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Immi-great-tion

My best friends mother and father were both born in Poland, as was her older brother. While her mom was pregnant with her second brother her mother, father and her brothers moved to The United States This was about 25 … Continue reading

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Changing Paces

1.) Postwar suburban growth 2.) Racial transition 3.) Impact of WWII 4.) Urban renewal and consequences 5.) Urban politics   The reason I chose this order for these events is because I believe that the increase of population are the most … Continue reading

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Just like that

A brief scene Gangs of New York shows the Emancipation Proclimation taking place. Theres’s a parade going on and naturally everyone doesn’t agree with Abraham Lincoln’s decision to free the slaves. January 1, 1863 is when the Emancipation Proclimation was passed. … Continue reading

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The Immigration Nation

The first question that comes to my mind when I hear about immigration is why. Why did those people at that time want to come to the United States. In my website I would have each group of people that … Continue reading

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Fire in the Whole.

Draft riots are considered the absolute worst domestic disagreements in history. The website points out how these riots first began with a fire, to how they end. It also talks about how the blacks were among the first target and … Continue reading

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Boats and Slaves

Despite your race or gender every single has learned about slavery in the United States. After all it did result in the Civil War. However when you are taught about slavery it is commonly taught as a negative. Sort of … Continue reading

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The Freaks Come Out in Barnum’s

As I “walked” through Barnum’s museum I found many different things interesting. I found that there were a wide variety of different people who where supposed to be some sort of freak I guess you can say. There was the … Continue reading

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Our views are your views

In todays time as well as in the past, there are always conflicting views. It is in people’s nature to think that their view is also the view of others. The Plebeians as talked about in Gilje’s reading, were the … Continue reading

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Only the beginning

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Accidents Happen

Exploration by far is the most important factor for the United States being what it is today. Although explorers always set sail with a specific intent, it seems that there discoveries are always different from there initial goal. Christopher Columbus … Continue reading

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