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    The Progressive Era

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    The Progressive Era What were the motives behind the groups and individuals known as Progressives? The Progressive movement is a broad label for the various economic‚ social‚ and political reform movements that took place in the United States between 1900 and 1914. Throughout the Progressive Era‚ a common concern sets the tone for nearly every discussion of economic‚ social‚ and political policy: an uneasiness in the population brought about by the dramatic development of modern industry and

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    economic and religious concerns. (90) 8‚ To what extent and why did religious toleration increase in the American colonies during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? Answer with reference to Three individuals‚ events‚ or movements in American religion during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. (81) 9. From 1600 – 1763‚ several European nations vied for control of the

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    The struggle for women’s rights was only one of many reform movements that emerged in the United States in the wake of the economic and social disruptions of the market revolution that deeply affected regions like Seneca Falls. e. Many of the reformers belonged to liberal religious groups with wide social perspectives. f. Seneca Falls- early 1840s- “Temperance Reformation”- a more limited‚ but extremely popular reform cause dedicated to promoting abstinence from alcohol. g.

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    Time‚ Time is never ending. With never ending time‚ there is never ending change. This change is constantly evolving and shape-shifting. Unlike Time‚ change is dependent on one thing; what is it? History‚ which is just what occurred in past time‚ allows us to look at the sources of change. In the years 1820 and 1848‚ we know many changes were occurring in the American society. The rise of the common man was fueled by the emergence of a two party system‚ which developed in the late 1820’s. America’s

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    accomplishment was the development of the "common man". This development showed man’s interest in government and tailoring democracy to satisfy the same ordinary mans wants. He practiced involving the “common man” in issues such as politics and reform movements. The Jacksonian period‚ in fact‚ did live up to its characterization of fulfilling the needs of the “common man”. Involving the “common man” in politics was a must in Jackson’s eyes. His strong beliefs and participation in American politics

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    opening of the first movement in Keeping Score: Berlioz starts very slowly‚ then becomes very volatile. After some long and stormy developments‚ the ending alludes back to the opening. The second movement becomes an elegant waltz‚ which completely contrasts the first movement. The ending of the second movement sounds like a whirlwind before it comes to a brilliant close. The third movement is long. While these first three movements sound rather like a dream‚ the fourth movement sounds like a march

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    The Temperance Movement

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    Temperance as a movement‚ started in the early 19th century. Before this‚ although there were diatribes published against drunkenness and excess‚[1] total abstinence from alcohol was very rarely advocated or practiced. There was also a concentration on hard spirits rather than on total abstinence from alcohol and on moral reform rather than legal measures against alcohol.[2] An early Temperance movement started during the American revolution in Connecticut‚ Virginia and New York State‚ with farmers

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    for little pay. Some immigrants from China arrived in the West looking for jobs on the expanding railroads‚ so they took them in and paid them less than the average white man. The gap between the rich and poor was a source of friction. Social reform movements arose in Ohio and Illinois. It was a region in which social and political campaigns took root. Economic or Type of Economy The US was a Market Economy because they can still buy and sell things like they did before the Revolution. Economy had

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    Italian Renaissance differed from the Northern Renaissance in that the Italian Renaissance was more secular‚ and in the North the focus was more on church and social reforms. Later‚ during the Age of Exploration‚ technological advances paved the way for exploration and conquest. Corruption in the Catholic church led to major reforms and the spread of Protestantism. Finally‚ the Catholic Reformation with the Council of Trent brought back Catholic doctrine. B) Top 5 People- * Girolamo Savonarola

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    The Temperance Movement

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    United States that the temperance movement finally became reality‚ but long over a century before the ratification of the 18th Amendment the temperance movement was making its way into the United States. When examining the Prohibition its impact is palpable‚ but it was more than just a trial and error issue. The prohibition was about social reformation that took place long before the initial enactment of the 18th amendment. The era known as the temperance movement brought renovation on many aspects

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