The main difference between the federal and confederal systems government lies in who has the power. In a federal system of government, there is a strong central government which has the majority the power
During the 1858 senatorial campaign in Illinois, there was a series of 7 debates between the Republican Lincoln and the Democrat Douglas. They were mainly about the extension of slavery into the territories.
Question: What were the key issues in the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
Answer: Lincoln did not want to see slavery expand. Douglas believed in popular sovereignty.
Answer:
He was known for civil rights legislation and social welfare initiatives. These gave hope to the people.
He responded to the civil rights movement and subsidized private homes for low-income renters.
He gave black Americans in the South the opportunity to participate in the electoral process as full citizens.
Instituted an antipoverty and anticrime programs
Tiffany Stone
I learned about this last month in U.S History
Part A: Working hours changed from around 14 hours a day before the 1880's to being reduced slowly down to 12, then 10, eventually moving to an 8 hour day. This change allowed for workers to to have more time to sleep and for leisure. Another change was the end of child labor. Similar to the decrease in hours, the minimum age increased over time as well moving from 10 to 16.
Part B: One strategy used by unions to achieve these goals were strikes. Workers would leave the job and picket outside of a job which shut down operations. This tactic did not work at first because there were plenty of workers to fill the jobs. However, when immigration slowed the tactic had more impact with no people to fill the jobs. Some strikes were so large they brought the attention of police forces and the government.
