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Sherman Anti Trust Anti Trust Act
858 words
During the span of 1880 - 1900 farmers began to
feel as if their ways of life were being
threatened. Farmers felt that a competition with
railroads in monopolies and trusts, currency
circulation shortage, and the powerful forces of
Mother Nature seemed to be putting them in debt or
even out of business. However, not all of the
currency circulation shortage complaints could be
brought up against the government, monopolies, and
trusts. Over production, and bad weather accounted
for these problems,...
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Increased Demand Economic Growth
1,387 words
For a number of reasons, business enterprise in
New York grew by leaps and bounds between 1825 and
1860. New York's growth between the years 1825 and
1860 can be attributed to a number of factors.
These include but cannot be limited to the
construction of the Erie Canal, the invention of
the telegraph, the developed of the railroads, the
establishment of Wall Street and banking, the
textile, shipping, agriculture and new paper
industries, the development of steam power and the
use of iron produc...
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Increased Demand Iron Industry
1,340 words
For a number of reasons, business enterprise in
New York grew by leaps and bounds between 1825 and
1860. New York's growth between the years 1825 and
1860 can be attributed to a number of factors.
These include but cannot be limited to the
construction of the Erie Canal, the invention of
the telegraph, the developed of the railroads, the
establishment of Wall Street and banking, the
textile, shipping, agriculture and new paper
industries, the development of steam power and the
use of iron produc...
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Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton
1,028 words
Burr, Aaron Although Aaron Burr, b. Newark, N. J.
, Feb. 6, 1756, fought in the American Revolution
and became an important political figure, serving
a term (1801 - 05) as vice-president of the United
States, he is best remembered today for having
killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. The son of a
president of the College of New Jersey (now
Princeton University) and the grandson of another
(Jonathan Edwards), Burr could trace his ancestry
back to the earliest Puritans. He entered
Princeton at the...
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Separate But Equal 14 Th Amendment
573 words
After the Civil War and the emancipation
proclamation by lincoln the slaves of america were
free. This was a huge step in making our country
truly free to all people. The reconstruction of
the south did not however work out smoothly for
the freed slaves. There were many road blocks
along the way such as the "Black Codes", the
Plessy vs. Ferguson case and the terror of the Ku
Klux Klan. The 14 th amendment gave the freed
slaves citizenship and some voting rights. From
the reconstruction the 14 th...
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Second Continental Congress Declaration Of Independence
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Thomas Jefferson is remembered in history not only
for the offices he held, but also for his belief
in the rights of man as written in the Declaration
of Independence and his faith in the peoples
ability to govern themselves. Born on April 13,
1743, Jefferson was the third child of seven with
six sisters and one brother. Jefferson developed
an interest in botany, geology, cartography, North
American exploration, and a love for Greek and
Latin. In 1760, at the age of 16, Jefferson
entered the Col...
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North And The South Civil War
752 words
Have Historians Overemphasized Slavery The Civil
War took more American lives than any other war in
history. It was a war of division. It was brother
against brother; north against south; and person
against person fighting that left a heritage of
grief and bitterness that in part still remains to
this day. It was a great turning point in American
history. It abolished slavery completely in the
United States, and also cemented the Union of the
states. What was the cause of such a
transformation? ...
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Thirteenth Amendment Racial Equality
1,352 words
The Era of Reconstruction following the Civil War
was a period marked by an intense struggle to
restore a worn-out and devastated society. The
war, which was aimed at confronting the national
problem of slavery, only led to subsequent
dilemmas over emancipation and an undefined
condition of freedom. Some had naively believed
that ending slavery would solve the problem of
racial inequality, overlooking the prejudice and
uninviting atmosphere towards blacks. Questions
over how to reinstate a dislo...
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Pulse Of Morning Maya Angelou
1,218 words
... hotel lines are slower; they don't feel choppy
or silted (Shiflet 19 - 20). The word "stanza"
directly translated from Italian, means "room, "
so it's useful to think of each stanza as a place
the poet collects her thoughts, a place to explore
and move through (Neubauer 24). Angelou varies her
stanza length greatly in the poem, from one to ten
lines, depending on the subject matter she needs
to contain. The shorter the stanza, the more
emphasis each line has to carry, framed by so much
space...
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President Of The United States State Of The Union
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This years State Of The Union speech was a very
unique one in many ways. First off, it was
extremely ambitious considering this is President
Clintons eighth and final year as President of the
United States. The sheer amount of propositions
brought up were mind boggling, especially for the
average American viewer who is not able to
comprehend all the slight tricks that President
Clinton is using for his benefit throughout the
speech. Of the many topics discussed by the
president however, there we...
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Bank Of The United States House Of Representatives
1,040 words
The Swanwick-Fitzsimmons election in Philadelphia
of the most infamous elections in American history
due to the fact that, it brought with it the first
distinction ever between two political parties,
the Federalists and the Democrats. Subsequently
the election of 1794 brought America it's first
democratic congressional leader, John Swanwick.
The factors surrounding Swanwick's congressional
debut were national issues, local issues, yellow
fever epidemic, the Whiskey Rebellion, and the
excise tax....
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War Of 1812 Federalist Party
690 words
23. ) The method that Jefferson employed to bring
the judiciary under Republican control was first
the repeal of the Judiciary Act of 1801 which
would eliminate the judgeships Adams had made. The
results of this were that the Judiciary branch
ended up becoming equal in power to the
legislative and executive branches. Because of the
case of Marbury vs. Madison in which Marbury won,
power was given to the Supreme Court. 24. ) France
came into possession of Louisiana by way of
signing a secret trea...
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Ralph Nader Presidential Debates
1,405 words
... ory nominating process has also contributed to
the Republican and Democratic domination of
electoral politics for over 140 years 1. By
winning party nominations through primary
elections, voters can gain access to the general
election ballot and thereby enhance their chances
of election victories without having to organize
third parties 1. Thus, the primary-nomination
process tends to channel dissent into the two
major parties and makes it unnecessary for
dissidents to engage in the difficul...
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Catholic Church Religious Freedom
1,301 words
When the settlers first came to America they were
meet by the Indians. Once the settlers were able
to make it on there own, they no longer needed
Indian help. Then they began to try to change the
ways of the Indian. One of the aspects that the
settlers spent much time on trying to change of
the Indians was there religion. One of the main
religions that the Indians were forced to try to
convert to was that of Catholicism. Many attempts
were made to change the Indians ways and convert
them, but to...
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Death Penalty Democratic Party
762 words
The Democratic Party that has produced such great
leaders as Presidents Wilson, Roosevelt, and
Kennedy has fallen to new lows. The corruption
started with President Johnson, and has continued
with morally weak leaders like Carter and Clinton.
Throughout most of the Party are spiritually
insane doctrines such as the right to kill through
abortion, the approval of homosexual lifestyles,
and "the end justifies the means" mentality. While
it is true that Republicans are also lacking in
virtue, they ...
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Chiang Kai Shek Cuban Missile Crisis
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35 th President of
the United States, the youngest person ever to be
elected President, the first Roman Catholic and
the first to be born in the 20 th century. Kennedy
was assassinated before he completed his third
year as President, therefore his achievements were
limited. Nevertheless, his influence was
worldwide, and his handling of the Cuban Missile
Crisis may have prevented the United States from
entering into another world war. Kennedy was
especially admired...
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Wade Davis Bill Radical Republicans
858 words
The period, in which the United States began to
rebuild and unify the Union from 1865 to 1877, was
known as Reconstruction. Much of the early work of
it dealt with the legal questions of bringing the
defeated states back into the Union. Presidents
Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, and also the
members of Congress, each had different plans of
how Reconstruction should be handled. Each plan
was similar and different to each other. But most
of all, there were many concerns for how each
would be c...
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United States Congress Official Language
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Should The United States Congress Designate
English Should The United States Congress
Designate English To Be The Nations Official
Language Should the United States Congress
Designate English to be the Nations Official
Language Is it fair to have a designated language
for the country that has the freedom of speech and
freedom of choice? There are many good arguments
in defense of both sides of this controversial
issue. It is hard to say if one side is right or
one side is wrong. Due to no writte...
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Compare And Contrast Social Security
582 words
Party Platforms/Policy Areas With the voting date
for the 2000 elections approaching, Americans are
being bombarded with the policy platforms of the
candidates. The two front runners and their lesser
known rivals use every medium available to spread
their ideas on major issues. It is because of
their use of the media that voters are able to
compare and contrast policy views of multiple
parties. Using two important policy areas (for the
purposes of this essay, we will continue to use
public educa...
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Interstate Commerce Clause Supreme Courts
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Supreme Courts Reactivity To Popular Will In
Supreme Courts Reactivity To Popular Will In
Modern Times The Supreme Court safeguards much of
its power by creating walls to separate its power
from public opinion and political pandering. And
while impartiality is undoubtedly the preeminent
characteristic desirable in a justice, it is
impossible to nominate a human being that is not
at least partially fallible and swayed by the
society around him. The Warren Court of 1953 to
1969 perfectly illustrat...
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