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    Ulysses S. Grant was a valiant and reliable person in the civil war. Born on April 27th, 1822, in Pleasant Point, Ohio, he moved to Georgetown, Ohio when he was 2 years old. He worked at his father’s farm until he grew up and his father forced him to attend West Point University. Grant did not like it there. Though his teachers said he was good at horse-riding, he failed in many subjects, including Math, Reading, and English. His classmates ridiculed him for his birth-name “Hiram”, which he later

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    during the battle of Mill Spring, near the war’s beginning and Nashville Tennessee at the near it's end Major General George H. Thomas played a significant role in shaping the war beyond the Appalachian Mountains. In this research paper,I will write about George H. Thomas’s early life,his life in Mexican-American war and the Civil War and his death. George H. Thomas was born July 31,in a slaveholding family on a Virginia plantion just north of the N.C. border in 1816.At the age of 20, he received an

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    of oppression to progression, yet we still wear our scars and our heads up high. Struggles to expand the breadth of political and civil rights in the United States have been critical to fostering greater inclusion and equality for racial/ethnic minorities in America. Various reforms such as the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Acts were implemented during the civil rights era as they helped promote greater inclusion and equity to, but not limited to, African Americans and Mexican-Americans. To

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    Transcontinental Railroad The first transcontinental railroad was built in the 1860s, though it was thought about way before those years. Its main purpose was to link the railway network of the Eastern coast with the rapidly growing state of California. No longer would people have to travel in long wagon trails that took months to reach the west coast. In addition to people, things like mail, supplies, and trade goods could now be shipped across the country in a few days. This helped revolutionize

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    regions in America were colonized by British along with traditions of British art in the 16th century. In my personal opinions, the most crucial historical event directly resulted in the mixed styles of American art is the American Revolutionary War. This war involved American, British, and several European countries mainly was to resist British domineering economic policy. Undeniably, an unstable country cannot guarantee the absolute unity and integrity of art. Hence, colonial artworks had a variety

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    The most predominant were English settlers and Haiti was predominantly French settlers. These two regions bought, sold and traded slaves by the use of the Transatlantic Slave trade. However, both the United States and Haiti played a significant role in the abolishment of slavery. The United States was spilt into two sections, the Northern and the Southern states. The Southern states wanted to keep slavery, however, the Northern States fought against it. The civil war broke out in this time. President

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    industrial technology, foreign commerce, and the midcentury economic boom in the 19th century affected the economy of regions in North America near the beginning of the Civil War. Industrialization rapidly spread to the other states in Northeast of the U.S. after 1840. Factory production was only concentrated in the textile mills of New English before 1840. These new factories in the Northeast produced sewing machines, shoes, firearms, ready to wear clothing, precision tools, and Iron products for other

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    During the Civil War era, Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas were two figures that changed America forever. They became two of the most influential people of their time. Through their powerful and motivating speeches, they were able to change the minds of Americans and help to improve society and the welfare of the people. Douglas fought for black civil rights through compelling speeches, while Lincoln spoke more calmly and peacefully for unity with the Confederate states. Both men had very

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    in the American Revolutionary War. I saw the war as a beacon of hope and an opportunity at freedom; unfortunately, while the colonists won, and though the founding fathers of this country advocated in the Declaration of Independence that “all men are created equal”, my status as a slave never changed. Although the American Revolution was able to reform much of the corrupt tyranny the British placed in North America, America’s newly founded government

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    Uncle Toms Cabin Essay

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    Few books can truly be said to have altered the course of history, and even fewer can be said to have started an entire war. Uncle Tom's Cabin, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, was one such novel. It is a realistic, although fictional view of slavery, that burned into the consciousness of America the images of brutal beatings and unfair slave practices. Uncle Tom's Cabin helped to turn the tide of public opinion against slavery in the 19th century. This controversial novel was initially written

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