American Passages: A History of the American PeopleWadsworth, 2002 M05 31 - 1280 páginas Each chapter in this thorough, chronologically-organized book follows the contours of sequence, event, and connection, emphasizing the most significant events and changes of the period covered. Politics, economics, and culture are woven into an interrelated pattern, focusing the reader's attention on the way various facets of history interact and connect. This logical approach makes for a uniquely engaging, accurate presentation of American history. |
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... farmers. Faced with the economic power of the railroads and grain merchants, the farmer was "a mere bushwhacker, confronting organized and well-equipped armies." Farmers' protests were led by the Patrons of Husbandry, also known as the ...
... farmers. Faced with the economic power of the railroads and grain merchants, the farmer was "a mere bushwhacker, confronting organized and well-equipped armies." Farmers' protests were led by the Patrons of Husbandry, also known as the ...
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... farmers and artisans at a large discount. The Massachusetts government particularly favored mercantile interests, levying on farmers high taxes that also had to be paid in specie. When farmers defaulted, the courts sold their land and ...
... farmers and artisans at a large discount. The Massachusetts government particularly favored mercantile interests, levying on farmers high taxes that also had to be paid in specie. When farmers defaulted, the courts sold their land and ...
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... farmers, inciting greater support for the revolt. The assembly passed the Riot Act, which prohibited armed groups from gathering in public and permitted sheriffs to kill rioters who refused to disband. The legislature also suspended ...
... farmers, inciting greater support for the revolt. The assembly passed the Riot Act, which prohibited armed groups from gathering in public and permitted sheriffs to kill rioters who refused to disband. The legislature also suspended ...
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Chapter 16Reconstruction Abandoned 18671877 | 534 |
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American Passages: A History of the American People Edward L. Ayers,Lewis L. Gould,David M. Oshinsky,Jean R. Soderlund Vista de fragmentos - 1999 |
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