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    In 1860 and 1861 eleven of the southern states declared their secession from the Union creating the Confederate States. This act caused widespread conflict and the Civil War followed quickly after. The Southern states were led to secede from the Union by many different factors‚ including the question of slavery‚ the election of Abraham Lincoln‚ and the “right of self government.” In 1850‚ John C. Calhoun asked the question‚ “What is it that has endangered the Union?” in his speech "The Clay Compromise

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    Columnar Transportation

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    Columnar Transposition Introduction The Columnar Transposition cipher is very simple and easy to implement cipher. It is a transposition cipher that follows a simple rule for mixing up the characters in the plaintext to form the cipher text. How it works In a columnar transposition‚ the message is written out in rows of a fixed length‚ and then read out again column by column‚ and the columns are chosen in some scrambled order. Both the length of the rows and the permutation of the columns are

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    HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT Definition A hazardous waste is any waste or combination of wastes that poses a substantial danger‚ now or in the future‚ to human‚ plant or animal life and which therefore cannot be handled or disposed of without special precautions. The Hazards and Disasters can be classified into four categories viz.‚ Natural events‚ Technological events‚ Man-made events and Region-wise events. The adverse impacts caused due to the indiscriminate disposal of Hazardous Wastes (HWs)

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    things that caused a resurgence of nationalism during the 1820s. America was expanding‚ money was being made‚ transportation was getting better with new roads and bridges and the country was prospering. Having just defeated Britain again made it possible for the Americans to feel a sense of pride. The westward movement‚ expansion of population‚ agricultural prominence and some of the leadership led to Americans moving forward during the 1820s. The nation was at a high peak and although had some problems

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    Slavery 1680-1860

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    The execrable path to freedom It was simply a low wage job‚ cleaning‚ cooking and beckoning to there owners needs. They owned there own property where there families live and attended the local churches every Sunday. With time they had freedom‚ agreements to be released from indentured servants and free with rights. Indentured servants were quite scarce and expensive and the issue of equal rights presented a major challenge to developing slave states like Virginia. Indentured servants slowly became

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    Chapter 18- The Industrial Society‚ 1860-1900 Industrial Development The Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia‚ P.A. symbolized America’s quick transition into an industrial nation‚ showcasing items such as the Corliss engine. The flourishing economy and determination of investors and entrepreneurs catapulted the United States into the global market‚ even ahead of the leading European competitors of Great Britain‚ France‚ and Germany. Expanding markets and labor conditions grew the industry and

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    to Mid-1800’s Throughout American history‚ African Americans fought to establish their own culture. Even though they were silenced by white laws and stereotypes‚ African Americans created their own distinct culture‚ to a certain extent from 1800 to 1860. By mixing their African American traditions and Christian ideas‚ they formed a religion‚ their own version of Christianity. African American rebellions‚ though small and infrequent‚ were used to express their beliefs on slavery and add to their distinct

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    Between 1840 and 1860‚ many technological improvements increased industrial productivity. Before this‚ earlier in the 1800s‚ there was an industrial revolution where steam-run textile mills were put to use in northern America. The North’s economy‚ focused around manufacturing and wheat‚ was recovering from the Panic of 1837. Investors had stopped putting all their money into agriculture and began to invest in factories‚ railroads‚ and development of new machines. Industries of America became

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    Camels for Transportation

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    TRANSPORTATIONIf you are going to travel through the Sahara it is best if you travel with a strong camel because camels can go for several days without water and they can eat thorny plants. Camels can also carry items but it seems that it burdens them but the load would lighten if you were on a trading expedition. When traveling on a camel‚ do not forget to let them rest and graze or they will die from exhaustion. | WEATHERBefore you go travel‚ be in mind what the weather will be. It can exceed up

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    Transportation Management

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    Water Incidents Case Local Case‚ Philippines: MV Doña Paz- December 20‚ 1987 off the coast of Dumali Point‚ Mindoro‚ in the Philippines. That night‚ the 2‚215-ton passenger ferry sailed into infamy with a loss of over 4‚000 lives – many of them burnt alive in an inferno at sea. MV Princess of the Orient- September 18‚ 1998 the ship capsized at 12:55 p.m. near Fortune Island in Batangas and sank‚ and out of the 388 passengers onboard‚ 150 were killed. Passengers were floating at sea for more than

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