Black Americans made significant gains in their struggle for equal rights during Reconstruction, the 12-year period after the Civil War. ... Suffragists under Catt threatened to discharge their traditional duties as homemakers and mothers in the increasingly public world of the city. ... Through the work of the abolitionists before the war, civil rights water sheds were established during Reconstruction. ... These people were the blacks, women, immigrants, and the many people...

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The Emancipation Proclamation: A look at emancipation and the motives behind it Table of Contents Cover Page 1 Contents ... .2 Preface ..3 Introduction ..4 Main Text .4 Conclusion . 14 Appendix ....16 Bibliography ...20 Preface When I first selected a topic I had planned a compare and contrast paper looking at the Governments of the North and South during the Civil War. ... I think it is important to begin with a look at how emancipation was arrived at, as it was not a simple process, due to the efforts of one man. ... I think it also important to no...

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The delegates were unhappy with England, but were not yet ready to declare war. ... The battle of Concord and its "shot heard round the world" would mark the unofficial beginning of the colonies war for Independence. ... Of the 13 colonies, 9 voted in favor of the Declaration, 2 - Pennsylvania and South Carolina voted No, Delaware undecided and New York abstained. ... To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world. ... He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in th...

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The indigenous people of Mexico, the Aztecs, were a mighty race. ... The people of the United States, in contrast to Mexico, have always been unified. ... The people felt like they had power but realised they needed to band together for this new government to work. ... The US made several important acquisitions of land including the Louisiana Purchase from France, the purchase of Alaska from Russia and the conquering of the southwest from Mexico, which expanded it's natural resources and gave the nation room to grow. ... Mexico however was decimated by the war with the US losing half its ...

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Criticisms of this theory suggest that people at the top mislead the American public, which means that people with greater information have more power. ... In recent years, it has put the clout of its $2 billion portfolio aggressively behind the notion that "diversity- trumps quality in the arts. ... The combined profits of the ten most profitable transnationals (IBM, Ford, Exxon, Dow, AT&T, General Electric, DuPont, General Motors, Shell, British Telecom ) at $40 billion equaled Iraq's entire GNP in the year before the Gulf War. ... According to World Investment Report 1994, published by...

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Only a few short hours after the defeat Hillary Clinton stated that "this vote sent a dangerous message to people around the world, to our allies, and to Americans at home" (Nagourney B5). ... You are aware that a 2/3rd majority is needed to ratify treaties in the Senate, and this Treaty was defeated by a vote of 51 to 48, not even close to the lines of ratification. ... World War II started shortly after the United States made the decision that consequentially turned its back on the international community. Our country is important to the success of international relations. ... ...

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However there are times when people try. ... Many people feel that gun control violates the right of the people given in the second amendment the right "to bear arms". ... In conclusion there are valid reasons for why certain people feel that gun control is unfair. ... Those favoring gun control laws claim that such laws would keep more guns off the streets and out of the hands of criminals in an increasingly violent world. ... To extend gun controls would make the nation better for criminals and worse for the rest of us. 2 U.S. ...

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