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    Western expansion during the nineteenth century was aided by various factors such as purchases, treaties, and wars with the Native Americans. This essay develops the chronological events associated with the Western expansion that took place between 1860 and 1890. According to Kinnahan (407), the 19th century in America was marked by the continuous and tremendous expansion of agriculture and industry as well as settlement throughout the continent. The country’s population more than doubled by the 1890

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    The America economy faced challenges of transition at the end of the civil war; it was an agrarian-oriented economy that heavily relied on slave labor in the cotton plantations for exports to Europe. Reconstruction of the Southerners was majorly affected because of the necessity of creating another workforce system instead of the prohibited slavery. From a purely agricultural economy, the country was in the phase of the industrial revolution, but during the prewar era, industrialization was nearly

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    History 2301-SA01 – United States History to 1877 Instructor: 18 July 2011 Pre and Post Reconstruction Period – Politics, Economic and Social Effects This research paper is intended to explain in general terms some of the political, economics and social effects America dealt with during the Pre and Post Reconstruction Period. During the last years of the Civil War, as Union forces moved closer to victory and millions of former slaves became free, Americans began to think about

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    In the 1860’s there was an Era that started called the reconstruction. The main purpose for the reconstruction was to give African-American people full political and civil equality. However, it was very tough to do this, especially since most white in the south didn’t want the African-Americans to have the same rights as themselves. During this Era there were multiple good things that happened, yet, there were also many bad things that happened. For instance, during the reconstruction the 14th amendment

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    Success of Reconstruction Reconstruction was the time period following the Civil War, which lasted from 1865 to 1877, in which the United States began to rebuild. The term can also refer to the process the federal government used to readmit the defeated Confederate states to the Union. While all aspects of Reconstruction were not successful, the main goal of the time period was carried out, making Reconstruction over all successful. During this time, the Confederate states were readmitted

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    the issue of slavery. It lasted from 1861-1865. Most of the North thought slavery was morally wrong. Most of the South saw no problem with slavery. The country began to split into two. “a collection of eleven Southern states that left the Union in 1860 and 1861 and formed their own country in order to protect the institution of slavery(American

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    Jacob Fine Mr. Rhodes 12-9-15 APUSH 1. Distinct societies developed in New England and the Chesapeake bay by 1700 due to the fact that they had different motives . From a social perspective, New England’s intent was to explore and discover new lands where they could in search of religious freedom, while the Chesapeake society explored their new lands in a quest for material wealth. Economically, New England aimed to profit from nature, by lumbering, fishing, and trading, yet the Chesapeake society

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    Racial segregation in America introduction During the Jim Crow era racial discrimination was very prominent.black people were treated unfairly in the form of slavery, unnecessary hangings and shootings, unfair trials and abuse. Black people were seen as inferior to white people. Also at the time there was a group of states that fought to keep slavery, It was called the confederacy. The confederacy in the south had even more racist views then the rest of the country. Segregation Segregation means

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    Wild West took place in the 1860’s and dragged on all the way to the early 1900’s. Through this time period there were gunslingers, prostitutes, and overall just a rough life for the people. They had to make money in any way they could, but movies about the Wild West often get that wrong. They glorify it, and make it seem like this time period was the best and easy to live in, but in reality nothing was the way that these films make it seem. The Wild West in the 1860’s is portrayed inaccurately in

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    stores all over North Dakota, ran the hometown Portland movie theatre, and also enjoyed racing horses at the state fair. Life was different for a working man back in the late 1800’s, being that the $100 bill today was worth about $3.74 back in the 1860’s. Women were meant to stay home with the kids and prepare the meals before the husband came home from work. Children often completed only 8 years of school instead of 12. Going to college was a rare occurrence for young adults, and farming was often

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