Social 1865-1990 The Presidential victory of the Republican Party in 1860 and the secession of the powerful agrarian states of the South placed the federal government in the hands of the business interests of the North and East. In the years that followed occurred the fundamental change from an agriculture/industry nation to a unified industrial nation. The political changes of the Civil War and Reconstruction were the violent manifestations of this profound change. Statistics of the nation’s economy
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Coming from a religious background‚ the religious event in history always stuck out to me the most. I’m amazed at the variety of belief that was practice throughout the years. I would like to examine some of the important religious events from the years 1492 to 1865. The events that really grabbed my attention were The Protestant Reformation‚ The Salem Witchcraft Trials‚ and The Second Great Awakening. First important religious event was The Protestant Reformation. This took place in 1517. It initially
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History Handout (Religion) *Roman Catholic Religion and Islam are the two dominant religions in the country Functions of religion: -it explains the unknown -source of strength and hope -for the Muslims‚ it legitimates one’s claim to authority (by the use of Tarsila) According to Karl Marx “Religion is the opium for the masses” Religions in the Philippines (developed‚ entered and flourished): Anitoism‚ Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Islam and Christianity Anitoism: -it was first termed as animism -dominated
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Brownlee‚ Richard S. Gray Ghosts of the Confederacy: Guerrilla Warfare in the West 1861-1865. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press‚ 1986. When the Civil War started many people of this nation were not expecting the chaos‚ destruction‚ and they certainly did not expect the war to last so long. The history of the guerrilla warfare began shortly before the start of the Civil War and lasted a few years after the war. The guerrillas dominated Missouri to such an extent that the Union army
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Dr. Jose Rizal JOSE RIZAL is also the national hero of the Philippines. He is dubbed as the pride of the Malayan race. He was born on June 19‚ 1861‚ in Calamba‚ Laguna‚ Philippines and was the seventh child in a family of 11 children (2 boys and 9 girls). At the age of 3‚ Jose Rizal learned the alphabet from his mother; at 5‚ while learning to read and write‚ he already showed inclinations to be an artist. He astounded his family and relatives by his pencil drawings and sketches and by his
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Name: Form: Subject: History Topic: Resistance and Revolt-Homework 1. Explain why the whites in the Spanish and French Caribbean drew up laws to control the slaves 6mks. In the Caribbean territories where slavery existed‚ there were laws to govern the lives of the slaves. The slave laws of the Spanish colonies were based on the thirteenth century code of laws known as the Siete Partidas. The French West Indies had as the basis of their slave laws‚ the Code Noir which was promulgated
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History V07A. Week 1: 6/18/2013 1. American civil war is first modern war‚ where technology dominated(#15 from list of reasons to study US hist.) 2. Reasons the Europeans expanded into the known and unknown worlds 15th and 16th centuries 3.1. Collapse of environment in middle ages and lack of natural resources stopped progression and expansion. 3.2. Econ. Depression 1350-1450AD caused by defeat in crusades (1096-1298AD) and internal conflict pushes states into econ tailspin
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western mines operated far from the industrial centers of the East and Midwest. For this reason transportation played a vital role in the survival of mining communities. Railroads could—and did. The nation’s railroad network expanded rapidly between 1865 and 1890. During that period the miles of track in the United States soared from about 35‚000 to more than 150‚000. Railroad construction was often supported by large government subsidies—financial aid and land grants from the government. The search
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History and Sociology Essay question: Describe how migration is a cultural trait of Caribbean people. Migration is said to be a cultural trait of Caribbean people. Migration is the movement of people from one place to another. It allows for the diffusion of ideas and cultural traits. Culture is the way of life of people‚ while traits speak to habits or customs of people. Therefore cultural traits refer to the habitual activities such as‚ values‚ attitudes‚ norms and beliefs‚ which characterizes
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Chapter 1: Ancient America Before 1492 ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY Archaeologists focus on physical objects such as bones‚ spears‚ pots‚ baskets‚ jewelry‚ clothing and buildings. Historians direct attention to writings‚ letters‚ and diary entries. North Americans in 1492 possessed many forms of symbolic representation‚ but not writing. People who lived during the millennia invented hundreds of spoken languages‚ learned to survive in every natural environment and they learned and taught from
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