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- 7121: The 1960's
- ... marked another response to the decade as the young experimented with music, clothes, drugs, and a "counter-culture" lifestyle.(Ascher 55) In 1967, hippies preached altruism and mysticism, honesty, joy and nonviolence. They had a child-like fascination for beads, blossoms, and bells, strobe lights, ear-shattering music, exotic clothing and erotic slogans. They wanted to profess "flower power" and love. They were predominantly white, middle-class, educated youths, ranging in ...
- 7122: William Clark's Slave York
- ... subservient ``Sambo.'' Though some modern-day historians see York as something of a hero. Still, unlike Sacagawea, he still is relatively unknown. Sacagawea, who accompanied the expedition along with her French trapper husband and their child, received similar treatment as York. But she was turned into a hero early in the 20th century by the women's suffrage movement. And York? Scholars say he remained a slave after the expedition returned ...
- 7123: The Cause of the American Revolution
- ... earthquake. The underlining eruption is made real by the surface tension of all three causes affecting the colonists at the same time. The breaking point for any group of people apart from political realities of abuse and benign neglect is economic suffering. Economically without the ability to import and export in a free market, without the ability to make a profit, suffering under multiple taxation with no immediate benefit, lowered the ...
- 7124: The Women's Civil Rights Movement
- ... pregnancy lose nothing and may get payment for medical and hospital expenses. The law does not require women to remain on the job. Employers may not penalize women who become pregnant or who have a child. It also out laws the loss of seniority by women when they return to work after childbirth. Women have made enormous progress since the beginning of their battle. They have fought, earned and worked for ...
- 7125: Robber Barons or Captains of Industry
- ... most deffinently the richest of them is J. D. Rockefeller. Rockefeller acumulated his huge fortune, ranked the largest in American history by Time Magazine, through the oil industy. He stared his capitalistic ventures as a child by lending a farmer who lived by him a sum of money and then having it returned to him at the end of a year with interest. It was this incodent that taught Rockefeller just ...
- 7126: The Journey of Lewis and Clark
- ... the mountains. Here Lewis and three others explored for a pass. On their return they met a band of snake Indians. Coincidentally the chief turned out to be the brother of Sacajawea, who as a child had been captured from her tribe! With an Indian guide, the party made its way through the mountains by a pass near Lolo, Montana. The trail was difficult, the weather bitterly cold, the food supply ...
- 7127: Indentured Servants and Slaves
- ... New World class system. They had restricted rights. One example was the regulation of the sexual lives of the servants. They were fined and punished for having sex, and more severely punished for having a child (The Laws of Virginia p 28). The slaves weren't considered humans, but property in the New World. As property a slave was deprived of all human rights, and was subjected to many violations, such ...
- 7128: Women of the Civil War
- ... Winchester. The Federals were beginning to realize that Belle could no longer be excused from the law. When the press called for justice after the Front Royal incident, Belle claimed that she was receiving unwarranted abuse. She was quite appalled that they could accuse an innocent young girl of such treasonous activity. Belle insisted that she was innocent because of her age and gender. The Federals could not overlook Belles treacherous ...
- 7129: The 1960's
- ... this movement marked another response to the decade as the young experimented with music, clothes, drugs, and a "counter-culture" lifestyle. in 1967, hippies preached altruism and mysticism, honesty, joy and nonviolence. they had a child-like fascination for beads, blossoms, and bells, strobe lights, ear-shattering music, exotic clothing and erotic slogans. they wanted to profess "flower power" and love. they were predominantly white, middle-class, educated youths, ranging in ...
- 7130: The Turbulent Sixties
- ... the counterculture (Sann 285-286). The 1960's also saw the resurgence of feminism. Lower infant mortality rates, soaring adult life expectancy, and the availability of the birth control pill gave women greater freedom from child-care responsibilities. Bra burnings were a common spectacle held on campuses and other public places to express a freedom from the bondages of a male dominated community. More females were attempting to enter the workplace ...
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