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The Jeffersonian era was rife with conflict, partisan passion, and larger-than-life personalities. On the domestic front, a new party, the Republicans, came to office for the first time and a former vice president was charged with treason.
The Jeffersonian era was rife with conflict, partisan passion, and larger-than-life personalities. On the domestic front, a new party, the Republicans, came to office for the first time and a former vice president was charged with treason.
Slideshow detailing the major causes of the American Revolution. Used as a resource with the textbook: The American Journey. This is not a slideshow I created, but a resource given by the publisher.
Slideshow created by Pearson detailing the conditions of slavery in the South prior to the outbreak of the American Civil War. Content owned by Pearson, from the textbook and American Journey.
Chapter 6 slideshow detailing the events of the American Revolution This slideshow was created by Prentice Hall, and is a teacher resource from The American Journey textbook.
A presentation on the development of African-American communities after the Civil War in the United States presented to the Florida Humanities Council Teacher Workshop.
The Indian economy is classified into different sectors to simplify the analysis and understanding of economic activities. For Class 10, it's essential to grasp the sectors of the Indian economy, understand their characteristics, and recognize their importance. This guide will provide detailed notes on the Sectors of the Indian Economy Class 10, using specific long-tail keywords to enhance comprehension.
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The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
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This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
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Andreas Schleicher presents at the OECD webinar ‘Digital devices in schools: detrimental distraction or secret to success?’ on 27 May 2024. The presentation was based on findings from PISA 2022 results and the webinar helped launch the PISA in Focus ‘Managing screen time: How to protect and equip students against distraction’ https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/managing-screen-time_7c225af4-en and the OECD Education Policy Perspective ‘Students, digital devices and success’ can be found here - https://oe.cd/il/5yV
{"60":"Declaration of Equality: Justice: “Five More Wanted” An outraged “Justice” in this Thomas Nast cartoon demands the execution of an equal number of white men to balance the six blacks whom whites captured in the aftermath of the Hamburg massacre in July 1876 and then executed. Justice is framed by the Constitution on the left and the Declaration of Independence on the right. On the pillar to her right are posters with the names of white terrorist groups, the “K.K.K.”, the “White League,” and the “White Liners,” as well as a notice, “Negroes Shot in Cold Blood at Hamburg, S.C.” The Hamburg massacre provoked temporary outrage in the North, but little response from the Grant administration.\n","44":"“Time Works Wonders.” This Thomas Nast cartoon has Jefferson Davis, former President of the Confederacy, dressed as Iago in William Shakespeare’s play Othello, declaring with considerable anguish,“ For that I suspect the lusty moor [Othello] hath leap’d into my seat: the thought where of doth like a poisonous mineral gnaw my inwards,” Indeed, Hiram Revels occupies Davis’s old seat in the U.S. Senate representing the state of Mississippi in 1870.\n","22":"The black church was the center of African American life in the postwar urban South.Most black churches were founded after the Civil War, but some, such as the First African Baptist Church in Richmond, shown here in an 1874 engraving, traced their origins to before 1861.\n","28":"Selling a Freeman to Pay his Fine at Monticello, Florida. This 1867 engraving shows how the black codes of the early Reconstruction era reduced former slaves to virtually their pre–Civil War status. Scenes like this convinced northerners that the white South was unrepentant and prompted congressional Republicans to devise their own Reconstruction plans.\n","34":"MAP 16–1 Congressional Reconstruction, 1865–1877\nWhen Congress wrested control of Reconstruction policy from President Andrew Johnson, it divided the South into the five military districts depicted here. The commanding generals for each district held the authority both to hold elections and to decide who could vote.\n","68":"“The Ignorant Vote” By the time Thomas Nast drew this cartoon in 1876, northern whites had connected their concerns about the role of immigrants in the politics of their cities and the charges of southern whites about the corruption and incompetence of blacks in their governments. Though the characterization of blacks in southern governments was considerably overwrought, that of corrupt and inefficient northern urban political machines was less so. Northern whites, however, viewed the situations as equivalent and enabled southern whites to overthrow Reconstruction. The balance scale, one side marked “North” contains Nast’s usual monkey-like representation of the Irish immigrant, and the other side marked “South” holds a grinning caricature of a black field hand.\n","35":"The Democratic Party ran an openly racist presidential campaign in 1868.This pro- Republican drawing by noted cartoonist Thomas Nast includes three Democratic constituencies: former Confederate soldiers (note the “CSA” on the belt buckle); the Irish or immigrant vote (note the almost Simian depiction of the Irishman), and the well-dressed Democratic presidential candidate, Horatio Seymour, sporting a “5thAvenue” button and waving a wallet full of bills, a reference to the corrupt Democratic politics in New York City. The three have their feet on an African American soldier. In the background note the “colored orphan asylum” and “southern school” ablaze, and the lynching of black children.\n","63":"MAP 16–2 The Election of 1876\nThe Democrat Samuel F. Tilden won a majority of the popular vote but eventually fell short of an electoral vote majority when the contested electoral votes of Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina went to his Republican opponent, Rutherford B. Hayes. The map also indicates the Republicans’ failure to build a base in the South after more than a decade of Reconstruction.\n","19":"Freed women washing laundry along a creek near Circleville, Texas, circa 1866.Other than farming, domestic service was the only work open to freed women after the Civil War.\n","3":"“A Hunger to Learn. ”This 1863 watercolor by Henry L. Stephens depicts an elderly African American, probably a former slave, learning to read. The newspaper’s headline states, “Presidential Proclamation, Slavery.” Learning transcended age among freed blacks in the South.\n","42":"Official photograph Congressional Black Caucus, 106th Congress.\n","48":"The Klan directed violence at African Americans primarily for engaging in political activity. Here, a black man, John Campbell, vainly begs for mercy in Moore County, North Carolina, in August 1871.\n","15":"The Freedmen’s Bureau, northern churches, and missionary societies established more than 3,000 schools, attended by some 150,000 men, women, and children in the years after the Civil War. At first, mostly young white women from the Northeast staffed these schools.\n","43":"Southern black men during Reconstruction went to great lengths to vote and to protect themselves on election day as these voters fording a stream with rifles aloft attest.\n","10":"This engraving shows southerners decorating the graves of rebel soldiers at Hollywood Memorial Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia in 1867. Northerners and southerners alike honored their war dead. But in the South, the practice of commemorating fallen soldiers became an important element in maintaining the myth of the Lost Cause that colored white southerners’ view of the war.\n"}