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diverse from one another. The northern economy, as showed in document 1a, was dependent on manufacturing. In document 1a, the value of manufacturing was greater in the northern states for example; New York’s manufacturing value was $378.9 million in 1860. However, the southern states such as Florida’s value was as low as $2.4 million. The southerner economy, however, was dependent on agricultural crops such as cotton. This is evident in document 1b, the cotton export is almost…

first-hand witness to the events and happenings of that period of time. The role of the author is not directly stated in the document; however, from the information provided, we can infer that he was a Muslim leader among the people of Awkar. This document was intended for the people of Ghana and Mali and the environs that might have little or no knowledge about their ancestry. This document serves as an enlightenment to shed some light on things that happened way before our time. Nevertheless,…

works to include. For example, do the Native Americans get to be included? Or are they pre-American? When scholars choose documents by their own specifications of the subject and how a document would fit it, they have power. Students using the textbook or people looking at the anthology will come out with an idea “American” shaped by what the scholars put into the textbook. A document being included in an anthology is…

the South from the Union brought much controversy during this time period. From analysis of documents such as The Constitution, A Declaration of Causes, and more, one can find more than enough evidence to prove that the Southern states had the right to leave the Union. According to a primary source, A Declaration of the Causes which Impel the State of Texas to Secede from the Federal Union, this document urges the state of Texas to secede. The Northern and Southern states differ in views on…

In document four, the both the federal government and the Native American agreed to return any out-of use land that once belonged to the Native American. However, the federal government did not fulfil their promise, which resulted in the Native Americans re-claiming the Alcatraz Island. In the document the Native American said that they would purchase they land and pay forty-seven cents per acre, which…

world. America and France are some examples of how Enlightenment ideas sparked a fire that caused them to think about how their government should be. The Americans came up with a document called the Declaration of Independence, and the French came up with a document called the Declaration of the Rights of Man. These two documents showed that even though the two countries had different meanings of independence, they still had similar ideas that stemmed from the…

were still, "...loyal subjects of our dread sovereign lord, King James..." (Document 3A2) The colonists may be fearful and apprehensive about their king, but they have not forgotten where their loyalty lies regardless. - In New England, things were going to be different for the people. The government had plans, "...to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices.." (Document 3A2) They wanted equality amongst the colonists; unlike Plymouth,…

America Should Correct the Constitution Over two hundred years ago a formal document was created to establish the basic rules of America’s government; what the writers did not know, however, was that the world has changed over the many years in between then and now. The Constitution was written in a formal language, which is difficult to understand today; furthermore, the document still allowed slavery to be legal. An idea brought up today, one that even Thomas Jefferson himself suggested,…

In the Quran, the document reveals that men and women were equal and even in the in the text 'The Quran ' states that men should treat women with kindness and equality. In the Hadiths reveals that women were seen as a second-class citizen or even worst because the Prophet Muhammad states that women being inhabitants of hell, and the only reason that men should treat women kindly is cause they were created from a rib. In the Sharia, the document reveals that women had no laws that…

remained imperative that members of Congress act in the fashion that the majority of their constituents wish, as long as it is in accordance with factual information. Although Legislators are required to act in the best wishes of their constituents, as Document A points out it is important that members of Congress must not act on the impulse of the people. This…