A Fool's Errand The novel by Albion Tourgee is a good look into what it was like for people living in the South during reconstruction and many of the problems that faced them. ... Servosse fought on the Union side during the Civil War and once he returned home decided to move himself and his family to the South. He moves to Rockford County and is viewed a Yankee troublemaker in the eyes of the people in his new community. ... The book was able to get across the feelings that were among the people during this time period and what they faced while also staying true to the facts of th...

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The Indian's saw these explanations as being outrageous, but what could they do without getting killed against a stronger, more well armed race of people. ... This was to say that the indigenous peoples living there did not have the right to live there. ... For years now the indigenous peoples watched as white Americans moved into their area. ... The whites sometimes did not even use any excuses, but just used brute force to move the Indians out. ... The Navaho were to simply get up and move to make way for the white miners. ...

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Slavery caused people not to be equal. ... People realized that slaves are people too; they are not animals to be caught. ... Document D was opposed to slavery' however instead of creating the slaves free, they wanted slaves to be moved back to Africa. They asked congress for the approval that all slaves be moved back. ... Slavery should not be moved west because of the extra costs. ...

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The American people in 1860 believed they were the luckiest people alive in all the world. ... They hiss, they scream, they growl, they sputter, all sounds of life and rage; and each has its different not, and all discordant. (88) The victory at Bull Run left the Confederate command feeling that the next move was pretty much up to the Yankees of the Union. The Confederates seemed very unprepared and the Union was anxious to make the next move. ... There were incredible moves made by the generals. Although most were successful, some moves were also disadvantageous. ...

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Between 1910 and 1970, 6.5 million black Americans moved out of the South in two great waves, and five million blacks after 1940. ... As a result of mechanization many people lost their jobs and even homes. ... Africans Americans were doing well in Chicago and were prospering; and so more and more Africans moved there. ... As more black people moved into white neighborhoods the whites moved out to the suburbs. ... Some of the industrial jobs relocated to Southern states which caused reverse migration, as African Americans started to move back to the South. ...

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It was a historical moment known as "one of the most natural disasters in history, more than 23,000 square miles was submerged under water leaving 250 people dead. ... When the Mississippi river flood of 1927 happened many lost whatever they had such as their houses or belongings it was time where people needed a boost and help. ... 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 job...

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After his army days Sherman moved between California and Kansas. ... Grant initially objected to the move and called it unnecessary. But, when he found out that Sherman suggested the move, he called it a successful achievement. ... Sherman then ordered all the people to leave the city and destroyed all the military equipment. ... In 1886 Sherman moved to New York City, where he remained until his death on February 14, 1891. ...

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He then moved to Carthage, North Carolina, which is sixty miles away from Raleigh. ... Since he had no job in Raleigh, in 1826, Andrew, his mother, brother, and stepfather moved to Tennessee. ... There was a strong fraction of people within the Northern states that favored a policy of harsh retribution for the rebellious states. These people overrode Johnson's plan for reconstruction and sought to destroy the political elements within the South which had been very influential before the war. ... Andrew Johnson moved back to Greeneville, Tennessee and remained active in politics. ...

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When Abraham was seven, the family moved to Spencer County, Indiana. ... But after a failed courtship with her, Lincoln moved to Springfield for legal, political, and perhaps social reasons. ... When Lincoln moved to Springfield in 1834 he began to study law and was admitted to the bar two years later. ... In 1849 after his term ended, Lincoln returned to Springfield to resume his career as a lawyer and devoted move time to his family. ... Also, during the Civil War, on November 19th, 1863, on a battlefield near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, President Lincoln presented to the people his vision...

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As the people moved west they encountered many Natives and both resulted in war. ... The Indians were forced to move a place where they didn't want to and were told to leave or die. ... Others, who had versioned a better future on the frontier moved elsewhere for a better economical life. ... Rank 5: Freed People The Fifth on my list is the Freed People. ... People like Booker T. ...

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Although many people see westward expansion as a positive thing, there were many of negative outcomes that came out of it. ... Without the transportation it would take people a long time to interact or more specifically trade with other people across the United States. ... To not only expand the United States but also the economy, they needed to move westward. ... Native Americans were in fact the first people to live in American. ... To get to manifest destiny the Americans had move westward which led to Americans having to exterminate multiple Native American tribes. ...

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She got in between the slave and the master and she would not move so the master threw a lead weight at her head which put her in a coma, from fall until the next spring. ... John then moved into her cabin in the Stewart slave quarters, and she struggled to make it into a home for him. ... But she never forgot about her people or her family. ...

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Northerners for the war, would support any war effort as long as it moved the war closer to an end and as long as they were the victors. ... or Peace democrats rise, because the war was dragging out and people wanted peace. ... Europe's many people were more determined than ever to oppose any type of help or tolerance toward the south. ... It had committed itself to freeing its people, while the moral positions of the south weakened greatly. ... The mood moved from pro war, to one of question and disbelief. ...

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When Abraham was eight years old he and his family moved to Spencer County, Indiana. ... This was the only time that Abe was ever beaten by a direct vote of the people. ... On April 15, 1837 he move to Springfield to meet his old friend John Stuart. ... On March 3, 1837 Abe made a brave move. ... When Mary was twenty-one, she moved to Springfield, Illinois to live with her sister, Mrs. ...

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However, at the same time the increase in the number of plantations willing to move from other crops to cotton meant the greater need for a large amount of cheap labor, i.e. slaves. ... This change in the North meant that society evolved as people of different cultures and classes had to work together. ... When nullification would not work and states felt that they were no longer respected, they moved towards  secession. ... This was because many of the great leaders were retired and moved to their homes in the south, even if they were against slavery. ... They lacked the availability of rai...

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As fortune would have it however, the timing was not quite right and in the not too distant future Mary's father had heard of the possible relation between his daughter and the colonel and immediately moved her out of school to Mississippi to be with her mother (this move was common during the period due to over working of the land and the Indians of Alabama and Mississippi being moved further west). ... After James and Mary are wed, they move into Mulberry Plantation south of Camden where sisters of the groom are already living. ... One of the house people she always spoke fondly of had ...

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This delay could have been to Longstreet's advantage, for when he was preparing, Union General Dan Sickles became nervous and moved his corps down the hill to occupy the higher ground in front of Cemetery Ridge. This move isolated him from Union General Winfield S. ... Longstreet could have very easily taken control of the Union left, and nearly did, had it not been for Hancock's quick move to seal the gap. Sickles" move almost cost the whole battle, which might have cost the whole war. ... It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us--that from thes...

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When Abraham was 22 years old, he was a legal adult and moved out of his house. Abraham Lincoln moved to New Salem, Illinois. ... Lincoln decided to move to Springfield and join Stuart's law practice. ... People were killed protesting the draft of new soldiers. ... Several people in the theater recognize the intruder as John Wilkes Booth. ...

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However she is able to overcome these tragedies and move forward. ... America truly wants to move on and get to the better life. ... America is like the people in Birmingham, Alabama, who constantly withstood torture and abuse from the whites in order to protest. ... All the people who occurred pain during this time were silent about it. ... They were determined to get through the prejudiced past and move into a just future. ...

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At first, the African-Americans were just happy to be free: then as time has moved on, they have become determined to get more. ... The author Randall Robinson states "I don't think that there is very much appreciation in America of a casual relationship between the present condition of the black community and the 246 year crime of American slavery, how it debilitated a whole people psychologically, socially and economically - The article argues back by stating that the people in charge of this "rebellion" are very wealthy African American lawyers who sure wouldn't mind having a...

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But after four years he moved from Stratford and moved to Alexandria, Virginia were he spent most of his youth. ... Grant, people that he soon would serve with and against. ... Most of his time was spent near Washington D.C so Lee moved into the Custis Mansion witch is now overlooking Arlington National Cemetery. ... Also a large Federal Army moved in sight of Richmond. After a gruesome 7 day battle Lee moved the Federal Army away from the Capital. ...

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Since I had recently moved from "up north" I joked that I would play the part of a " northerner". ... My only reply was that her statement wasn't true and for that fact people "up north" definitely don't sit around making fun of people down south, but she told me "NO, but they think we are all stupid because we are from the south." ... In fact, I honestly can't believe that people in my generation still have such stereotypical attitudes towards people of their own culture. ...

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Shortly after the assassination of President Lincoln, the Lincoln family moved to a home at 3014 N. ... The family of President Kennedy moved to a home at 3017 N. ... As people say, "History repeats itself". ...

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(A) Most of the people in the Oregon territory were fur traders; this land benefited their needs to gain furs to sell and trade. ... It is also true that people did move farther west in order to expand, not necessarily for another purpose except to expand. ...

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Around 1829 Isabella Van Wagener moved to New York City with her two youngest children, Peter and Sophia. ... In the 1830s Isabella moved to a commune in Ossining, New York, remaining there for five years. ... In the winter of 1843 Sojourner Truth moved to the Northampton Industrial Association, another utopian community, where she lived until 1846. ... I would join her cause because regardless of what many people think about women and their rights, it was the right thing to for the future of women. ... They were both spiritual leaders who cared about justice for the people. ...

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