Social Norms In The 1700s

Over time, the social norms and expectations in the United States have drastically changed. In the 1700’s, the American colonies were battling for independence from Britain. The only people who had a say in this country were rich white men. Poor white men, women, or African Americans did not have any rights. In the Declaration of Independence, it says “all men are created equal”, but they didn’t mean all men. There was a time in history where education was for the rich. As educators, we should have the ability to teach every characteristic and skill set of every student in the classroom Children learn best in an environment that promotes learning. Features of good learning environments are high expectations from teachers and developing a
Fifty-five representatives met over the course of four months to draft our United States Constitution. The framers drafted the Constitution to divide governing powers between several administrative branches. This way, no one branch holds too much authority, and each branch holds checks and balances over the others. The framers founded this system of government with hopes that it would last into 'remote futurity.' It worked, as we continue to use this system of government today. It was very important that state leaders sought to form a powerful, yet fair federal government that would protect individual liberties. The new government would be divided into three parts They are the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch. Each branch is independent of the others, but each holds a similar amount of authority. Article I of the United States Constitution shaped and endowed our legislative branch of government. The United States Congress runs the legislative branch. The Congress is split between the House of Representatives and Senate. Congress makes our laws. The Senate and the House both play important roles in the legislature. Together, the two approves treaties, passes legislation, plans spending bills, impeaches federal officials, approves the presidential nomination, and declares war on other countries.
Women grew tired of being homemakers and being expected to be married early. At this time, wives bore the full load of housekeeping and childcare, spending approximately 55 hours a week on domestic chores. Once upon a time, women were legally subject to their husbands through “head and master laws,” and they had no legal right to any of their husbands’ earning or property. Because most women were homemakers, only 38 percent of women were working in the 60’s and they were limited to be a teacher, nurse, or a secretary. The key objective of the Feminist Movement was to seek equal job opportunities for women, such as denial of access to better jobs and salary. Men were also for the cause, Howard Smith, a representative of Virginia proposed to add a prohibition on gender discrimination into the Civil Rights Act. The more revolutionary "women's liberation" movement was determined to completely rebel against patriarchy that they believed was oppressing every facet of women's lives, even their private lives. They popularized the idea that "the personal is political" — that women's inequality had equally important personal difficulties, involving their relationships, sexuality, birth control and abortion, clothing and body image, and roles in marriage, housework, and childcare. (Tavaana.org,