civil War our country
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this belief is know as Manifest Destiny. A. Impacts of the Mexican-American War The Mexican American war was a result of disagreement between land ownership in the west. The United States wanted to purchase the lands from Texas to California and Mexico would not give it up so America declared war. In 1848‚ the United States and Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo‚ which ended the Mexican-American War‚ and gave the U.S. new territory but was torn in deciding which states could have
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was victorious in the Civil War in 1865 and‚ consequently‚ much of the South had been destroyed in the process. The period after the Civil War is known as the Reconstruction period which lasted until 1877. During this period‚ the rebuilding of the South began. The federal government set conditions that the Southern states would have to abide by in order to enter back into the Union. One of the conditions of the South’s re-admittance into the Union was that there must be civil and political equality
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The Civil War was a decisive and important part of American history. The north and south had radically different ideas of the direction the country should take and tension had reached a boiling point. The two different viewpoints can be seen in speeches made by John Smith Preston and Abraham Lincoln. John Preston’s speech to the Virginia state legislature outlined the south’s viewpoint and reasons for seceding while Abraham Lincoln’s first Inaugural Address outlined why the south could not succeed
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