...After the Civil War ended in 1865, the States tried to rebuild themselves and come back together as a country. One question about Reconstruction still lingers today: Did this period of time help African Americans with having the American Dream? According to my research, Reconstruction (mostly) did not help African Americans, but some laws made during this time would benefit them. African Americans were looked down upon when Jim Crow Laws were enacted and during the forming of the Klu Klux Klan. To begin with, Jim Crow Laws were laws that enforced segregation on African Americans and other people of color. Based on the “Separate but Equal” policy from Plessy vs. Ferguson, there were two different facilities, even water fountains, for each race: Colored and White. African Americans could not go into any white facility. There was no change in how they were treated between the Civil War and Reconstruction; they just were not slaves anymore. These laws were made from loopholes in the Constitution and other laws, basically giving African Americans the same rights that they...
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...unemployed. Despite Herbert Hoover's attempt of 'Laissez-Faire' and 'rugged individualism', he was voted out of power in 1932, as Franklin Roosevelt won a landslide victory of 42 out of 48 states. Roosevelt introduced the New Deal in his first 100 days of presidency and believed in the American Dream. His three main aims were Relief, Recovery and Reform, in an attempt to help the millions of poor unemployed American civilians. The New Deal certainly contributed to ending the Depression as Fireside chats were introduced, in which Roosevelt personally took the time to explain to Americans what he was doing, in language that was accessible and simple and was at a convenient time for all different time zones. He involved the public and included them in his actions and ideas. In doing this, he restored some confidence and faith back into the American population, as people were more inclined to listen to the advice given by Roosevelt, and safely restore money back into the US economy. In the first 100 days of Roosevelt's presidency, he closed down banks to regulate them, as well as setting up many different schemes to help create jobs and income into the country. Schemes such as the Emergency Banking Act in 1933, brought $1 billion back into the banks, bringing income into the economy. Many jobs were created in doing so and the Civilian Conservation Corps helped 2.5 million men and their families. These schemes, helped people find short term jobs to provide enough income for their families...
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...The economic principles that guided President Hoover, and subsequently Congress, was that charities, not the government, were better to help the poor. In 1931, the government secured funding for job programs as well as the founding of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Congressmen urged Americans to work harder to get out of debt. Hoover’s administration did not establish a safety net for Americans. Ordinary Americans saw desperation everywhere. There was also rampant racism due to the Depression. There was also high unemployment. Many Americans faced homelessness. Others saw long bread lines and starvation. Roosevelt cited the economic emergency of the depression as a reason expand his presidential power. In 100 days, the Roosevelt stabilized the...
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...Sacagawea helped westward expansion. Sacagawea went with Lewis and Clark and helped them while they were exploring the land to the west. Sacagawea was an interpreter for Lewis and Clark when they reached the Shoshone. Sacagawea was also a guide for Lewis and Clark. If Sacagawea wasn't with Lewis and Clark, they wouldn't have been able to talk to the Shoshone. Sacagawea helped with the food for Lewis and Clark. Sacagawea told Lewis and Clark what plants they were able to eat, and what plants they couldn't eat. Sacagawea also helped Lewis and Clark save some of their important things from the boat, when the boat flipped over. Lewis and Clark were really impressed how quick Sacagawea acted when the boat flipped over, so they...
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...How Did The Nile Help Shape Ancient Egypt Did you know that Ancient Egypt would not exist without the Nile? The river provided many things. Three of these things were jobs and trading in document C , the flooding cycle in document B, and protection in document A. Jobs and trading were important because people needed money to provide for their families and themselves. The flooding cycle was important because it gave farmers a schedule when to plant, harvest, and help with political problems, such as building. Also, protection was important because foreign people all wanted to take their land. Jobs and trading relied on the Nile because they needed to travel. Document C shows that they would ride up the river to trading spots. Some jobs that...
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...Name:August Robertson Date:jan. 19, 16 Founding Parents of America ● Answer these four essential questions: ● Choose one of two presentations: ○ What they did that made them so important? ○ When they did what they were so important for? ○ How what they did helps us today? ○ If they did not do what they did how would it affect us today? ○ Write a biographical essay (7001000 words) ○ Create a skit about your founding parent (cover two or three main points of their life) ● Both options needs to have at least 3 internet sources or 1 book source and internet source Emily Geiger I picked Emily Geiger for my founding parent because I believe that she has an interesting spy story. Plus I wanted to research a founding mother because...
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...people the power of justice. Another thing is that there might be some interesting facts you never knew about her. Maybe you will learn a little on her husband. Also you might know she went though. The first thing that people will learn about is why did she want to help her people. Another thing is when was her birthday and,third thing is did she ever break up with Nelson mandela. These things might not seem important but some might want to keep this info. This paper might help you learn something you never learned about. This paper is hopeful a good paper to learn stuff about Winnie Mandela. Why did she want to help her people?...
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...George Washington Carver, was one of the most well-known African Americans of the early 20th century. He was born in Diamond Grove, Missouri in 1864 although most people don’t know his exact birthyear. George Washington was born in slavery in Missouri. Sometime after he was born his mother and he were kidnapped, but soon after he was found and was given to Susan and Moses Carver. Moses and Susan Carver raised George and his brother. George went to college in Iowa called Simpson College. He was the first African American to go to school there and could enter without having a high school degree. He majored in art and piano, but his teacher encouraged him to transfer to Iowa State College of Agriculture. He transferred to Iowa State in 1891 and was the first African American to attend. George Washington received his Bachelors of Agriculture and appointed as a faculty member in 1891. George received his Masters of Agriculture degree from Iowa State College of Agriculture in 1896. He goes to Tuskegee Institute to teach fellow African Americans how to grow more soil-enriching crops like sweet potatoes, peanuts, and soybeans. Carver created a wagon which is horse-drawn called the Jessup Agricultural Wagon. Sometime he used it to demonstrate experiments to farmers which he believes is his most significant contribution to educating the farmers. His main goal is to teach poor African Americans who want to farm how to. He developed ways to develop soils taken away reoccurring plantings...
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...In the 1930s the stock market crashed, this caused The Great Depression. People lost jobs, homes, and money. Banks closed, and 1 in 4 people were jobless. . Franklin D. Roosevelt then thought of The New Deal to help people during the Great Depression. And this deal was successful because of Farmers and the unemployed. Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal protected farmers. The Agricultural Act, Lural Electrification Administration, Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Soil Conservation Services were made for farmers economic disparity. The Agricultural Act paid farmers to destroy surplus and not plant crops on a section of their land. The Lural Electrification Administration gave money to extend electricity to farms, and 25% of farms got electricity....
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...On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for disobeying a rule requiring segregation on a city bus. For a year King and the blacks maintained a boycott while officials from the city and the bus line gave their modest demands. After the city officials denied to move to change by a number of federal court ruling, the black won more than they asked for. Martin Luther King helped end segregation by leading nonviolent protests, direct action against segregation, and headed Civil Rights movement. One way King helped end segregation is by leading nonviolent protest. When king and the blacks were doing the protest “the cops attacked the blacks and King didn’t fight back”(Biography.com). Also the blacks and King didn’t use guns to get attention...
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...nature of wants and miseries is about leading or driving force for human being to wanting better their lives. This reminds us of his protestant work ethic upbringing in Boston. Franklin was against the poor laws. He advocated for the repeal of the English poor laws and clearly stated the benefits of doing so. He stated that the poor laws had created dependency and poverty, by destroying self-reliance. He went further in expressing the need to document all the recipients of the benefit as public knowledge, to act as a deterrent to abuse. To him there were many laws for the support of the working poor, through taxation of the employers and business. He stated that public assistance was harmful to self-initiative; Individual initiative can help people in meeting their needs; He attributed idleness to public assistance; and finally the spending of the rich benefited the poor by providing them with jobs. Franklin was opposed in government intervention to meet the needs of the poor. He was opposed to poor law in England and felt the adaptation of similar program in US would equally fail. He believed that helping the poor to become self-reliance was the way to fight poverty. He was born from a poor family and worked his way to success. He was of the opinion that humans are prone to life ease if they are provided for, and would sit back and wait for handouts. This to him enslaved people to a life of poverty because of making it easy for them. Franklin believed helping the poor was interfering...
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...Harriet Tubman help a lot of slaves in the 1800’s. The Passages Leaders of the Civil War Era: Harriet Tubman by: Ann Malaspina and The Woman Called Moses by: Walter Oleksy and Meg Mims are both similar. Both passages talk about how she helped so many slaves. They do talk about in in a different way. One talks about her help in the war and the other talks about her escape from slavery. She helped the union in the war. First she became a spy and helping other slaves. She would get behind enemy lines and get info like their strength and tell the union. She helped Colonel Montgomery and black solders get behind enemy lines a destroyed a supply line. That’s how she helped in the war. Harriet Tubman was born into slavery. At the age of fourteen she...
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...To begin, Theodore Roosevelt, environmental activist and conservationist, wasn't just a president and military leader. He spent many of his years in office making the best use of his presidential power, in order to protect our country's most valuable asset: the environment. Before Roosevelt took office, the ravages of coal, oil, and steel production on America's natural habitats were getting outrages. The resulting pollution, waste, and indifference of the citizenry were causes for great alarm to Roosevelt. While he was president, Roosevelt used his executive power to create laws to help protect the environment. Furthermore, He created the U.S forest service to manage the nations water and timber resources. Moreover, Roosevelt reserved over...
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...During 1512-1514, the First French War, Wolsey gained his first experience of diplomacy. Since he is only a diplomatic apprentice, he was not very successful at the beginning. But the king Henry VIII did not make him a scapegoat for England’s military failure. In fact, what made the king impressed was that Wolsey conducted himself in correspondence with Ferdinand of Aragon. But after all, during this period Wolsey was only a diplomatic apprentice so that he cannot make much influence on Henry VIII’s foreign policy. Things changed after the success of the expedition when Wolsey managed the preparations as the quartermaster-general. It makes Wolsey become a well-known organiser and he was given the opportunity to participate in the conduct of the king’s business. Then Henry made the Valois-Tudor alliance by accepting Wolsey’s suggestion. It could be regarded as the start of Wolsey’s influence on Henry’s foreign policy. Later, in October 1518, Wolsey achieved one of the most successful achievements in his life. The treaty of London was aimed to keep the peace in Europe. It not only claimed that the states cannot aggress others, but also allow them to make war on anyone who contravened the treaty. It ensured forcefully that the states bare not invade others in a hurry. Whereas, the treaty did not keep the peace for long time, but since Wolsey was the principle designer of the treaty, it also gained him a name as ‘peacemaker’. Wolsey went on making peace over the next 2 years after treaty...
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...To What Extent Did Indian Indentured Labour Help To Relieve The Post-Emancipation Labour Problems In Trinidad? Compiled by Mark Rougier TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction................................................................................................................................(1) Defining the terms Indian indentured labour; and post-emancipation…………………….(1) The Labour Problems.................................................................................................................(2) Failure in the Systematic Convention Explanation…………………………………………..(2) Labour Shortage......................................................................................................................... (3) Cash Flow.................................................................................................................................... (4) The Communication Problem................................................................................................. ..(5) The Indian Arrival……………………………………………………………………………..(5) The extent to which Indian indentured labour help to relieve the post-emancipation labour problems in Trinidad......................................................................................................... ……(6) Laying The Basis ForProfitability......................................................................................... .(7) The Effects Wages had on relieving the labour problems………………………………… (8) ...
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