PRT Vs. Automobiles One hundred years ago, the electric streetcar revolutionized urban public transportation. In the thirty years from 1888 to 1917, 45,000 miles of streetcar tracks were built in the United States. But in the years since then, the automobile has displaced the streetcar and its successor, the transit bus. This happened because neither the streetcar nor the bus could provi

Reconstruction Reconstruction was needed for this country to come back together after the Civil War. The north and the south had been divided and didn’t know how to come back together again without intervention from the government. I believe that Reconstruction helped the African-Americans get some of the freedom that equally deserved. I also believe that Reconstruction helped the north

Reconstruction The Era of Reconstruction following the Civil War was a period marked by an intense struggle to restore a worn-out and devastated society. The war, which was aimed at confronting the national problem of slavery, only led to subsequent dilemmas over emancipation and an undefined condition of freedom. Some had naively believed that ending slavery would solve the problem of r

Reconstruction Of The Confederacy When the Civil War ended the country had a lot of work to do. Being the victors of the war the North had to deal with most of the problems. The South was left in chaos, all of the former slaveholders were now poor and without workers, and all of the former slaves had no homes, or work. The South was in bad shape and the North wanted to get all of the Con

Reconstruction Period Society, economy, politics and culture are the four basic cornerstones that are constantly changing with time. These four basic elements are key factors in deciding exactly what type of “time,” people were living in. Understanding that these general terms relate directly and indirectly with one another allows for accurate hypotheses to be made about historical eve

Red Beans And Rice Red Beans and Rice: A New Orleans Staple New Orleans is a gastronomic heaven, renowned for its authentic, unparalleled Creole cuisine. Eating is a favorite pastime of the locals. A New Orleans staple dish is, of course, red beans and rice, a culinary delight central to New Orleans’ identity. It is nearly impossible to find a New Orleans resident who is not familiar wi

Civil Disobedience “Civil Disobedience”, a short story written by Henry David Thoreau, is a novel written about the early stages of the American government and policies Thoreau believed they should follow. Although this document was written in 1846 all of the points that Thoreau makes are still valid today. Thoreau was a strong supporter of the common man; he didn’t believe that an all

Civil Rights The 1950s lasted far longer than a numerical decade. The Fifty’s started in October 1947 when Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier, escorting in a time of rapid progress. The accent of the era was on convenience and speed—a time when abundant steps were taken to free the housewife from the dreary grind of daily chores. The Fifties saw the mass production of laborsaving hom

A Changing America A Changing America The 1920’s, one of the most important era’s in American history. It carried high prestige because of the fact that the 1920’s changed everything, from the way people thought about themselves to the way people had fun and kept themselves entertained. It was an era that had drastic changes in political attitude, economic attitude, and cultural value

Civil Rights (1) Trumans civil rights committee: In 1947 Trumans Civil Rights Committee recommended laws protecting the right of African Americans to vote and banning segregation on railroads and buses. It also called for a federal law punishing lynching. He issued executive orders ending segregation in the armed forces and prohibiting job discrimination in all government agencies. (2

Civil Rights Movement The Civil Rights Movement in America Northwestern State University And when we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and hamlet, from every state and city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children-black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Catholics and Protestants-will be able to join

Civil Rights Movement The 1960’s were one of the most significant decades in the twentieth century. The sixties were filled with new music, clothes, and an overall change in the way people acted, but most importantly it was a decade filled with civil rights movements. On February 1, 1960, four black freshmen from North Carolina Agriculture and Technical College in Greensboro went to a Wo

Civil Rights Movement The Black Civil Rights movement in the 1950's and 60's was a political, legal and social struggle of the black Americans to gain full citizenship rights and to achieve racial equality. The black struggle for Civil Rights was very hard. No group in America has or has had more difficulty assimilating into the American Culture. Segregation was started by white American

Civil War Life in the camp was grueling and painful it was not a day at the park like I thought. We sleep in tents out side in the forest and we had to share them with other soldiers. I shared my tent with three other men their names were Trip, Thomas, and John Rawlins. We eat what I called glue in a plate it was not the best food I tasted put it kept me alive and it was the best the Uni

Nat Turner Nat Turner’s Rebellion Nat Turner was the leader of a slave rebellion that resulted in the deaths of 55 white people. This came as a shock to the white residents of Southampton County, VA. This rebellion, which Turner believed was directed by God, became one of the most famous slave insurrections in U.S. history. Nat Turner was born in Southampton County, Virginia on Oct

Civil War The American Civil War was a war fought within the United States of America between the North (Union) and the South (Confederacy) starting in 1861 and ending in 1865. This war was one of the most destructive events in American history, costing more than 600,000 lives. It was thought to be one that helped shape American citizens from then on. From the Southern point of view,

Coconut Grove Fire The headline of the Boston Globe said it best, “Nightclub Burns, Hundreds Dead!” The worst nightclub fire disaster in history occurred more than 60 years before the Station Nightclub fire in Rhode Island. On 28 November 1942, the Coconut Grove Nightclub in Boston burned to the ground, killing 492 and injuring 166. It is believed that the fire started in the basemen

Civil War The Civil War The civil war one of the most historical events in history that shaped America. A war between our own country fighting and killing many lives. Thousands were lost in that war and many many more injured all due to slavery. Causes of the Civil War The Civil war was mainly started because of a lady named Harriet Beecher Stowe. When antislavery debates rose

Civil War Roger B. Taney Roger Taney lived from 1777-1864. He lived a great life and did many things during his lifetime. President Jackson named Taney chief justice of the Supreme Court in 1837. He served as chief justice from (1837- 1864) he remains the second longest in the courts history. Taney was not very big on slavery. He was the author of the Supreme Courts majority deci

Civil War Reconstruction Reconstruction It was 1865, the Civil War had ended and President Abraham Lincoln has been assassinated. Lincoln had been the moderator between the extreme beliefs of the Republican majority in Congress and the liberal ideas of the Democrats or Confederate sympathizers. None the less Reconstruction needed to begin as soon as possible. The South need

Civil War: Economics The Primary Cause of the American Civil War: Economics More than one million people dead and a nation torn apart. “A fight against slavery” it was said, but was that the main reason the war was fought' Or is that just what our nation says to glorify our past' There were many factors that contributed to the United States’ Civil War, but the main reason for the w

Roaring 20s The Roaring 20s refers to the "golden" decade of growth between 1920 - 1930 in post-war America. America in the 1920s was full of prosperity, growth, and was considered a crossroad of the traditional and modern. Such as the Fundamentalists of "old school" religion clashing with the Modernists of new religion. Standard of living rose greatly, and for the first time, more of th

Review Of Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass Review of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass was born in Tuckahoe, Maryland, near Hillsborough. He doesn’t know for sure of his age, he has seen no proof and his master will not inform him. Most masters prefer for their slaves to stay ignorant. He believes that he was around twenty-seven and twenty

Revolution Imagine your country had been invaded by a very powerful group of people. Before anything drastic could be done these people had invaded your shores and had creeping inward upon your land. At first they acted with scorn and called us names and disrespect. After several groups of our people revolted against these invaders they decided to negotiate certain terms with us. Then af

Richard Henry Lee One of the great American revolutionaries once proclaimed, “These United Colonies are, and of right ought to be free and independent States.” That man was Richard Henry Lee of Virginia. With these lasting words of his, full of virtue and passion, the colonies were on their way to declaring independence from Britain and becoming the United States of America. In the ye

Rising Tide In the book, “Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How it Changed America, “ shows many different aspects of engineers and their lives. The stories that are told help the reader to better understand the practice of civil engineering. During the time period of the story, there are two engineers who contribute to a main part in controlling the Mississippi Ri

Robert E. Lee Gen. Robert E. Lee Robert E. Lee accomplished many things in his life since his birth in 1807. Many of these accomplishments have had an impact on the world today. Lee was a respected man, even during the Civil war the president and the opposing side (Union) admired him. General Robert E. Lee was the greatest war general in the history of the United States. When Robert w

Clay On July 2, 1881, two shots were fired into the back of President Garfield as he walked through the waiting room of the Baltimore and Potomac depot in Washington. The president lingered for seventy-nine days, succumbing finally on September 29. The assassin, a megalomaniac politician named Charles Julius Guiteau, had been disappointed at not getting the consulship he expected as the

Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor - Brief Look On December 7, 1941 the U.S. troops stationed on the island of Pearl Harbor were not waken up by the familiar sound of a bugle but instead by gunfire and explosions. This is what it might have been like if you were one of the troops at Pearl Harbor. This attack was important because it led to other events in World War II. Some of thes

Al Capone Organized crime was not so organized up until the 1920s. When the 1920s arrived, the American lifestyle changed dramatically. People started investing money in home appliances and automobiles, women’s skirts became higher and drinking became very popular. Also, organized crime came to a rise in the 1920’s. And in the high ranks of organized crime was Al Capone. Al Capone ran ma