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Railroads connecting cities and towns throughout the country were built, land grants were given in the west for government use and new settlers

First transcontinental railraod was built across the country - union pacific and central pacific. Over 600 chinese immigrants worked dangerous jobs to build railroads through mountains and over bridges

Steel industry prospered, new ways to make steel

Andrew carnegie - steel industry tycoon

Oil...

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What do you know about the issues/problems that caused the Civil War and the way Congress handled Reconstruction, to what extent do you agree with the following statement:

“The North won the war, but the South won reconstruction.”

Be sure to use evidence to support your answer.






I agree that the North won the Civil War but the South won reconstruction. The main cause of the Civil War was disagreement between states...

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Causes of the Civil War
Consitiution:
- Freedom for all white males
- Separation of Church and State
- Rights
Houses of Congress:
- House of Representatives
*435 voting members of the House of Rep. (Some non-voting)
*Number per state based on population - higher population means more representatives, lower population has fewer
*Southern states wanted blacks to count as part of population - 3/5ths of slaves counted toward population...

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This weekend was our first "big" show of the year. Unfortunately it ended up being a lot smaller than usual, and it was an Arab/Open show, not a rated show, but nevertheless I was very proud of my girls.

On Friday evening when we were getting ready to load the horses the tornado sirens went off We checked the weather on the radio and they announced that the storm/tornado was supposed to hit our town in about fifteen minutes. I put the horses away and we rushed to a...

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AIM IM with brittanyh7986
5:32 PM
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2313/2279878973_d2aeff48ab.jpg?v=0
hahahahahaaa
that is FUNNY
Isn't it great?
It has been basically a white out for the past hour and a half
I don't know HOW, according to the map, but it has probably snowed three more inches...
5:35 PM
Valparaiso is right in the center of Porter county, the little rectangle that is covered in white.
Chesterton is to the north of...

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