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Topics in American History Sample
Clips -- Themes
Religion, Parts 1 & 2
What is
Deism, the acknowledged religious belief of many of
America's
founding fathers, and how does it manifest itself in
the First
Amendment of the Bill of Rights?
Labor, Parts 1 & 2
What is
the wide range of ways workers responded to the
abysmal
living and working conditions of the Early Industrial Era
in America?
Immigration
In the
New Immigration from South and Eastern Europe what are the
generational differences as seen in the dynamics of retaining tradition,
assimilating to the new world, and rediscovering old ethnic roots?
Constitution, Parts 1 & 2
Why is
the Dred Scott case in the 1850s such a crucial
victory
for slavery and the South?
Agriculture, Parts 1 & 2
What is
the very significant impact of the building of the Erie Canal
in the
early 1800s on the dynamics of where farm products would go, the
status
of NYC, and ultimately the Civil War?
Political Parties, Parts 1 & 2
Why
can't the new Republican Party of 1854 be called the anti-slavery
party?
Business, Parts 1, 2, & 3
How does John D.
Rockefeller able to create a benign public image
of himself after being responsible for such events as the Ludlow
Massacre in the 19-teens?
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