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    HOW THE SLAVERY WAS IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 1776 TO 1865 In the United States‚ racism had been for several hundred years; it’s aslo been a controversial subject for people for a long period of time. Whenever we talk about this subject‚ it always reminds me about the book called “Race and Manifest Destiny” by Reginald Horsman. This book is one of the greatest books about the racism in the United States from 1776 to 1865. During the early years of America’s history‚ society was categorized

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    Kalamkari the ancient Indian art of painting Kalamkari refers to a method of painting natural dyes onto cotton or silk fabric with a bamboo pen or kalam. The name kalamkari translates as pen (kalam) work (kari) in Hindi/Urdu‚ and was most likely derived from trade relationships between Persian and Indian merchants as early as the 10th century CE. European merchants also had names for this type of fabric decoration: the Portugese called it pintado‚ the Dutch used the name sitz‚ and the British preferred

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    THE RATIONALE OF ECONOMIC REFORMS – CRISIS OF 1991 Domestic Economy: 1. There was inefficient management of the Indian economy in the 1980s. The govt expenditure was more than the govt. revenue. Govt. was not able to generate sufficient revenue from internal sources such as taxation. 2. To finance the deficit the government borrowed heavily from banks‚ people of the country and international financial institutions. 3. Development policies required that even though the revenues were low‚ govt

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    Slavery has always been a major part of history. Slavery predates written records. There has been slavery in all of the major civilizations such as Rome‚ Greece‚ and United Kingdom. Slavery can still be found in some parts of the world such as South America. However‚ it is no longer a major source of labor. Most countries made slavery illegal in the late eighteenth century. Slavery‚ an important part of history‚ has been seen

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    "Slavery was the Cause of the Civil War." Although the North and the South were part of the same Union they were very different in many ways. The Southern states believed in slavery while the northern states were against it. Eventually it would lead to the War Between the States or the Civil War. There other reasons that left to the Civil War as well but slavery was the main cause of the war. The South had always been slave states. They wanted them to include the new states as slave states so

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    Chattel slavery‚ so named because people are treated as the personal property‚ chattels‚ of an owner and are bought and sold as commodities‚ is the original form of slavery. When taking these chattels across national borders it is referred to as Human Trafficking especially when these slaves provide sexual services. Indentureship Indentured laborers were assigned contracts in which they were paid wages to work for a specified period of time. After the contracts expired they were given the option

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    Why was slavery abolished in 1833? The Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 was the culmination of the dedicated effort of a great many people and marked the end of slave ownership in British colonies. In order to assess and understand the relative influences on the passing of this act we can break them down into three broad categories; social‚ economic and political. In 1833 Britain was a country that prided itself on its forward thinking and enlightened nature. With the onset of the industrial revolution

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    How great a role did the abolitionists play in ending slavery in the British West Indies in 1834? The abolitionists played a very vital role in the abolition of the slave trade and the abolition of slavery itself. The movement to end slavery began in 1823 with the formation of the Society for Mitigation and Gradual Abolition of Slavery and the efforts continued with the Agency Committee formed in 1831.There were other mitigating circumstances which also favored the abolitionists such as the Reform

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    Slavery was unprofitable for slave owners” For numerous centuries land owners were dependent on a free source of labor provided by slaves. They were to pay for these slaves and then allowed to do as they pleased with them. Slaves cooked‚ cleaned‚ worked on plantations‚ and devoted their lives submissive to the orders of their masters. For over 150 years now‚ historians continue to argue whether or not slaves helped countries as a whole move economically at a faster pace‚ or whether after calculating

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    comprised of various forms of culture and ethnic backgrounds. The main influential force behind this cultural diversification is due to slavery and Indentureship. Indentureship is the state or period of being a servant bound to service for a specified time in return for passage to a colony. The Indentureship system lasted from 1838 to 1917. This system consists of a variety of ethnic groups such as east Indians‚ white labourers and Chinese. Indeed this system of indentureship did brought significant

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