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When the Civil War began, it set the stage for the first domestic war America has ever had, which impacted the future to come.
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The Emancipation Proclamation was released by Lincoln and orders owners to get rid of their slaves. He did this so he could say that he tried to give the Southerners a way out of the Civil War.
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When Lincoln gave the Gettysburg address, he explained the horrors of the Civil War and gave the people hope for a good end to the Civil War.
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When the Civil War ended, it made America one once again, and helped mend the wounds that were caused in the last decades.
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When Lincoln was killed by John Wilkes Booth, it saddened the country and shed light on the lack of security a President has.
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When the Military Reconstruction Act was passed, it put restrictions on Southerners and weakened them in many aspects.
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When Grant was elected, it put a Union general in office, and further established oneness in America. Regardless, Grant had some corrupt attributes.
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The Reconstruction Amendments made it so that people can vote regardless of their race.
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When Boss Tweed was convicted shortly after his term in prison, it continued the justice that was deserved for all his corrupt actions.
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10 years after the Construction acts were put in place, both sides agreed to abolish it as long as the Republicans got to have their representative be President.
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When Addams founded Hull House, it provided support and teaching for many people no matter who they were.
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Plessy v. Ferguson was when it was determined that there could be segregation at public places as long as they were equal in quality.
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When she did this with a hatchet, it proved her fighting spirit and showed women that they do not have to hide in the shadows.
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When Roosevelt was elected, it established a President with character, audacity, and the will to lead America in a dominant way.
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Up from Slavery is Washington's story from being a slave to being the important figure he became.
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When Tarbell went off on Rockefeller, it showed the strength and resilience that women can have.
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When DuBois formed the NAACP, his focus was to get their rights immediately because of the reasoning and entitlement he felt that blacks had.
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When Archduke Ferdinand was killed in bad blood, it caused a war that at the time was the biggest and most destructive of all time.
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When Sanger started her movement, it took her almost her whole life to see that the FDA approved her pill, which was a victory to some women.
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When Birth of a Nation was released, it potrayed an awful example of blacks, and gave the wrong picture of what they are actually like.
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When Rankin became the first Congresswoman, it was huge because she was appointed before women were allowed to vote.
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When World War 1 ended, it was a desperately needed end to a war that caused mass destruction. It also began the grueling process of growth for the European countries.
