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- 171: The Beginning of the Civil War
- ... said that the only way to avoid Civil war would be for the North to allow slavery into the territories: “If something decisive is not now done…, the South will be forced to choose between abolition and secession…. The responsibility of saving the Union rests on the North, and not the South.” (Stated in THE AMERICAN NATION, pg. 341.). Daniel Webster decided to support Clay’s compromises three days after Calhoun ...
- 172: The USA Becoming Less Democratic Prior To The Revolution
- ... from 1771-1756 (Doc. G). There is no solid evidence anywhere withing these documents of a government for the people. In these documents we see the same repeated signs of a non-democratic state. The abolition of a middle class, lack of adequate land and finances for most of the population, and religious tyranny being commited by those in power. It is definitely safe to say that evidence from Weathersfield, Connecticut ...
- 173: Women In World War I
- ... great opportunity in the amount of influence they had in governmental affairs. Women of the world before had put their fight for equal rights aside for wars (Civil War) and important events in American history (abolition). No longer would their cause stand aside, they had gained their influence in society and were ready to divert attention to their fight for recognition as political equals. During the fight for prohibition of alcohol ...
- 174: Labor In America
- ... in size and power. By 1904, it had 1.75 million members and was the nation's dominant labor organization. At this time, many workers in Europe were joining revolutionary labor movements which advocated the abolition of capitalism and the establishment of a new socialist economic system. Most American workers, however, followed the lead of Gompers, with his highly pragmatic approach to problems of labor. They strove to organize strong unions ...
- 175: Underground Railroad
- ... law was passed to make it illegal to import anymore slaves. Agricultural improvements came along, and with the limited number of slaves left in the states, the value of the slaves went up very quickly. Abolition Societies began to form, and along with religious groups became active in helpin gslaves to freedom. The "Railroad" beggan to take shape. A shape that is to this day very hard to describe. Traks were ...
- 176: The Civil War
- ... the South’s expansion and so Southerners felt that they had no other choice. The United States was divided into three groups by the time the Civil War began: those who believed in the complete abolition of slavery, those who were against the expansion of slavery, and those who were pro slavery. The Republican party was formed in opposition to the southern expansion. Their views were Free Soil, Free Men and ...
- 177: Causes Of The Civil War
- ... the South's expansion and so Southerners felt that they had no other choice. The United States was divided into three groups by the time the Civil War began: those who believed in the complete abolition of slavery, those who were against the expansion of slavery, and those who were pro slavery. The Republican party was formed in opposition to southern expansion. Their views were Free Soil, Free Men and Free ...
- 178: Anarchism
- ... people are not free to live their lives according to the dictates of reason. However, it was not until Pierre-Joseph Proudhon who coined the term anarchism defining its political foundations. He argued for the abolition of private property and the control of the means of production by the workers. Instead of government Proudhon desired a federal system of agricultural and industrial associations. Proudhon's theories attracted many followers, among them ...
- 179: Labor Issues
- ... pace due to operating in secrecy until the failure of railroad strikes that increased membership to over 700,000 in 1886 (Robinson, 1985). Their advance and efforts had persuaded legislation to enact the following laws: “abolition of convict-made goods, establishment of bureaus of labor statistics, and prohibition of the importation of European labor under contract” (Encyclopedia, 1996, p. 630). In 1890, the Knights of Labor membership had declined to only ...
- 180: Gandhi
- ... on the ideas of Leo Tolstoy. Gandhi finally returned to India in 1915, after the government of the Union of South Africa had made important concessions to his demands, including recognition of Indian marriages and abolition of the poll tax for them. After travelling all over India to familiarise himself with the country of which he had only a limited understanding, he moved into politics, and soon became the unquestioned leader ...
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