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| African Tradition of American Music: who |
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| over 5 million slaves brought to America |
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| African Tradition of American Music: what |
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| brought customs, languages, musical instruments, survived middle passage through singing, early version of banjo, fiddle allowed, "in the field hollers," "call and response" |
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| African Tradition of American Music: when |
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| started 17th century, continues today |
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| African Tradition of American Music: where |
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| customs and musical instruments came from West Africa, brought to south: mississippi, alabama, tennessee, louisiana, texas |
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| African Tradition of American Music: why |
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| great deal of modern American music has basis in african traditions |
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| The Matewan Strike/Massacre: who |
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| The Matewan Strike/Massacre: what |
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| strike against horrible working conditions in mines, wage dropages |
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| The Matewan Strike/Massacre: when |
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| The Matewan Strike/Massacre: where |
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| The Matewan Strike/Massacre: why |
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| shows struggle and hardship originally incorporated in starting a union |
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| proclamation of amnesty offering pardons and restoration of property to everyone in the south except ex-slaves after civil war. 10% of former confederate state's voters had to pledge oath swearing allegiance to Union/accept emancipation to let state into union |
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| 1863,64. begining of Lincolns reconstruction process in Louisiana |
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| formerly confederate states |
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| lenient reconstruction policy believed to encourage people in the south to join his party and weaken democrats |
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| Henry Davis, maryland senator and Benjamin wade, ohio senator |
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| at least 1/2 of voters must agree, full equality for ex-slaves, no confederate ex-official can hold office |
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| former confederate states |
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| response to Lincoln's plan |
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| U.S. symbolic to "unconditional surrender" |
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| indian policy: americanize native american tribal groups, force them to adopt culture. forced individualism to collectivist culture. military strategist, promoted for bravery in Mexican American War, republican president, 15th amendment gives black males right to vote. |
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| 1861-1865 civil war, presidency 1869-1877 |
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| presidency (wash. D.C.) Appomattox courthouse, vicksburg |
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| radically attempted to reconstruct, failure. tolerant of great deal of corruption, partially blamed for "black friday" favored civil rights for blacks |
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| Reconstruction of Iraq: who |
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| Reconstruction of Iraq: what |
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| will take 7 generations to pay off, will take time to make a viable, controlled nation. progress made toward reconstruction, mistakes made in cultural dealings also. |
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| Reconstruction of Iraq: when |
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| Reconstruction of Iraq: where |
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| Reconstruction of Iraq: why |
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| many parallels to southern reconstruction: provisional army established, large military presence resulted in terrorists, these terrorists intimidated businesses, kept them from working with reconstructive government |
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| Reconstruction of Iraq: problem with parallels |
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| southern reconstruction collosal failure (troops sent back to south for same reason, black rights, 100 years after reconstruction began) what will happen in iraq? |
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| republican rutherford B. Hayes vs. Dem. Samuel Tilden |
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| 20 electoral college votes were disputed. 19 of these involved charges of massive voting fraud from South Carolina, Louisiana, and Florida. 5 member commission from house, senate, and supreme court appointed by congress to decide, all 5 gave votes to hayes |
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| first highly controversial election, showed signs of flaws in election system that would appear in later elections |
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| compromise over decision of 1876 election. Democrats agree to Hayes' election victory, republicans appoint southerner postmaster general, fund internal improvements for south that didn't transpire during reconstruction, troops pulled from south |
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| compromise shows definite north/south party lines and north/south segregation is still very immanent, however ability to reach compromise is promising for reconciliation |
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| autorization to survey native american tribal lands and divide the areas into allotments for individual native american families. tribes would lose estimated 86 out of 130 million acres, with worst land left. |
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| disasterous effects on indians, involved abuse of indians rights through legal means, ended up taking land from indians and giving it to white settlers. |
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| continual abuse of the rights of both native americans and American blacks. |
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| Frederick Jackson Turner's Frontier Thesis: what |
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| stated that "American history has witnessed a constant migration westward of people from the east to the west coast." described the evolution of americans from europeans as settlers moved west from the east. |
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| Frederick Jackson Turner's Frontier Thesis: where |
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| throught america, specifically east to west coast |
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| Frederick Jackson Turner's Frontier Thesis: when |
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| Frederick Jackson Turner's Frontier Thesis: why (+ criticism) |
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| extremely popular due to explanation of american differences from europeans, however, ignores those who were already settled in west, such as indians, mormons, asians, spanish, women |
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| Transcontinental railroad: who |
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| Union Pacific, Central pacific railroads |
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| Transcontinental Railroad: what |
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| first "big business," consilidated national raiload and communications system, created a nation and international market for goods and services, raw materials for producers, connected u.s. |
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| Transcontinental Railroad: when |
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| Transcontinental Railroad: why |
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| large governmental funding. railroads symbolize themes of industrial age: mobility, consumption/production, standardization (pulled people together, started time zones) |
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| McKinley Morganfield, american blues musician |
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| introduced blues through gospel music in his church, swapped acoustic guitar for electric, filled out sound with drums, harmonica, bass. initiated "chicago r and b with electric sound originating from delta blues. |
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| 1940's, 50's, 60's, and 70's--born 1913 died 1983 |
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| huge influence to music: blues, r and b, rock and roll, jazz, folk, country. upbeat music reflected the optimism of postwar blacks |
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| Jesse and Frank James, Cole Younger, John Wesley Hardin, Billy the Kid, Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid |
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| trained in guerilla warfare by William Clarke Quantrille, which they would go on to use in bank/train robberies. Partly to get back at Republican federal government and state governments for imposing harsh reconstruction measures, even protected by local residents |
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| James/Younger Gang: where |
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| moved to texas from missouri after civil war |
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| testament to old west/souths views on reconstruction, glorification of old west villains as folk heroes |
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| The Corporate Revolution: who |
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| business leaders: robber barons, captains of industry, combination |
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| The Corporate Revolution: what |
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| shift from agriculture based economy to corporate industry. communication and supply networks created with railroads, major industries began to produce goods that all need, able to distribute them to a national, international market. |
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| The Corporate Revolution: when |
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| The Corporate Revolution: why |
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| increase in production, consumption, organization, technology, formation of financial institutions |
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| Sherman Antitrust Act: who |
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| Senator John Sherman, consolidated industry leaders |
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| Sherman Antitrust Act: what |
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| first antitrust legislation: every contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the several states, or with foreign nations, is declared to be illegal. made monopolization a felony. |
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| Sherman Antitrust Act: when |
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| Sherman Antitrust Act: why |
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| encourage competition, limit cartels and monopolies, specifically targeted at Standard Oil Trust, and J.P. Morgan's railroad monopoly |
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| Nathan Bedford Forrest: what |
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| founder of KKK, most feared confederate war general other than Robert E. Lee |
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| Nathan Bedford Forrest: when |
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| Nathan Bedford Forrest: where |
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| Pulaski, Tennessee as a social fraternity |
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| Nathan Bedford Forrest: why |
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| left KKK as it became paramilitary organization to oppose reconstruction, did not start organization with violence in mind |
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| African American Homer Plessy v. John Ferguson, original trial judge |
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| landmark civil rights case in which constitution and 14th amendment were interpreted to mean "separate but equal" is legal |
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| Plessy v. Ferguson: where |
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| basically legalized segregation, huge blow to civil rights movement. |
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| Herbert Spencer, american businessmen |
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| "survival of the fittest" applied darwinian concepts to society and business. rationalization for success by ruthless means. |
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| late 19th, early 20th centuries |
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| rationalization of business procedures, placed business activities within american ideals of freedom and rugged individualism |
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| Theodore Roosevelt's Conservation: what |
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| powerful coalition promoting the rational government management of natural resources and natural wonders. opposition of unregulated exploitation of natural resources and wilderness areas. |
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| Theodore Roosevelt's Conservation: when |
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| late 1800's, early 1900's |
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| Theodore Roosevelt's Conservation: why |
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| convinced that tradition of freewheeling individual and corporate exploitation of environment must be regulated for the long-term public benefit. Goes along with idea that something does not have ownership, it will be exploited if not regulated. |
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| 6 mile strip of land across panama |
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| strategy to expand u.s. trade and military powerbase, keep asian and european powers out of western hemisphere |
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| enhanced u.s. status, trade, military |
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| Conservation and Preservation Debate: who |
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| T.R., Gilford Pinchot, John Muir |
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| Preservation v. Conservation Debate: what |
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| sets aside 230,000 acres, Forest Reserve Act, 20,000,000 and 80,000,000. congress tries and fails to restrict his authority over public lands. Conservation(gifford pinchot) preservation (john muir) |
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| Preservation v. Conservation Debate: when |
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| late 1800's, early 1900's |
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| Preservation v. Conservation Debate: why |
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| regulate natural resources through scientific management |
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| attempt to corner the gold market through insider trading, by controlling a high percentage of the stock, causing a panic. |
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| wall street, stock market |
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| attempt to realize a profit by cornering the gold market using insider trading, resulted in inflated price of gold and and ensuing panic. |
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| James/Younger gang, due to their perception as folk heroes for stealing from the negatively viewed republican governement and reconstruction |
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| William Clarke Quantrill: what |
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| confederate guerrilla warfare leader in Civil War. led Lawrence Massacre. about 450 men killed about 200, controversial attack, warfare style. one of bloodiest events |
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| William Clarke Quantrill: when |
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| August 21, 1863- Lawrence Massacre |
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| William Clarke Quantrill: where |
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| lawrence anti-slavery stronghold, led to general order no. 11 in which 5 Kansas counties were burned. taught James/younger gang members strategies later to be used in roberries |
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| musician and storyteller that wandered the country singing songs of praise or ridicule of community values. |
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| black folk/blues musician who travels from town to town singing songs that remind blacks of heritage, hardships, and hopes. |
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| oral traditions, mythological |
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| following slavery til mid 20th century |
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| greatly parallels bluesman |
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| huge impact on development of music, played what people wanted and musical genres often meshed, important for moral of southern blacks. |
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| major parallel shows the great deal of African culture associated originally with blues but also other forms of music. Also speaks to ability of blacks to uphold their culture through a repressive existence |
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| Louisiana, Dallas initially, then New York later in life |
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| born 1885, died 1949, prison 1917 and 1930, but used singing to receive pardons. performed til death, received most appreciation after death |
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| hugely influential to modern day music, largely rock, including Van Morrison, Janis Joplin, Robert Plant |
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| extremely famous, pioneering Delta Blues musician, bluesman |
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| Mainly mississippi, texas, other southern states |
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| landmark recordings: 1936 (San Antonio), 1937(Dallas) born 1911, died 1938 |
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| significantly influenced many prominent modern musicians, modern music as a whole, considered one of greated musicians/guitarists of all time. main influence on rock and roll, even coined "grandfather of rock and roll" influenced clapton, cream, rolling stones. said to have made deal with devil for his soul in exchange for his gift of music |
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| american imperialism (2 types) |
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| facets of imperialism (list) |
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| economic, environmental, racial, cultural, political, military |
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