- The reason why the Three-Fifths Compromise was created was to count the votes of slaves in the northern states and southern states and to be represent as part of the U.S. population.
2. What were the three major factors that contributed to the immense technological boom that took place in the United States after the Civil War? Explain how any ONE of these factors helped to bring about this technological boom.(goo.gl/X99gY)
- The three major factors are the wealth of natural resources, government support for businesses, and a growing urban population. The wealth of natural resources for example Edwin L. Drake used the steam engine to find oil that later could be used as gas for automobiles.
3. Explain and give an example of an immigration "push factor" and an ethnic group that experienced it. Additionally, explain and give an example of a immigration "push factor" that made the U.S. attractive to immigrants.(Pg. 254)
4. Why, at the turn of the century, were white southerners able to get away with discrimination against African-Americans, despite all the laws and amendments that were passed during Reconstruction? Give at least three reasons.(goo.gl/ZtvOM)
5. Choose one of the following reform movements: prohibition (307), suffrage (315), or government (312). Explain the goals of the movement; identify the people and groups involved in it; identify some of its successes.(Pg. 307-315)
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