A History of the U.S.A.Macmillan, 1974 - 730 pages |
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Page 103
... became a concrete symbol of sin , and support of the anti - slavery cause a sign of Christian virtue , participation in the reform became a supplement to or even alternative to traditional religion ' . Certainly those sects and those ...
... became a concrete symbol of sin , and support of the anti - slavery cause a sign of Christian virtue , participation in the reform became a supplement to or even alternative to traditional religion ' . Certainly those sects and those ...
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... became a symbol of Northern rule , which in turn , and not always fairly , became associated with misrule . The Southern ' Redeemers ' who restored their region to home rule in the 1870s often exceeded in corruption those they had ...
... became a symbol of Northern rule , which in turn , and not always fairly , became associated with misrule . The Southern ' Redeemers ' who restored their region to home rule in the 1870s often exceeded in corruption those they had ...
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... became increasingly widespread until steam itself was challenged by a new source of energy - electricity . The contributions of Thomas A. Edison and others were especially significant in the development of the incandescent lamp , the ...
... became increasingly widespread until steam itself was challenged by a new source of energy - electricity . The contributions of Thomas A. Edison and others were especially significant in the development of the incandescent lamp , the ...
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The Colonial Legacy | 3 |
The Advance of Democracy | 39 |
The Civil War and Reconstruction | 114 |
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