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Pick two topics from following three and writing a 1 page short essay on them: ( I also provided a model essay)
1) American workers in the decades before the Civil War engaged in strikes and other types of workplace protests. What were some of the common themes that linked these workers?
2) Some historians have argued that the Civil War marked “the second founding of the American Republic.” Assess the validity of this statement, being sure to back up your argument with facts from our selected readings.
3) How was labor in California and other western territories racialized in the period after 1850?
