Mary maintained the home by working for Casso's Inn, a popular inn and stable. ... He started his own business in Greenville, Tennessee a small Tailor shop. ... His business grew and he soon joined a debate club, which soon led his popularity to arise over others. ... Johnson's decision to support the return of the pre-war social and economic system except for slavery cut short any hope for a redistribution of land to the freed-people or a more far-reaching reform program in the South. ... Johnson's decision to support the return of the pre-war social and economic system excep...

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• Grade Level: High School

At the age of eight, little Abraham already was chopping wood for the home. ... Finally, in early 1844 they purchased a frame house in the city that would serve as their home for the next sixteen years. ... Again, he encountered numerous business set backs and challenges but he persisted. ... Lincoln's most significant action as president to be his Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863, Lincoln proclaimed that all slaves held in rebellious areas were "then, thence-forward, and forever free." ... Although the proclamation actually freed no slaves at the time, it accomplished hum...

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• Grade Level: High School

This advertising is an important tool in today's business world, as large companies are able to spend more and more revenue on it to make us buy their products. ... The sad reality of this is evident in Mexico, where homes with television sets outnumber those with running water. ... but greed eventually seeps into our political system, and corporations claimed that it was their right to meddle in politics because of the right to free speech. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Some of the first settlers in seventeenth century America were British revolutionaries escaping religious prejudices back home. ... An intuitive plan was devised by pro-slavery and "free soil" factions reasoning that more states meant more votes in Congress so they collaborated in business with the new territory. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate