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- 4481: Attempt At Reconstruction
- ... Ginzberg and Alfred S. Eichner, Troublesome Presence: Democracy and Black Americans (London: Transaction Publishers, 1993) p.153. 9 Ibid. p.159. 10 Ibid. p. 161. 11 A total of twenty-two Blacks served in the House of Representatives during Reconstruction. C. Eric Lincoln, The Negro Pilgrimage in America (New York: Bantam, 1967) p.65. 12 In the Presidential election of 1876, the Democrat Samuel J. Tilden, captured a majority of the ...
- 4482: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- ... In other words, Roosevelt probably had understood the importance of giving all of his life. Roosevelt also learned a lot from his wife, Eleanor, who was a great humanitarian. During her days in the White House, Eleanor spent much time devising ways to help her husband propose new bills and give more, she was probably the biggest influence on Franklin Roosevelt’s life. Morris, Jeffrey B. FDR Way, The 1996, Lou ...
- 4483: US History
- ... preparation. The president should have asked more that just if the military could handle it. If the facts aren¡¯t enough the allegations held in common belief are worse for our image. Speaker of the House, Tip O¡¯Neill is sure that the invasion was to divert the attention of the public from the humiliation suffer in Beirut and give them an victory to celebrate.(O¡¯Neill 366-367) This whole ...
- 4484: Slavery In America
- ... The African natives were of all ages and sexes. Women usually worked in the homes, cooking and cleaning, whereas men were sent out into the plantations to farm. Young girls would usually help in the house also and young boys would help in the farm by bailing hay and loading wagons with crops. Since trying to capture the native Indians, the Arawaks and Caribs, failed (Small Pox had killed them instead ...
- 4485: The New Deal
- ... social factor lead up to the New Deal. When staggering statistics such as 25% unemployment, and the fact that 20% of NYC school children were underwieght and malnourished (World Book, p.200) hit the White House, the government knew something had to be done. With the economy at on all time low people wanted change, Roosevelt's legislative program represented a new way of government for capitalism in America. Roosevelt first ...
- 4486: Woodrow Wilson Overview
- ... ideas to lead the nation through hard times. A true hero in a part of history that needed one. Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924). BIBLIOGRAPHY: 1. The History of American President’s CD ROM. ©1994. Westing House. 2. Encarta 95 & 97 Encyclopedia. ©1994-1997 Microsoft. 3. US History Book. (School Edition)
- 4487: Slavery In America
- ... The African natives were of all ages and sexes. Women usually worked in the homes cooking and cleaning, while men were sent out into the plantations to farm. Young girls would usually help in the house also and young boys would help in the farm by bailing hay and loading wagons with crops. They were shipped from Africa by the Europeans, "The Triangular Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade". This was an organized ...
- 4488: The American Revolution
- ... England to be tried in a jury-less courtroom, assumed guilty until proven innocent. The British took advantage of the colonists, as became apparent with the Quartering Act: people in America would be forced to house and feed British soldiers any time they demanded it. This limited the colonists' freedom and only spread more anger and defiance throughout the colonies. The British military was unpopular in the colonies for many reasons ...
- 4489: Evaluation Of The New Deal
- ... were of the top names in this group of African Americans. They helped thousands to stay in school and learn new trades. With the help of Eleanor Roosevelt, many women took jobs at the White House. In 1936 the democratic convention declared that every platform should have an alternate of the opposite sex. The WPA hosted top jobs for women who worked in government. The most important of the women was ...
- 4490: Civil War Journal
- ... in France, "C'est la vie". I am just not sure if my family can take that hardship anymore, I would not be able to. I wish this war was over so our family's house would not be as divided as it is now. I just do not understand. Without this war, the ground thaws, the rain falls, the grass grows, the stars will gleam and the poets will dream ...
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