The Progressive-era stands out as a time when reformers sought to address social ills brought about by a rapidly changing society. Debates surrounded

 The Progressive-era stands out as a time when reformers sought to address social ills brought about by a rapidly changing society. Debates surrounded issues such as political corruption, the regulation of business practices, racial equality, women’s suffrage, and the living conditions of impoverished immigrants overcrowded into urban slums.    Atlanta Compromise – Booker T. Washington 1895 […]

 The Republican victory in 1896 gave heart to proponents of prosperity through foreign trade.   McKinley sought neither war nor colonies, but many in his

 The Republican victory in 1896 gave heart to proponents of prosperity through foreign trade.   McKinley sought neither war nor colonies, but many in his party wanted both. Called “jingos,” they included Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Theodore Roosevelt; John Hay, the ambassador to London, and senators Albert Beveridge and Henry Cabot Lodge.  Britain, France, […]

 The tensions that arose between Great Britain and her North American colonies as a result of taxation and other measures following the Seven Years’ War

 The tensions that arose between Great Britain and her North American colonies as a result of taxation and other measures following the Seven Years’ War culminated in war, a movement for independence, and the establishment of a new nation. The ideals that fueled the Revolution were grounded in Enlightenment Era thought. These same ideals still […]

 Review and identify relevant information on the linked PBS American Experience site, Reconstruction The Second Civil War   White Southern Responses to

 Review and identify relevant information on the linked PBS American Experience site, Reconstruction The Second Civil War   White Southern Responses to Black Emancipation | American Experience | Official Site | PBS   Milestone Documents | National Archives   Consider the following statement:  “The persistence of racism in both the North and the South lay at the heart […]