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    Women’s Suffrage By the end of Lincoln’s Reconstruction Era‚ America’s economy doubled in size from the year 1877 to 1893. This period was trademarked the beginning of the industrial revolution. The revolution was sparked by new developments in the railroad industry and the telegraph. Through the massive industrial boom‚ the federal government failed to evolve its economic policies in accordance with its growing wealth‚ allowing corporations to monopolize certain industries. Almost all industries

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    “The Black Codes” Although the Union (North) was victorious in the civil war and gained the freedom for millions of slaves‚ African Americans were blind to the effects to come. African Americans would face a new attack of obstacles and injustices during this time of the Reconstruction era. The Black Codes passed by the new southern government; which attempted to help regulate the lives of former slaves‚ but because of the lenient reconstruction policy’s lead by president Andrew Johnson white southerners

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    years from revolution‚ nothing was right for them‚ everything fell in place. The lives of women‚ men‚ and children were cruel. Due to working conditions the Industrial Revolution had more negative effects on the people of Europe. “The conditions during the Industrial Revolution were unhealthy and dangerous and risk of dying” (Working wages and Conditions) Factories weren’t the best places to work there‚ machines would shoot smoke out and by the end of the day the

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    During the period between 1450-1750‚ Western Europe has gone through various religious upheavals and drastic changes. Some of these changes have led to conflict‚ often bloody‚ and subsequently shifts of power within the West. In contrast‚ some of these changes have also led to the technological advancement of the West and the eventual world dominance of Western Europeans in economics‚ politics‚ and innovation. These revolutionary changes and eras include the Renaissance‚ Protestant Reformation‚ the

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    RECONSTRUCTION By: nicole alexandria Reconstruction was a time period of rebuilding economy and society. The South had needed to rebuild their economy and society because of the civil war. Many people disagreed with the idea because people thought that they did not need this and that they should live in ruins. Reconstruction occurred in 1867 many people felt devastated because they did not have adult males to help around. This

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    the Renaissance period‚ there was a new self-sustaining freedom of expression which spread throughout much of Europe. The church was still very powerful and its influence was everywhere‚ yet the reformation brought a degree of freedom to religious thinking and some hymns which we recognize today were written in this period. Music styles became more complex with multiple parts for different instruments and further developments in harmony.

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    significantly among rural and urban areas and from province to province‚ from a low of 14% in urban Sindh to 41% in rural NWFP. Pakistan has grown much more than other low-income countries‚ but has failed to achieve social progress commensurate with its economic growth. The educated and well-off urban population lives not so differently from their counterparts in other countries of similar income range. However‚ the poor and rural inhabitants of Pakistan are being left behind. For example‚ access to

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    Reconstruction was the time period after the Civil War lasting from 1865-1877. Within this time period‚ the U.S government helped rebuild the southern economy and protect former slaves new rights; but were the African Americans truly free during Reconstruction? The answer is no‚ African Americans were not free during Reconstruction. In “Document B” the Black Codes state‚ “No negro shall be permitted to rent or keep a house within the limits of the town under any circumstances.” This section of the

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    new southern state legislatures passed restrictive “black codes” (which would prevent blacks from owning land and from getting an education) to control the labor and behavior of former slaves and other African Americans.” (“Reconstruction”)Then‚ “during Radical Reconstruction

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    The Underground Railroad was crucial to the Reconstruction era and in supporting the Union side of the Civil War. The Railroad was a system of routes and safe houses that helped slaves escape from slavery to a better life. Runaway slaves were led by “conductors” such as the famous Harriet Tubman to free territories‚ the most popular destination of these being Canada‚ or the “promised land”. Many slaves also escaped to Northern states‚ Mexico‚ or even the Caribbean. The system provided an opportunity

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