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    period in American history and also what the bloodiest. Many violent events occurred that gave the 19th century its name, such as, profound labor conflicts between boss and workers, the Indian wars that was an extended battle for peace and a benefit in their lifestyles, the Jim Crow law which was established to separate races throughout the city, and also the fight for the American Empires power. These were the major issues that made the 19th century an important time period in American history. Harsh

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    1. Trace the history of relocation and Indian reservations. In what ways did reservations destroy Native American cultures, and in what ways did reservations foster tribal identities? Be sure to account for patterns of change and consistency over time.   When one hears the word “relocation”, I assume, they think of taking one thing exactly as it was and placing it in a different location, but placing it as it was and with the same resources. Relocation is a loaded term because before the word relocation

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    Darker Side of American History How would we be able to fully understand history only knowing one-side of the story? If this was the case, American History would be an amazing story of liberty, expansion, and the foundation of American democracy as the most fair and honest government created in the world today. However, this is not the case thankfully due to novels, interviews, and autobiographies written by Americans who’ve felt the painful sting of the other side of American History. For example

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    Civil War: The was one of the worst wars in American history, with a death toll of 620,000. In fact, it’s rated the worst war in american history. This war was fought between the North (Pro-Slavery) Versus the south (anti-slavery), and was very gruesome. I think that this war is one of America’s most historic events because of many reasons. First, because of the massive Death Toll, which makes up a huge part of the overall war toll in American History, and Second Because it ended slavery. #4: World

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    For blacks, the history of higher education typically points to segregated education. Before the Civil War, the social system promoted the belief that blacks wouldn’t get return on their time spent in higher education. Brown and Ricard (2007) noted that most North institutions were reluctant to allow black enrollment in colleges and universities, and in the South, where slaveholder’s were still powerhouse businessmen, slaves would never be allowed to become more educated than their owners. The reluctance

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    Native American history is, almost definitely, one of the bloodiest and most tragic series of events ever recorded. From the time when Europeans first landed in America, Indians were enslaved, persecuted, used, violated, and slaughtered by explorers and, later, colonists and US citizens. It is, however, these Americans, whose interactions with Indians, have proved to be the most influential on native relations and shifts in the developing nation. Although the early colonial interactions with Native

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    As I write this paper, I reflect on my experience in Early American History and how my group’s final project went. Overall, the class was significantly more difficult than I first thought it would be. Going into the class I originally assumed this would be a pretty simple GEP with minimal effort required to get an A in the class. Those assumptions were dispelled fairly quickly when I arrived at the first class. The teacher was going over the syllabus for the class and explaining the weekly assignments

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    of their unpleasant nature, a great example of this is the Jim-Crow Era. In this paper, I will be discussing the main events of the Jim-Crow era, its initiation, the new style of slavery in the south, and the way it re-shaped the lives of African Americans all across the country, its re-enforcement in the beginning of the twentieth century, its major supporters, like the Ku Klux Klan. Confederate state leaders, and its major oppositions like the rise of the Civil Rights Movement, and the idea of the

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    “American History: Our Hope for the Future” We’ve heard it said that history repeats itself. And while this saying isn’t meant to be taken literally, and history doesn’t actually repeat itself. There are similar occurrences between the present and the past that could cause us to believe it does. In the words of Mark Twain, ¨History doesn't repeat itself. but it often rhymes.¨ Learning about history is imperative in that it can prevent us from making the same mistakes. George Santayana said ¨Those

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    History and Perceptions of American Sign Language Sign language is one most common ways for deaf individuals to communicate without using of their voices. Different cultures and languages will typically have their own version of sign language so signs are not always universal, just like gestures are not universal. Signs are culturally bound in communication just like verbal languages and gestures are culturally bound. I will examine the history of American Sign Language, as well as how it has been

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