Susan Warner responded to financial adversity by..? writing a novel for publication from 1820 to 1860, the american economy witnessed a..? doubling of per capita income all of the following...
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Counterculture white middle-class youths, called hippies. New Left, against Vietnam War, turned back on America becasue they believed in a society based on peace and love. rock'n'roll, colorful clothes, and the use of drugs, lived in large...
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Change in colonial policy by the British government that helped participate the American Revolution involved compelling the American colonists to shoulder some of the financial costs of the empire When it came to the...
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The population of the Chesapeake colonies throughout the first half of the seventeenth century was notable for its scarcity of women The "headright" system, which made some people very wealthy, consisted of ...
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Bay of Pigs (April 1961) group of Cuban exiles organized and supported by the U.S. CIA landed on the southern coast of Cuba in an effort to overthrow Fidel Castro. When the invasion ended in disaster, President Kennedy took full...
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The Knights of Labor This group, which peaked membership in 1886, grew rapidly because of a combination of their open-membership policy, the continuing industrialization of the American economy, and the growth of urban population; welcomed...
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Truman Established Prez's Committee on Civil Rights, which pushed for southern anti-lynching laws and tried to register more black voters, but was mostly symbolic and had little real effect. He also signed Exec Order 9981 in 1948. This...
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Army-McCarthy Hearings (1954) Congressional hearings called by Senator Joseph McCarthy's to accuse members of the army of communist ties. In this widely televised spectacle, McCarthy finally went too far for public approval. The hearings...
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baby boom (1946-1964) Demographic explosion from births to returning soldiers and others who had put off starting families during the war. This large generation of new Americans forced the expansion of many institutions such as schools and...
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Following the Glorious Revolution of 1688, England Tightened imperial controls over its American empire. Much of New England became royal colonies and trade laws were enforced more with vice admiralty courts. Colonies trade was effected,...
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