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Remaking the South
After the end of Reconstruction, Southern states began to pass a series of discriminatory state laws collectively known as black codes.About 20% of black families planted gardens for household consumption and raised chickens for eggs and food but while the most of the senator seats were occupied by Whites, there was an effort to keep the blacks inferior in the form of sharecropper just to prevent blacks from gaining economic ground -
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The Expansion of the Westward
Along with the increase in demand and search for quest of wealth and better opportunities , begins in the westward expansion along with the East coast and continuing .Expansion of westward was mostly impacted by the Chinese and Mexican immigrants . -
Killing of Lincoln
President Lincoln was shot by one of the confederate supporter and well-known actor John Wilkes.After the end of civil war, the confederate surrendered but Booth was planning kidnapping , but while kidnapping did not work as president did not appear at the place.While learning that president will attend the play,Our American Cousin,Booth planned Lincoln assassination where he penetrated inside the president box and shoot him on the back -
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Anti-suffrage movement
The anti-suffrage movement cannot be centralized in one place since it was a movement that quickly spread all over the America and women were fighting for their rights.The movement can be centralized to New York since it is the place of origination after funds were donated by Gineva anti suffrage movement. -
Overseas Empire
In Paris this was the time when America successfully convinced Spain to declare Cuba a independent country as well annexation of Philippines.This was during the peace negotiations after the war that broke between America and Spain ,when Spain was fighting to maintain the governance of Puerto Rico and Cuba. America took control of both overseas regions. -
America prepare for war
America first isolated herself from the early stages of War but however in 1917 the congress passes a bill where every young man between the age of 21 and 30 would be registered as military personnel.Over 10 million people voluntarily registered themselves. -
From war to peace
The American involvement in World War I came later.they were brief but effective and successful .The American came home but many people had to pay the price of involvement in war with their lives.
