prosperous shoemaker and a war veteran of the War for Independence. In Delaware during this time it was forbidden for blacks to receive an education. The Shadd’s moved to West Chester, Pennsylvania in 1833 so Mary could attend a Quaker Boarding School until 1839. Mary was raised in a family dedicated to the abolition of slavery and her childhood home served as a shelter for fugitive slaves. In 1840, Mary Ann opened a school in West Chester, Pennsylvania for black
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was 4 million people, living in quiet little agricultural settlements, but once the Industrial Revolution hit the United States people started to move inward to cities and started going west. The nation’s rapid expansion had an enormous effect on American politics and the United States Government more than you’d think. A big issue of discussion was did settlers going west have the same rights as they did back in the original 13 Colonies. After that was solved the different regions were being to grow
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discrimination in voting, which was a significant victory for African Americans who had been fighting for their right to participate in the political process since before the Civil War. They felt that they deserved equal rights, the same as their white rivals. Having fought for their freedom in the Civil War, they believed that they deserved full citizenship and voting rights as a reward for their services. This victory was crucial for African Americans as it marked a turning point in their fight for equal rights
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southeastern part of the United States was ran by the Jim Crow south. Which in basically states after slavery the African Americans must have equal facilities as the whites, but they had to be segregated. After the duration of World War II is when people started to make strives to end segregation. Also some people would boycott some businesses because of the way the treated many African Americans. Some things African American’s did to try and change the injustices that was happening to them was protest and
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T.R. made his mark as an environmental and urban reformer, a man who reflected his times and their debates, but also a man who tried to face the future by promoting new causes. T.R.’s story then is not just a private tale of growth and change. Roosevelt the reformer remains one of the most fascinating personalities in American
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UNITED STATES HISTORY HIS 2223 INTRODUCTION The Ordeal of Reconstruction (1865-1877) 1. The student will be able to define the major problems facing the South and the nation after the Civil War. 2. The Student will be able to distinguish the differences between the Presidential and Congressional approaches to Reconstruction. 3. The student will be able to explain how the blunders of President Andrew Johnson and the South led to radical congressional reconstruction
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Johnson’s proposal to combat poverty in the inner-city began with the War on Poverty. Many people in the United States were considered to be living in a state of poverty. Times were hard for many American citizens because of lack of food, jobs, and education, on top of the racial inequality happening during the time period. The term "war on poverty" generally refers to a set of initiatives proposed by Johnson's administration, passed by Congress, and implemented by his Cabinet agencies. As Johnson
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Analyze the impact of the Atlantic trade routes established in the mid 1600s on economic development in the British North American colonies. Consider the period l650-1750 Analyze the cultural and economic responses of two of the following groups to the Indians of North America before l750/ British, French, Spanish Compare the ways in which religion shaped the development of colonial society in 2 of the following regions prior to l740/ New England, Chesapeake, Middle Atlantic How did economic
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Hate Groups and the Civil Rights Movement Hate groups have existed for centuries and transformed radically over the years. Hate groups have appeared in America at times of social liberation time and time again. After the emancipation of the slaves in America, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was formed. This hate group committed heinous murders and other acts of defiance against the equality with African Americans that threatened their social and economic standings. KKK membership has fluctuated since they
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any strong central government. The Chinese Civil War was an attempt by two ideologically opposed forces – the nationalists and the communists – to see who would ultimately be able to restore order and regain central control over China. The struggle between these two forces, which officially started in 1927, was interrupted by the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese war in 1937, but started again in 1946 once the war with Japan was over. the results of this war were to have a major effect not just on China
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