was the result of the new‚ post-revolutionary government based on equal liberty beginning to fail. The farmers represented “Freedom”‚ while the merchants represented “Order.” The farmers were getting slammed by heavy land taxes and felt their newfound “rights” that the revolutionary war had given them were being infringed upon by the debtors’ court. The merchants believed that everything was going well‚ and wanted to continue with the new government that was leading them to a more cosmopolitan rather
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Southern and Eastern Europeans came in larger numbers than earlier in the century. b. Irish immigrants came in larger numbers than earlier in the century. c. The US government entered into a “gentleman’s agreement” to ban immigrants from certain countries. d. Nativist agitation brought a decline in immigration. e. US immigration laws sharply reduced the number of eligible immigrants. 2. The “Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions” issued by the Seneca Falls Convention demanded
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Manhattan Center for Science and Math High School 280 Pleasant Avenue New York‚ New York 10029 Tele # (212) 876-4639 – Fax # (212) 348-1167 J. David Jimenez‚ Principal Daniel Albetta‚ Assistant Principal Mr. Musialik‚ Social Studies Department Email: DMusialik@schools.nyc.gov 2014-2015 School Year Congratulations! You have been accepted into the Advanced Placement United States History Course for the 2014-2015
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affected by technological developments and government actions politically‚ economically‚ religiously‚ socially‚ intellectually‚ and geographically. Body Paragraph #2 Background Paragraph - How the Indians were treated before the second half of the 19th Century. Body Paragraph #3 The technological developments and government actions affected the Indians in the second half of the 19th Century politically because: • They did not have a say in government very much even though they were more
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Jill Chipman November 28‚ 2008 Section 3 13-16 Essay Choice 1: How did TWO of the following contribute to the reemergence of a two party system in the period 1820 to 1840? ~ Major Political Personalities ~ States’ Rights ~ Economic Issues A distinct two party system began to form in the period of 1820-1840. This change began to form because of several reasons including Major Political Personalities as well as economic issues. For example‚ a strong Sectionalist leader John C
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of progressive reforms involved efforts to help women‚ children‚ industrial workers‚ immigrants‚ and‚ African Americans. 2. In the early twentieth h century‚ it was shown that indeed all progressives shared an optimistic vision that an active government and human intervention could solve and create a society that is in order. During industrialization‚ work efforts involved the labor of women‚ children‚ men‚ immigrants‚ and to some extent (lesser extent)‚ African Americans. As a result of a large
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US Government Spending Throughout the 21st century‚ government spending has experienced many changes that have impacted the federal deficit‚ economic growth‚ and government policies. The United States government spending includes expenses such as pensions‚ health care‚ education‚ defense‚ welfare‚ protection‚ transportation‚ interest‚ and others. All of these expenses have increased over the last decade‚ while the government’s revenue has remained constant. The discrepancy between the government
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Ch. 12 1) Among the primary reasons that young farm women moved from the farms to work in textile mill towns in the early 19th century was: To escape farm life and earn wages 2) The history of Lowell epitomizes this transition: Self-sufficient farm families to urban wageworkers 3)In the pre-industrial system‚ a boy who wanted to learn a trade Entered a formal apprenticeship system 4)The organization of a family business in the pre-industrial era was Patriarchal 5) If you lived in Boston
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FRQ England developed a Parliamentary monarchy that shaped future political development in Europe. Beginning with the succession of James I up through the Glorious Revolution‚ the role of Parliament in English Politics underwent considerable changes‚ such as being disregarded by the king of "divine right‚" James I and his son Charles I‚ then completely dissolved under the military dictatorship of Oliver Cromwell‚ and finally restored after James II was forced to abdicate his throne and William
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membership reaches 5 million Scopes Trial –Evolution‚ Tennessee Model T Ford drops to cost $290 (3 months wages) “Scarface” Al Capone begins 6 years of gang warfare Nellie Tayloe Ross elected Governor of Wyoming‚ First woman governor of a U.S. State US troops occupy Nicaragua Lindbergh’s first solo flight across the Atlantic; Sacco and Vanzetti executed; Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs for the Yankees; Al Jolson stars in The Jazz Singer‚ the first talking film U.S. citizenship granted to inhabitants
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