Loyalists and Patriots - American Experience

formal public speaking, was a highly prized skill in colonial America, particularly for men hoping to go into politics or law. By depicting Campbell reading a book on oratory, Peale indicates the aspirations the boy’s family may have had for his prosperous and successful future. Glossary . Alexander Hamilton

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The Role of Portraits in Colonial America

The Role of Portraits in Colonial America Portraits served an important role in colonial society, whether that society was rural Bethlehem or cosmopolitan

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Manifest Destiny and U.S Westward Expansion

Manifest Destiny and U.S Westward Expansion The phrase “manifest destiny” originated in the nineteenth century, yet the concept behind the phrase originated in the seventeenth century with the first European immigrants in America, English Protestants or Puritans. Manifest destiny is defined as “the

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Manifest Destiny and Indian Removal

Manifest Destiny and Indian Removal A convergence of several social, economic, and political factors helped urge the speed of westward expansion in the nineteenth century.

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The Gold Rush and Westward Expansion

The Gold Rush and Westward Expansion In order to understand the significance of the Gold Rush, it is important to look back at the events that led to the discovery of gold in California. One of the most important events was the Mexican-American War (1846-48). The Mexican-American War was a war of national aggression to gain territory.

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The Jim Crow South - American Experience

Ku Klux Klan: founded in 1865, a post-Civil War secret society which advocates white supremacy and terrorizes minority groups, primarily African Americans. Plessy v. Ferguson: a 1896 Supreme Court case which upheld the constitutionality of the “separate but equal” doctrine. The case stemmed from an 1892 incident in which Homer Plessy

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The Great Migration - American Experience

Great Migration: (1910-1930) the first wave of African American migration to the North from the South. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People: (NAACP) African-American civil rights organization, founded in 1909 to “ensure the political, educational, social, and economic

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The Great Okie Migration - American Experience

The Great Okie Migration . The impact of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl on rural Americans was substantial. The damaging environmental effects of the dust storms hadnot only dried up the land, but it had also dried up jobs and the economy. The drought caused a cessation of agricultural production, leading to less

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How the Railroad Won the War - American Experience

could only manufacture 16,000 tons of railroad iron per year, yet 50,000 tons was required to adequately repair their deteriorating rail lines. To contrast that number, Pennsylvania foundries alone produced almost 270,000 tons of iron in 1860. Consequently even before war broke out, the South purchased most of their iron from Northern foundries.

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Cesar Chavez and the Organized Labor Movement

Community Service Organization: a California-based Latino civil rights organization. Most well-known for providing Cesar Chavez his first foray into civil rights. La Causa: Spanish for “The ause.” A term associated with the Chicano civil rights movement.

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Chapter 6 Martin Luther King & Malcolm X on Violence and ...

Martin Luther King & Malcolm X on Violence and Integration artin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X are probably the two best known African-American leaders of the last century. Since their deaths in the 1960's no one has replaced them. Both men were ministers and victims of assassination. They became famous about the same time. But they

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Civil Rights Movement Worksheets

May 01, 2020 · It was led by Martin Luther King, Jr., and Montgomery’s buses were desegregated on Dec. 21, 1956. A series of movements followed starting in the mid 1950s until the late 1960s. ★ By 1957, The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), a civil rights group, was established by Martin Luther King, Jr., Charles

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Multicultural Literature: Broadening Young Children ...

For example, a teacher might read a biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. in January or Singer's (1980) The Power of. Light. Eight stories for Hanukkah in December to note the contributions and traditions of African American and Jewish American cultures. In this approach, the traditional ethnocentric curriculum remains unchangec in its basic ...

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Oct 14 Teacher Full PD Day: No School Students S M T W T F S 1 2 3 Nov 04 First Quarter Ends: MIHS 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Nov 10 Half-day Elementary: Grading Day 5 6 ...