America as well wanting to benefit in a financial way also the pride in every single American that lives in America and America itself. ... The robber barons lived completely differently than the rest of the population in the U.S. ... During the Reconstruction period, Americans were trying to rebuild America and make it something to take pride in. ... Expansion was also on American's minds. ... In the end America got what they wanted. ...

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Antebellum America was a time of tremendous turmoil and oppression. ... The arguments grew thicker as America began to move west in the 1840's and 50's. ... Of the fifteen slave states in the south about one third of the population was made up of African American slaves. ... These slave owners mad up only one percent of the population in the south but controlled over 90 percent of the wealth. ... African Americans were thought to be to ignorant to be considered as people. ...

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The Confederacy now consists of eleven states with a population of 9 million (including 3.5 million slaves). Twenty-three states, with a population of 22 million, remain in the Union. With such population favoring the North, one would think that the war is in their hands. ... In conclusion, the Union and Confederacy held different dogmas in America. Each faction thought its methods to be the best for America. ...

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According to a 2010 census on this region the population of South Texas was estimated at 4.5 million residents, roughly 18% of the state population. The Population is heavily dominated by Hispanics, 68.9% of the population is Hispanic followed by non-Hispanic whites at 25.2% and lastly 3.9% African American. ... South Texas has a relatively young population with 40% of the population being younger than 25 years of age. ... South Texas has a strong ranching culture which reflects the American Cowboy. ... "Tex-mex" is a very popular form of cuisine in South Texas which is a fusion of ...

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The American Civil War was a milestone in the history of not only the United States, but the world as well. ... Through the bloodiest battles in American history, the goals of the Northern and Southern counterparts were either achieved or failed. ... Whether he felt this was true or not, it was essential to the Confederacy gaining victory, because a fairly big portion of the population in the South consisted of yeomen farmers. ... These bloody battles murdered more Americans than in any war in U.S. history. ... The battles only discouraged the Southern population as a whole because they ...

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Describe the disadvantages that Black American's faced in the early 1950's Black American's faced a series of disadvantages in the early 1950's.They ranged from having to use different restrooms that white people all the way up to fearing for their lives in case the Ku Klux Klan showed up. ... The majority of the black population moved north to the Northern states because there was more jobs and "freedom" for them there.Freedom was not the case though, there was still racism in the North although it was small in comparison to the racism in the South .The blacks had overc...

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"Let America Be America Again" is a prime example of Hughes feelings about the strain of being an African American. ... The single lines are in parenthesis suggesting a thought or perhaps a whisper, "(America was never America to me.)"... The population was struggling amongst itself, a portion were attempting to conform to society while others rebelled. ... "Who is America? ... We are America! ...

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It is the second largest commercial town in Lagos state, Nigeria with the population of 380,420 people. ... In the early 1500s, slaves were taken from West Africa to the Americas through Badagry and around 550,000 African slaves were exported to the Americas during the American Independence period in the year l787. ... Slavery inspired the immigration of Africans to the Americas. ... Less than half a million were sent to North America, but most of the slaves were sent to South America and the Caribbean. Slaves were brought to America on the Triangular trade, in which ships went to three tra...

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Today when Americans travel up and down the eastern seaboard, they can recognize differences among the people. ... Southeastern states tend to have a large black population, and white population, but not many other races; except for Miami, Florida! ... With only half the population of that of New England, the middle colonies had ten times the population in 1770 than it had in 1700. ... They became known as the breadbasket of North America. ... Each region of the North American colonies was very different from the others in its own ways. ...

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The northern Indians also had small populations which help make a huge impact on the ecosystem of which they would reside in. A smaller population was good for the harsh winter months when food was scarce, it lead to less harming of the ecosystem. ...

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To assess when the American South lost this, first we must find what made the American South distinctive. ... The American Reconstruction effort would be the first of these attempts. ... They would be contained by a growing population of blacks that were living in communities in larger and larger groups, creating a strong support channel and culture. ... No section shows a more prosperous laboring population than the Negros of the South, none in fuller sympathy with the employing and land-owning class. ... The GI Bill that allowed Veterans to attend college and an increase in overall America...

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During my childhood I used to hear about the United States of America as the country of freedom, democracy and of course land of the rich people. ... I already have heard about the issues he pointed out, however, hearing someone's personal experiences, especially if this someone is as passionate as Chuck, made the Utopian American Dream dissappear for me. ... Chuck also brought up facts from history such as the segregation between the white race and African American race. ... I didn't know that African Americans actually died in certain circumstances, due to not being admitted to t...

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The Ku Klux Klan was a notorious racial group that would commit hate crimes against people of African-American, Jewish, and Catholic decent. They came to power after the American Civil War. ... The Klan's first main goal was to stop the African American's from voting. ... This was a major downfall for the southern males who did not like the idea of African Americans being granted the right to vote. ... In the state of Mississippi, 42% of the population was black, with only 2% registered to vote. ...

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When this happened African Americans were called upon on to work on the rebuilding process. ... Chicago was the hot spot to migrate to as many African American's did do so, Chicago had many jobs to offer to people since it was an industrial upcoming city. Being in the south was just horrible for African American people, there wasn't enough jobs to go by, kkk treats were a huge deal and schools were just bad. ... The effect of The Great Migration had its ups and downs, since African Americans were migrating so rapidly so were the Europeans since they heard Chicago was hiring peopl...

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Could The American Civil War Have Been Avoided? ... The Civil War became an inevitable chapter in our American history, and apart of our American heritage. ... The Northern and Mid-Western States were becoming more and more powerful as the populations increased. ... Some Southern States wanted to break away from the United States of America and govern themselves. ...

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A word that has form American History, Especially during the 1900s, America has been through its up and downs because of segregation. It caused the United States to split into two separate populations .One population was made up of white people and the other population was the black people. ... The dominant group typically believes its members are born with superior intelligence, talents, and moral standards The superior population sees no fault in themselves. ... The Ku Klux Klan became a driving racist force and Operated in over twenty-seven states in America with memberships over 10...

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The Cherokee Indians is one of the largest groups of Native American people. ... While the Mexican government pushed back giving an answer to the Cherokees about the clear title to the land, the population of East Texas swelled. By the mid-1820s, Americans were drifting into the region south and east of the Cherokee settlement. ... By 1830 the Cherokee population of Texas was approaching 400. ... They were taken advantage by the Mexicans and then by the Americans. ...

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The Civil War has a history of strong tensions between two sides and many disputes about life and politics of Americans residing on new land. ... One of those advantages had to be the population. ... Although the Union had a population advantage, the South was not so lucky. The South was more worried about the mere fact of slave rebellion because the African-Americans wanted to be free, despite the interests of either sides. ... The negative conflicts of the war will always be remembered as the memories cast a shadow on the successes of America ever since. ...

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The fact that African-Americans could vote scared the white men. They felt that their power was threatened due to the African-American voting population. ... Usually African Americans are drug to the center of town, beaten and killed. ... The white man's hate for the African-Americans was so strong they refused in every way that a white man owed any respect to an African-American. ... African-American men were killed for this "crime". ...

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Over 600,000 dead Americans, the time now was for Reconstruction. ... The only time he blamed the south directly was when it came to slavery (Logos) "with only 1/8 of the population being colored slaves in the south." ... "One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the southern part of it.... In this quote, "all American states, whether Confederate or United, trust in the same God, and in this they have unity" Lincoln shows that all Americans pray to the same God and read the same book (Bible). ... He ...

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The Ku Klux Klan organized a little while after the American Civil War. ... The Klan was originally just a group who went to African American homes to scare them but eventually became violent and African Americans began to get killed. ... Many Southerners believed voting gave African Americans some kind of power. ... Because of the large population of Klan members Klansmen were being elected to positions of political power. ... Klansmen burned African American homes and lynched African American businessmen. ...

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King talks about the unjust treatment of him and the rest of the Negro population in America. ... It is truly difficult to put into words exactly how much unjust treatment was received by African-Americans, but the use of imagery throughout the letter was heart wrenching. In a section of the letter, he talks about how African-Americans waited more than 340 years for their constitutional and God-given rights. ... " Another key point of this letter is the usage of religion and leadership in the context of the situations going on around America. ... I think that the way King addressed the w...

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Soon after the election of Abraham Lincoln, the secession of the southern states, and the fall of Fort Sumter, the Union and the Confederate states were preparing to fight what would become the bloodiest war in American history. ... Starting with the population on each side, the North had 2 million people serving in its army while the South had only 1 million. ... Although the population of Northern military was higher, the South had more troops attend the U.S. military academy at West Point, giving them more experience. ...

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This gave African Americans the ability to have land and work. ... Americans responded by helping others in different ways. ... Again the middle class urban population continued to prosper with massive technology and machinery increasing productivity people were pouring into the cities. ... (Ch.26 American Journal). ... (pp789 American Journal). ...

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It is important for me, as an African American, to learn more about other African American educators that made a difference for education and to also be a native to North Carolina's neighboring state of South Carolina. ... Moreover, when Mary was eleven years of age, a school opened its doors for the African American children to attend. "The Mission Board of the Presbyterian Church opened a school for African American children" (Botsch 1). ... Bethune knew that her school was starting to grow with the population of students increasing, so a larger facility was right on time for her. ...

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