1862 Any adult citizen‚ or intended citizen‚ who had never borne any arms against the US could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land. This act encouraged people to expand or move out of where they were and go west and explore the land. Morrill Land Grant Act 1862 Establish institutions is each state that would educate people in agriculture‚ home economics‚ mechanical arts‚ and other professions that were practical at the time. This act impacted the US because it gave small famers
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Confederacy also passed a draft law. The North increased tariffs and excise taxes to financially support the war. It also created the first income tax. In early 1861‚ after enough anti-protection Southern members had seceded‚ Congress passed the Morrill Tariff Act. It was a high protective tariff that increased duties 5%-10%. The increases were designed to raise additional revenue and provide more protection for the prosperous manufacturers. A protective tariff became identified with the Republican
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History Sourcebook”‚ (July 1998) http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1644cromwell-marston.asp [ 9 ]. “Oliver Cromwell”‚ Heritage History‚ 2007-2012 http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=characters&FileName=cromwell2.php [ 10 ]. John Morrill‚ “Oliver Cromwell”‚ BBC History. (February 17‚ 2011) http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/cromwell_01.shtml [ 11 ] [ 13 ]. Charles Phillips‚ “Commonwealth and Protectorate”‚ The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Royal Britain. (Anness
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Fall 2012 Spanish 2090 Intermediate Coordinator: Mary K. Redmond Office: 423A Morrill Hall e-mail: mkr4@cornell.edu (607) 255-6502 Course Description This is a 4 credit intermediate course that develops accurate and idiomatic oral and written expression in a cultural context. Students achieve a higher level of syntactical and lexical competence through reading and discussing essays and literary texts and viewing films. Particular emphasis is on writing academic
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Communism and socialism in American reform movements of the early 1800s What did Shaker’s believe? Joseph Smith and Mormonism Oneida community Reform movements of abolition‚ pacifism‚ and prohibition/temperance Common School Horace Mann and education reform Colonization movement Colonization rested on the premise that America was fundamentally ________ Antislavery movement and its ideas Uncle Tom’s Cabin‚ its impact‚ and its author Grimke sisters and feminism Dorothea Dix
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From the time of Lincoln’s inauguration in 1860 to the final withdrawal of union troops from the South in 1877‚ the nation of America had been one of great revolutions. There was constant development in this time both socially and constitutionally. For instance‚ some constitutional developments that irrupted conflict were the secession of the confederate states‚ the Emancipation Proclamation‚ the three civil rights bills‚ and the reconstruction. Some social developments that caused conflict were
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The damaging influence of advertising on children can be reduced. Outline Title: The damaging influence of advertising on children can be reduced. I. Introduction Thesis statement: As advertising causes childhood obesity‚ which can lead to serious diseases‚ government and schools should take urgent actions to improve the situation. II. Background of the problem 1. Marketing Industry 2. Children 3. Increased risk of being overweight and its serious consequences
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Postsecondary Education‚ Gallaudet University‚ Howard University‚ National Technical Institute for the Deaf. History: Created in 1867‚ the agency’s name and location within the Executive Branch have changed over the past 130 years..The passage of the Second Morrill Act in 1890 gave the then-named Office of Education responsibility for administering support for the original system of land-grant colleges and universities. Vocational education became the next major area of Federal aid to schools‚ with the 1917
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN Abraham Lincoln‚ a sectional candidate whose election led to the secession of the South‚ succeeded in restoring the Union and laying a strong foundation for its future greatness. Both Lincoln military policies and his domestic programs helped to make him one of the most effective presidents in American history. Lincoln opposed slavery and chose sensible ways to achieve the abolition of it. He didn’t like the idea of popular sovereignty that Illinois’s Senator Stephen A.
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8. During the Civil War‚ northern congressman‚ without representatives from the seceded states‚ were able to pass legislation favorable to northern business interests. How do each of the following favor the northern/western economic system: Morrill Tariff (1861)‚ Homestead Act (1862)‚ and Contract Labor Law (1864) 9. How did judges interpret the law in favor of those businessmen who wished to expand at the expense of others? 10. After the Civil War‚ were the conditions of the urban poor
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