Civil War and Social Changes

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Greatest northern advantage in the Civil War

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The railroads in the North allowed soldiers and supplies to get to battle. The North also had more factories to produce supplies and freedmen joining the war to fight for the North.

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Sectionalism's role in leading to the Civil War

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Sectionalism is pride and loyalty in one’s section, rather than nation. The North and South were very different, with Northern cities having factories and laborers, and the South using slave labor to grow crops.

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Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka

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A supreme court case in 1954 that ruled segregation in public schools as unconstitutional, ending the 'separate but equal' principle from the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case.

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Factors leading to increased rights and representation for African Americans in the 1960s and onward.

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Congressional legislation increased African-American participation in government.

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Reason for the secession of the Southern States.

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Disagreement over states' rights and slavery; election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860.

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Main message of Emma Lazarus's "The New Colossus" poem.

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Welcomed immigrants to the U.S., portraying America as a land of opportunity.

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Role of monopolies in big business.

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Complete control of business parts, limited competition, and generated wealth for big business.

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Where did most immigrants come from in the mid to late 1800's?

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Most immigrants came from Europe, specifically Ireland and Great Britain.

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Define mass production.

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Making large quantities of a product quicker and cheaper.

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Significance of the Transcontinental Railroad.

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It made it possible to transport people and supplies across the country in a safer and quicker manner. Helped a great deal with the economy and established interstate commerce.