Various contexts Flashcards
1
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Declaration of Independence
A
4th July 1776
2
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Homestead Act
A
1862, opened millions of acres where anyone could acquire ownership of land
3
Q
Civil War
A
1861-1865
4
Q
Emancipation proclamation
A
1863
5
Q
Abolition of slavery in America
A
1865
6
Q
Reconstruction era
A
1861-1900, challenges of abolishing slavery and reconstructing civilisation post-civil war
7
Q
Industrial Revolution
A
Transition from creating goods by hand to machine
8
Q
Gilded Age
A
Time of great political corruption and wealthy inequality
9
Q
Microcosm
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A community or place regarded as encapsulating in miniature the characteristics of something larger
