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    The Alamo Case Study

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    an election year, the future of the Alamo is a major issue in the contest for Commissioner and plays heavily in the Texas political scene. The GLO is the oldest agency, dating back to the 1830’s when Texas first became a republic. Duties of the agency include managing the 13 million acres of public lands, mineral rights of the state, and submerged lands in the Gulf of Mexico 10.35…

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    Expansion Of Slavery

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    give the southern portion of the United States enough or equal opportunity compared to the north. This act can be linked as one of the main factors in the creating of the civil war and national sectionalism amongst the north and the south. Sectional division in the Kansas and Nebraska territories began to boil over when anti-slavery sentiments dominated the land. People like Eli Turner wanted to ensure that slavery would not be spread beyond the south. Turner thought by convincing northerners to…

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    civilization was located in what is currently Guatemala, Belize, and the Yucatan peninsula which is part of present day Mexico. They had highlands and lowlands. Their highlands were located in southern Guatemala. And their lowlands were located in Guatemala, Belize, and the Yucatan Peninsula. Some of their cities were Copan, Tikal, Palenque, Bonampak, and Chichen Itza. Political (Leadership, citizenship, decision-making institutions) The Mayan culture can be traced back to 2000 BC.…

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    Many often point to slavery as the reason the American South seceded from the Union. That argument ignores the complex political strife existing between Southern Democrats and Northern Republicans. Due to cultural differences dating back to colonial times, a division between the two regions of the United States endured to the 1800s. The incompatibility of the North and the South persisted so long for deeper reasons than simply slavery, and this incompatibility infected politics. Talks of a…

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    Essay 3 From 1840s to the 1850s the division on this nation began to take shape due to two main reasons, Manifest Destiny and slavery in the country. This became a political dilemma that would also later be supported religiously and economically. Literacy became a big contribution during this era.Between those years, the tension in the nation gave rise to the idea of separation of the South from the rest of the union. Manifest Destiny, was a belief in the 19th century that the expansion of the…

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    It was only a matter of time until two growing nations would collide and fight over continental dominance. Land would cause a war that would determine the future and amount of power one nation would have over the other. Both the United States and Mexico sought to expand, grow, and develop into a prosperous country. But destiny only had plans of success for one. Those plans were meant for the United States of America. The United States had all the resources and individuals to carry out the task…

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    Civil War Slavery

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    Slavery was a paramount part of society in the Southern United States during the years leading up to the Civil War, but the opposite was true in the North. There was a large division between these two parts of the country, which led to conflict in westward expansion and domestic politics. Slaves were treated as lesser beings by their owners. They were never taught to read or write because educated slaves would want freedom, as seen with Nat Turner (The Confessions of Nat Turner). He was a…

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    Race And Discrimination

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    Race is what forms a division between people which can cause the problem of discrimination. Racism is an issue that we deal with today and the past that few people are aware about. There are many examples of how it is still present in our current society. One example is in our current president Trump. This is evident when Donald Trump advertised his campaign for president. He stated, “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re sending people that have lots of…

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    Essay On Formative Events

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    slaves, which led to the formation of the Ku Klux Klan, a terrorist group that rose in the south to terrorize, attack, and kill former slaves and anyone who supported their freedom. The terrorism from the Klan spread throughout the south, and the division between the north and the south continued to exist even after the Civil War ended. The Civil War and the reconstruction shaped the United States to be closer to what it is today, and without this historical event, slavery may still be legal,…

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    individual who worked his way up the political ladder to the president, was one of America's greatest President after the civil war. Abraham Lincoln, also called “Honest Abe, The Great Emancipator, The Rail-splitter” he who had the skills and leadership needed to rule the US after the horrific, chaotic, life-changing period. According to the Chicago Tribune, he was successful in all five categories: “ leadership qualities, accomplishments /crisis management, political skills, appointments, and…

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