...Each president of the United States that comes into office has a different agenda and a different way of running things. All of the decisions they make in office impact everyone. After the president leaves office, they leave a legacy behind. This legacy could either be satisfactory or unsatisfactory, depending on what they did while in office. Three presidents that left a big legacy on America are Ronald Reagan, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt and each of them impacted, either good or bad, the country in some way. While each left a legacy, one president's legacy was more impactful, in a helpful way, to America’s development and growth. Before Ronald Reagan came into office in 1980, there was a major recession in the late 1970’s. This means that there was a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity were reduced. Reagan’s promise to the people was that he was going to restore the economy, but everyone's question was how he planned to do that. His plan was to provide tax breaks to the very wealthy people. The idea was that if the wealthy class had more money, they could provide more jobs and the money would make its way down to the other classes, this was called trickle down economics (Corvo, Lecture). Reagan’s...
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...lawyer based in the state of Illinois. As a lawyer, he expressed his concerns to the slavery that had been exhibited by the American political class against the Africans and the black American. He spent most of his times as a lawyer defending the oppressed who were subjected to hard labor without pay. Around 1846, Lincoln was elected to the Illinois House of Representative, where he worked with dedication to bring forth to his electorates economic progress. During the times he served in the house, he hastened modernization of the economy through establishments of banks, railroads and tariffs which saw the economy of the state of Illinois grow and develop. During his era as the American president, Lincoln is remembered for his moving speeches. Most importantly he is remembered for the initiative of ending slavery in America by initiating emancipation proclamation that was directed towards ending slavery in America. As the commander in chief of United States of America, he played a critical role in preserving America from splitting and assented a bill that prevented the foreigners from invading to American land during the civil war. He preserved America as a nation during the civil war. It is believed that the sole reason that fueled Lincoln's death was his unshaken stand to end slavery in America. The legacy of Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln, 150 years after his assassination, left a great legacy that aspires many political leaders and the public across the world. His humility...
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...America should discontinue the celebration of Columbus Day. This holiday should not be celebrated because of a numerous of reasons. Such as, Christopher Columbus hadn’t discover anything new, he left a barbarous legacy that has been followed over the centuries and he treated the Natives cruelly. Columbus hadn’t discover anything new because people were already there, he didn’t prove the earth is round and he was not the first Non-American to find the New World. Additionally, he had left behind a legacy that had begun genocide and slavery, and one that is the false definition of courage and manliness. Columbus had also treated the Natives cruelly by raping their woman, cutting off their noses and ears and even unleashing greyhounds onto the Natives. America should not celebrate Columbus Day due to his failure to discover anything new. The places that Columbus had...
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...subtopics, you may write a maximum of 250 per subtopic listed. Be sure to cite all sources. Major Event/Epoch in American History | Time Period/Date(s) | Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History | 1) The evolution of the institution of slavery from the Colonial Period to the 1860s. | 1619-1860 | At first, slaves could earn their freedom. When they did, slaves tended to own their own slaves. This is how it was up until 1750 when Georgia legalized slavery. Slavery was more needed in the south than the north due to the climate and ability to grow more crops. (Webmaster, 2011) Around 1808, the importation of slavery ended due to the rise in births. Blacks then made up 20% of the American population. | 2) The socio-cultural impact of the abolitionist movement including: a) The effect of Uncle Tom’s Cabin b) The Kansas-Nebraska Act c) The Compromise of 1850 d) The Underground Railroad | A) 1851-1852B) 1854C) 1850D) 1830-End of the civil war | A) After the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, there were many uproars. The liberals said the book was not strong enough. The moderates praised the author for writing a book that personified slaves. Those for slavery...
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...hundred ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. For those who chose to dig deeper into this age old poem, they’d begin to question and discover who Columbus really was, and if there was more than him then being the beloved man who discovered America. Since first grade I’d been taught to admire and look up to the man and his legacy, but should we really be putting his name on a plaque? After discovering the man who Columbus really was, I think not. Due to Columbus, the Indian population dropped shockingly low, African slavery was started, and many fights and killings occurred. We should characterize Christopher Columbus and his legacy negatively, as his voyages led to hardships that hurt the world drastically. As a result of...
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...The commodities they produced provided the foundation of the development of America’s economy and structured was by enslaved Africans and African Americans, African Americans reclaimed their freedom, but the weight of slavery’s history was not easily obliterated, as slavery continued to cast a long shadow over the state. Blacks have endured poverty and discrimination into the twenty-first century. The legacy of Slavery has been a part of American history since the very beginning Americas sold slaves and purchased them without fear of violating either the laws as they were expendable tools for their own means and benefits They were forced into labor and treated like property. The main reason and purpose of slavery were for profit. Slave...
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...prohibited American citizens from participating in the African Slave Trade. Yet Rio de Janeiro recorded its largest annual import of African Slaves (18, 677) in 1810 and total slave imports to the Americas rose again in the 1820s. After the Emancipation Act, British abolitionists were sorely discomfited to learn that, by 1840, there were more slaves in British India than had been emancipated in the British colonies of the Caribbean. The British Abolition Act (and the later Emancipation Act) has since been subject to intense scrutiny from revisionist historians who have debated its importance and significance. The 2007 issue of Essays and Studies is devoted to essays addressing the literature, language and culture of Abolitionism and Slavery to mark the bicentennial of the Act. The volume is edited by Peter Kitson and Brycchan Carey and contains eight essays of 8,000 words which address a subject relevant to the culture of abolitionism and the legacy of 1807. Leading scholars and critics in the field were invited to contribute to the volume. The volume is intended to address the moment of the Act itself but also its conflicting and ambiguous meanings and legacy over a wider historical and cultural field; issues such as the literature of slavery and abolition, remembering slavery, consumerism and...
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...Beverly, Rose A. His 221 010 August 27, 2011 Morris, Erin The cultural patterns of the Native American groups prior to European colonization. Even though Christopher Columbus claimed to have discovered the Americas in 1492, it was already inhabited some fifteen to twenty thousand years prior. The glaciers were reduced because of global warming and this gave the nomadic hunters access to the core of the North American continent. Amazingly, this contributed to their food supply abundantly and this produced a swift population growth. More changes became evident in the environment which included a new food source such as fish, nuts and berries. These Native Americans, known as Paleo-Indians, adjusted and propelled forward. Because they were exposed to a new food source they discovered how to cultivate certain plants. At this stage, the Agriculture Revolution was born and this significantly altered the Native American culture. With a more stable food source these Indians became docile and established. This also helped in establishing stable villages and eventually led to some type of government which included elders and leaders. The Eastern Woodland Cultures did not practice agriculture first and foremost but supplemented their food chain with hunting and fishing. They had settled in the northern region along the Atlantic coast. The Algonquian-speaking Natives resided from North Carolina to Main and spoke many different...
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...topic/subtopic. For example, if a topic is divided into 3 subtopics, you may write a maximum of 250 per subtopic listed. Be sure to cite all sources. Major Event/Epoch in American History | Time Period/Date(s) | Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History | 1) The evolution of the institution of slavery from the Colonial Period to the 1860s. | 1619 - 1865 | Slavery began with in 1619 with the first slaves brought to Virginia as indentured servants. As time goes by, slavery becomes more popular, to help with farming large farms or plantations. Though the Declaration of Independence in 1776 states that “all men are created equal” this did not apply to people of color. By the time the Civil War starts, slavery is big business, and the south is fighting for the right to keep it. In 1865 the U.S. abolishes slavery with the 13th Amendment. | 2) The socio-cultural impact of the abolitionist movement including: a) The effect of Uncle Tom’s Cabin b) The Kansas-Nebraska Act c) The Compromise of 1850 d) The Underground Railroad | 1850 - 1865 | a) Uncle Tom’s Cabin brought to light the horrors of slavery. This gave more fuel to the already strong abolitionist movement. b) The Kansas-Nebraska Act created the territories...
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...The Legacy of Slavery Still today black people and in particular Africans have to struggle for respect. But for black Americans the end of slavery was just the beginning of our quest for democratic equality. African-Americans have endured one of the most painful eras of American history, an era that has been normalized and justified not only by institutions that have complicit with slavery but also by Africans-Americans themselves. Slavery has a legacy that remains and must be acknowledged as a first step to its eradication. Although Americans talk about diversity often, there is great homogenization of American especially as it concerns Black America. It is true that this nation has over-powered most of its people into becoming monolithic in their views concerning most world issues. In ways, we look upon other peoples and customs in diminished or demands ways, as we extol the virtues of being American or being Black. Even as we speak Africans Americans are fighting for respect from their own race. We are disrespecting each other when we use the “N” word. We are clearly offending our ancestors. The word is used more liberally among younger members. Also, it’s a funny punctuation in jokes about Blacks. Its also a low expectation having for a black person. They rationalize the nasty, brutish, and short lives of a sizeable minority of the black population as reflecting blacks’ deficiencies. Also the respect that African American youth feel promotes psychological wellness...
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...Slavery and the American West is a masterpiece by Michael A. Morrison. The book was published on August 1997. It tries to appraise the territorial issue and it's relationship with the civil war and its origin. It is a logical chronicle of diplomatic happenings during the 1840s and 1850s and how it changed the political scenario of America. It outlines the upright dissension of the slavery expansion. The author opines a number of subject matter in his book. By referring to Jacksonian Politics, he talks about the western settlement. Later he writes about the split into two party system and the contribution of territorial issue to it. Though the territorial issue and slavery gave way to the Civil War, it was not the direct cause of it. He provides information about the brief thoughts of the cause of Civil War. The early twentieth scholars viewed slavery as the sole cause of Civil War. Likewise, the Progressive Historians had the view that the improper distribution of property and the hostility between...
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...had to be Abraham Lincoln because he was that good. If Lincoln wasn’t selected nobody would know him as he was as a president. Lincoln projective was to save this union, and then deal with freeing the slaves. He did all that by dealing with Emancipation Proclamation. Abraham did not advocate the blacks. Abraham had said “not only should blacks not be slaves they should be treated as equal citizens with full enfranchise mode to fold and rights to participate.” By 1864, he had understand the strategy by the war contra basses, he understand how to use the navy, his order to grant where packable. Abraham Lincoln was a president that was in progress. The war between the North and the South had to deal with slavery, destruction of slavery and the after math of slavery. God gave America this problem and we have to solve this problem. Mathew: 18 says “sometimes it is necessary for some whoa to come to people.” Lincoln wanted to fight the civil war in his own terms. His announcement Emancipation Proclamation appears in harbor weakly this act will never be forgotten. His speech at Gettysburg of the soldiers which he is best remembered. “Four scoring seven years ago our father brought fourth upon this continent a new nation conceive to liberty and dedicated to the proposition.” The Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 where in rebellion would be ever free. The slaves were being used by the confederate by digging trenches as cooks and hospital attendance. Lincoln had made twenty-four thousand...
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...After more than a million people died from the deadly potato epidemic, more than two million Irish people immigrated to the United States in search for high-paying jobs and the American Dream. Though the Irish hoped for a successful future in America, they were instead, greeted resistance, as they were unskilled laborers who often fought for low-paying jobs. By the 1850s, many of the Irish were seen equal with the African Americans. On contrary to the Irish, the Germans were welcomed more open-heartedly. Since the Germans were cultured, professional people, their status granted them with a variety of different jobs. However, not all Germans were professional people. Most Germans were independent, which enabled them to establish themselves as skilled workers and shopkeepers to the Americans. Still, many nativists of America were leery of the immigrants. To express their suspicions, nativists pledged they would never to vote for any foreigner by creating a political organization, who were identified as the Know-Nothing Party. Although the party gained tremendous support across the Massachusetts legislature during 1849, they were never developed enough enact the legislature decision to exclude all foreign immigrants of the United States. Because of the large influx of immigrants...
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...watermelon and black-eyed peas. They also brought tradition with them regarding funerals, celebration festivals, arts, music, dugout canoes, the banjo and language which also had an effect on the European culture as well and this is known as Africanism (Nps.gov, n.d.). Africanism is directly related to African American and Creolization which asks the question when you stop and give to the American or European culture. They point out that the African culture has direct impact on Africa, African-American, Creolization, African-Jamaican and European cultures and when examine the roots trace back to Africa. However, there has been some controversial stating that African roots to America were long lost in slavery as some believe but state the only strong culture they have still impacted are Latin America and the Caribbean (Nps.gov, n.d.). Many have...
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...Each of the United States of America has left behind a legacy some more notable than others. i believe that the best United States President is Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President in our nation, he is one to remember as he changed America by abolishing slavery in the south. Abraham Lincoln ran for the U.S Senate in 1858, his opponent for Senate was Stephan A. Douglas. Abe lost the election, but gained a national reputation. Becoming the President of the United States takes a lot of commitment and commandments to supply into the right hands. As Abe gained a national reputation, he was elected in November 1860 as the first republican President. As Abe became the President, he was fully aware that the nation was divided, as...
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