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- people who farmed rented land in return for a share of crop profits
- laws used by southern states to control African Americans
- term for white souther republicans who opposed seccesion
- these barred the mixing of races in almost every aspect of life
- said all people born in the U.S are citizens and their rights can't be taken away
- The election of _____ led to the end of reconstruction
- name givene to northern whites who went tsouth to start a buisness or to pusure political careers during reconstruction
- new state government looked a lot like the old onea
- System in which companies enable employees to buy stock, participate in profit sharing, and receive benefits such as medical care, common in the 1920s
- John is a wealthy banker living in the 1840s. His father and grandfather were also bankers. How does John likely view those who do not come from generations of wealth and privilege?
- How did the idea of separate spheres influence the daily life of most White American women during the early 1800s, regardless of class status?
- The Nativist Movement was triggered by the sudden influx of immigrants into America. What was the Nativist Movement and how did it affect immigrants?
- Robert Fulton developed the steam ship engine which allowed for faster and more reliable transportation. What changes did this improvement in transportation facilitate?
- William is a master craftsman and periodically takes on an apprentice to whom he teaches his trade. The apprentice lives in William's home and has built a close relationship with William over a shared interest. In the late 18th century, industrialization began to take place, how is William's work impacted?
- Jack supports his family by working at a factory. When the Panic of 1819 hit, how were Jack and his family affected?
- In the early 1800s Cyrus McCormick invented a horse drawn mechanical grain reaper. How did this invention change the type of farming happening in the Midwest?
- Who created the dominion of New England
- Private investors player larger roles in _____ and _____ colonial efforts
- The Portuguese empire in Brazil depended on the production and export of
- In the wake of ______, whalers began to venture into Pacific waters in large numbers, followed by missionaries, merchants, and planters