Thanks to the Compromise of 1877, the era of Reconstruction in the South ended. Reconstruction was the period after the Civil War in which the federal government took an enormous role in helping former slaves to adjust to life as US citizens. However, thanks to the Compromise of 1877, the federal government stopped these efforts in the southern states, allowing for legal segregation to take place.
After 1877, Southern states instituted different places for black and white citizens. This included restaurants, movie theaters, parks, and schools. This legal segregation would be further supported by the Supreme Court in their ruling of Plessy vs. Ferguson.
Thomas Jefferson. He regarded the French revolution as the most sacred cause that man has ever been engaged in. The ideas of this revolution fabricated in phrases "Equality”, “Liberty", and "Fraternity”. Basically the revolution was meant to bring freedom and bring to an end domestic, political and religious oppression.
Answer:
1. he was the first president to receive a transcontinental telegraph message.
2. he was the tallest president to date. (he was 6ft 4"
3. he was the only president to have a patent
4. his coffin has been moved 17 times and opened 5 times
Answer:
Monopolies are bad for the economy because lack of competition allows a few to set prices, stagnate competition.
Explanation:
How did the rich take advantage:
The rich had ready capital to either buy out smaller competitors or drive them out with undercut prices until the competitor failed, then prices to consumer went back up even higher.
It happened in the early industrial revolution: Rockefeller/Standard Oil,
Carnegie and JP Morgan= Steel industry
Still going on today, especially in the tech arena.
Able to manipulate what we buy, the way we think, etc.
We need to be responsible, situationally aware consumers.
